Product Description
Context Clues Passages Activities for 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade:
This no-prep Context Clues Reading Passages product offers print and go, common core aligned, easy to use activities for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade. This product includes four instructional pages to help students identify context clues, as well as 3 different (full page) reading passages with three printable worksheets for each passage. ALL worksheets do have a corresponding answer key as well.
Note: These activities are meant to accompany dictionaries at the teacher’s discretion so that students can check the accuracy of their work.
This context clues product includes these vocabulary words: nuances, subtle, arduous, complicates, acquisition, nonsensical, belongings, laborious, exhilarating, incorporate, ensure, trembled, exhausted, attempted, inhale, prevented, anticipation, precision, lyrics, desperation, valiant, defective, escaped, jolted, beamed, remarkable, issued, accumulations, excessive, behoove, accessible, profound, collapse, structural, traipse, massive, secure, locate, effective, havoc, solely, and discretion.
NOTE: THIS FILE NOW INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!
As of 3/22/20, this product includes a digital option (as well as the no-prep printable option). The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of the packet.
Technology Requirements:
- A Google Drive account
- If sharing with students, a Drive account that is linked to student Google accounts
- Can be shared/delivered on Google Classroom
- Only need access to Google Drive–no outside links to worry about!
These journal prompts can be used with iPads, chrome books, laptops, and desktops as long as your students have access to Google Drive or Classroom on a device. The digital distance learning portion of this product is on Google Slides.
This file contains 28 pages.
OTHER CONTEXT CLUES TASK CARDS, READING PASSAGES, AND WORKSHEETS!
If you teach in a multi-level classroom, have students with a very wide range of needs, or are meeting the needs of students with varying language abilities or students acquiring English, the MULTI-LEVEL MEGA BUNDLE for Context Clues might be right for you. You can check it out here:
Searching for context clues activities geared for 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade. Please note that there is a context clues bundle for 2nd-4th grade:
- TASK CARDS FOR 2ND-4TH GRADE
- READING PASSAGES FOR 2ND-4TH GRADE
- WORKSHEETS FOR 2ND-4TH GRADE
- BUNDLE FOR 2ND-4TH GRADE
The following context clues products have been created for 3rd-5th grade. Please note that there is a context clues bundle for 3rd-5th grade:
- TASK CARDS FOR 3RD-5TH GRADE
- READING PASSAGES FOR 3RD-5TH GRADE
- WORKSHEETS FOR 3RD-5TH GRADE
- BUNDLE FOR 3RD-5TH GRADE
The following context clues products have been created for 4th-6th grade. Please note that there is a context clues bundle for 4th-6th grade:
- READING PASSAGES FOR 4TH-6TH GRADE
- TASK CARDS FOR 4TH-6TH GRADE
- WORKSHEETS FOR 4TH-6TH GRADE
- BUNDLE FOR 4TH-6TH GRADE
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT THE TERMS OF USE FOR THIS CONTEXT CLUES PRODUCT:
- Purchasing this product gives the purchaser ONE LICENSE to this product. This allows the purchaser the right to reproduce this product for HIS/HER class ONLY. Duplication for an entire team, school, or school district is strictly forbidden. If other teachers would like copies of this product, please direct them to my store.
- You may not reproduce, redistribute, or post this item on a blog or website for download (free or paid). Copying any part of this product (even for a classroom website) is also in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
- You may not modify, copy, or alter this product in any way.
- Please feel free to spread the word about this product via social media or blog post. A link to the product (or my store) is much appreciated.
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Denise W. –
These passages were terrific for practicing context clue strategies! The passages were engaging and exposed the students to more challenging vocabulary. Thank you!
Susan L. –
Loved this resource. We started with It Figures as a whole class practice, then moved on to the next two for independent practice. My faster kids did the sentence writing part on the back for all 3, but my lower kids had trouble writing sentences to show me the meaning of the words, so I just had them do the multiple choice questions. Thanks for your hard work!
Krista M. –
My students and I both LOVED using this resource in the classroom! It was both engaging and easy to work with. My favorite way to use this resource was during our center activities. I recommended this to some of my colleagues to purchase also!
Sharon A. –
This is a great resource. As an SLP, I try to align what I do closely to what the classroom is doing. I was asked to help with context clues with some of my language students. We did these pages and I then showed what we had done to the Reg. Ed. teacher and she was so impressed. One teacher said,” You have the best resources!” Thank you! ( And don’t worry, I shared your shop on TpT with her!) Thank you!
Connie S. –
My students are at very different levels, and so the differentiation of the product makes it very easy for me to meet my student’s needs while teaching this difficult subject. Middle schoolers are aware of the level of work they are working on, but when reading, we work in small groups, so it is easier to work with students on the level they require. Thank you for making reading groups easier and fun!
Laura Leary –
This is a great activity to practice context clues. My students were engaged. It’s well organized and comprehensive. Thanks!
Tamara F. –
Wonderful resource for differentiation. Context clues are difficult for many third grade students and I am happy to have this resource. Well organized.
Margaret M. –
This product gives my students review and regular practice of a very hard skill. I really appreciated the passages and they were very engaging.
Krystal V. –
This was a great find! Things for all skill levels! My students did very well with this, directions are clear and it was easy for them to understand.
Randi R. –
I used these for small group intervention and they worked like a charm. In one week my students went from not understanding to reaching their goals!
Patti B. –
I have 3rd-5th in one class at one time. This was a good resource that I could use with the whole group to practice context clues
Nikki D. –
This was a great resource to use with learning context clues. The students were also engaged with this resource. Thank you!
Lisa G. –
These were great for my 4th graders! They worked on it with their group members during centers and then did some independently as well.
Jennifer Aluise –
This is such great practice for my kiddos. Thank you for making it relevant and appropriate, especially for my struggling learners.
Jennifer S. –
I am using this resource for small group skills work. We have been able to dig into the passages and have great discussions about the different context clues we can use.
MELISSA M. –
A group of my students have been struggling with this skill. We used this in small groups and it’s amazing to watch the success they have started to have.
Jane S. –
My 5t grade students (especially Emerging Bilinguals) love this resource! It makes learning and praticing vocabulary fun! I can’t wait to get more.
Rhonda W. –
My students were highly engaged with this resource. The texts are engaging and the words are rigorous. Thank you for your hard work!
Tamara S. –
I used this for tutoring over the summer and was very happy with the purchase. I was able to help the student identify context clues in the passages before moving on finding them in our book studies.
Teresa V. –
I used this resource in small groups. We did an article over 2 days. It seemed to work well. I liked the vocabulary actiivties.
Diane B. –
I used this resource for remote and in person students. The resource is great practice for lower level students to review strategies to find the meaning of challenging words.
Liana Q. –
My students and I absolutely loved this resource. This really worked with what my students really need to help them be successful and meet their IEP goals. Getting prepared for state testing, this is a great resource to use to help the students understand how to determine the meaning of unknown words. I really enjoyed how it allows the students to start getting more independent to determine the meaning of words they don’t know and allows them to get that higher level of thinking in making them create their own definition of the word as well as their own sentence using the word.
Ladonna R. –
The students I work with have intellectual difficulties that make reading at grade level hard to understand. Having activities and exercises that promote and incorporate context clue strategies helped me out a lot. This resource is very helpful.
Estela M. –
My students have been struggling a lot with gaining an understanding with unfamiliar words using the context clues around them. We have been working on it for a few weeks and tying it into other standards. This resource helped them gain a deeper understanding of determining the meaning of unknown words. It was engaging and the passage was at an instructional level with which I was able to model and teach them. Amazing!
Beth M. –
I really like that not only is there practice provided for using context clues in reading passages but also pages to practice writing the definitions of the words as well as using them in sentences. Further, there is practice writing sentences using synonyms which gives students a strong visual of how words that have the same meaning can be substituted in written sentences. Highly recommend.
Ammaarah C. –
This was a great resource! This provided an in-depth lesson about context clues with clear examples. There are multiple activities to practice the type of context clue presented.
Erin M. –
Fantastic activity to encourage students to use context clues to figure out the meaning of unknown words. Also a great resource for building vocabulary and implementing reading strategies. Will use year after year.
Patricia G. –
I used this resource during our context clues lessons. This was great practice for the students during independent work time.
Katie S. –
Loved this for a skill review that really reinforced how context clues function and support student literacy and vocabulary development. Great for a station or full class review.
Samantha H. –
This was a great resource for students to independently review before testing at the end of the school year. A good reinforcement to what we have already learned about context clues.
Carrie M. –
My students loved this engaging resource. It is aligned to standards, easy to incorporate into the curriculum, and requires minimal prep time.
Alexandra D. –
This is very good context clue practice for kids who struggle with learning context clues. This is a skill that is spiraled throughout the year. There is plenty in this resource to use for pretty much the whole school year. It could be used during whole group or small group lessons.
Kimberly W. –
My 4th grade special needs students struggle with context clues. These passages were great. Within my reading group I had different levels so I appreciated the differentiation of the passages. My students were engaged and learned new vocabulary words within text. Excellent product!
Wendolyn B. –
My students loved the reading passages, and were able to pick up how to use context clues. I appreciated the variety in question types. I will continue to use this with future classes.
Darla V. –
This is a great resource for context clues. I used this resource in small groups and as independent work. The rigor of the questions helped my students to figure out meanings of unknown words by using the context clues. Great resource.
Dawn B. –
My students seem very lazy when it comes to using context clues to find meaning. It’s way easier to ask someone than try to figure it out yourself! This activity was a great resource.
Heidi W. –
Context clues are so important for student to understand how to use. These passages are very engaging! Thank you for creating.
Lanae K. –
Context clues are difficult for third graders. These passages were terrific for practicing context clue strategies! The passages were engaging and exposed the students to more challenging vocabulary. I especially like that I can differentiate for all if my students.Thank you!
Kafele Richardson –
This was a good resource. I needed something like this to help students understand context clues and have additional practice.
Gena G. –
This really helped my students who were struggling with context clues. Thank you so much for creating a meaningful and engaging resource.
Yvonne Ng –
This resource provided great practice for my students to use context clues. It was very easy to use and everything was clear! Thanks!
Laurie L. –
Identifying context clues is a year long focus in my multi-age classroom. I liked the teaching pages/anchor charts and passages.
Michaela S. –
This was a great resource to review and practice context clues with. It was challenging enough for my 5th graders, but still accessible.
Glenda H. –
I have used this resource with a tutoring student reading below grade level to give him more practice using context clues to understand meanings of words in the sentence. It is a useful resource. Thank you!
Meryl H. –
I used this during summer school in order to focus on a specific concept their teachers felt they needed to work on. I found it easy to use and engaging.
Nicole P. –
This was definitely challenging for my 2nd-4th grade special education class, as I anticipated it might be. However, I love the practice that it provided them and the variety of options for response worksheets.
Natasha M. –
My 4th grade students enjoyed using this resource in a small group setting to check for understanding if context clues. I was all able to use this resource in a whole group setting.
Abby L. –
Love the practice that students get in investigating words within a text. This resource does it in a very clear and strategic way that challenges them and teaches the skill at the same time. Thanks!
Gloria S. –
This was used as practice for the lesson on context clues. The students enjoyed it and it helped me assess on how they were understanding it. Thank you!