Dictionary skills activities

This year I am trying to cover a different information literacy skill each month for second through fifth grade. September's Media lessons focused on dictionary skills. There are tons of lesson ideas for teaching dictionary skills, but I wanted something fun and new so I did some searching and found this cute idea for younger grades. It would be a bit time consuming for my second and third grade classes to cut out all of the pieces, so I created a one page sheet and called it a Dictionary…

Spelling can be hard. That's why we have dictionaries. Practice using the dictionary with this free dictionary skills printable.

Teach kids to use guide words, word forms, find definitions and more with dictionary detective! Print FREE dictionary skills worksheets.

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These Dictionary Skills Mini-Books will engage your students and get them to become Dictionary Detectives! Here's to Dictionary Skills made easy!

Check out this printable over at We Are Teachers! It’s an easy page to practice navigating the dictionary. Click here to go to my post.

Students will practice using dictionary guide words by matching words to the pages they would appear on. Download to complete online or as a printable!

This engaging writing activity is a fun way to teach dictionary skills and reference skills while incorporating creative writing! Check out this idea!

Want to get your students excited about looking up any type of vocabulary words? Dictionary Dash is the game for your students!!! Check out the game in my blog post at It's All Good, Really! Your students will beg for it after playing it just once!!! #susanmescall #dictionarygames #it'sallgoodreally!

Are you a teacher or a parent of a third-grade student in search of educational resources? Look no further! Introducing our collection of engaging and interactive dictionary worksheets specifically designed for this age group. These worksheets aim to enhance students' vocabulary skills while reinforcing their understanding of the alphabet and dictionary organization.