Dictionary Skills

by Kirsten's Kaboodle

Price: 350 points or $3.5 USD

Subjects: ela

Grades: 2,3,4

Description: These dictionary skills task cards were created for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade. This is a fun way for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders to practice using the functional parts of a dictionary and the skills needed to use a dictionary.Each skill is described during the lesson and/or during card play and includes: • guide words • phonetic spelling • parts of speech • syllabication • definitions Every component of dictionary skills and dictionary use are included in this product. This dictionary skills deck includes: 37 task cards (7 dictionary skill instructional cards and 30 dictionary skills practice task cards) • Task cards 1-7 help teach your students how to use each part of the dictionary and includes guide words, phonetic spelling, parts of speech, syllabication, and definitions. • Task cards 8-31 are drag and drop questions where your students will drag and drop the word onto the dictionary that would appear on the page spread with specific guide words. • Task cards 32-37 are fill in the blank questions where your students will type various responses about a word that they look up in the dictionary. They are asked for the syllabication, number of definitions, and parts of speech.