Description
Context Clues Reading Passages for 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade:
This Context Clues Reading Passages and Anchor Charts product offers print-and-go, standards-aligned, context clues activities for 4th-6th grade. Please note this file was updated to include a digital distance learning option.
This context clues passages and anchor charts activity includes:
- Four instructional pages to help students search for context clues in text
- Three different full-page reading passages: one narrative fiction, one diary entry, and one newspaper article
- Four pages of printable worksheets for each passage (all written specifically to help students learn how to use context clues to extract meaning)
- ALL worksheets do have a corresponding answer key as well
Note: These context clues activities are meant to accompany dictionaries at the teacher’s discretion so that students can check the accuracy of their work.
These vocabulary words are used to teach context clues in this product: proceeded, hesitantly, odor, revolting, putrid, intensifying, singe, desperate, rapped, trepidation, defeated, clutched, urgency, retorted, investigate, nonsensical, impact, residual, outcome, unfamiliar, ordinary, instructed, intuitively, sensation, accumulation, intimidated, chortled, ludicrous, feverishly, withdrew, residents, astonished, descend, ejected, unfortunate, eyewitnesses, inflicted, debris, dilapidated, stabilized, assessed, precise, acclaimed, renowned, apprised
NOTE: THIS FILE INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!
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.
If you teach in a multi-level classroom, have students with an extensive range of needs, or are meeting the needs of students with varying language abilities, the MULTI-LEVEL MEGA BUNDLE 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):
- CONTEXT CLUES TASK CARDS FOR 2ND-4TH GRADE
- CONTEXT CLUES READING PASSAGES FOR 2ND-4TH GRADE
- CONTEXT CLUES WORKSHEETS FOR 2ND-4TH GRADE
- CONTEXT CLUES 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):
- CONTEXT CLUES TASK CARDS FOR 3RD-5TH GRADE
- CONTEXT CLUES READING PASSAGES FOR 3RD-5TH GRADE
- CONTEXT CLUES WORKSHEETS FOR 3RD-5TH GRADE
- CONTEXT CLUES 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):
- CONTEXT CLUES READING PASSAGES FOR 4TH-6TH GRADE
- CONTEXT CLUES TASK CARDS FOR 4TH-6TH GRADE
- CONTEXT CLUES WORKSHEETS FOR 4TH-6TH GRADE
- CONTEXT CLUES BUNDLE FOR 4TH-6TH GRADE
This PDF file contains 37 pages + Google Slides.
Natalie B –
This is great. Thanks.
Jenny B –
I love how the students get to practice context clues in passages.
Teresa N –
Great resource! Thanks!
Laura Commins –
This is a great resource! I am so excited to use this!
Kristin D –
Students loved this, a great review!
patricia B –
GREAT PRODUCT!!!
Innovative Teacher Thangs –
Great resource, thank you!
Nancy S –
Terrific!
Lauren Hofman –
This has been a great resource for my students that struggle with this skill. Thank you!
Dair F –
Thanks for a great product!
Ana N –
Fantastic resource!
Andrew R –
Loved it! Thank you!
Jennifer A –
Loved it!
Lisa W –
Absolutely love this!!!
Buyer –
thx
kathy M –
Great product! Can’t wait to use it!
debbie S –
Just what I was looking for. Thank you!
Buyer –
Wonderful product! My students loved it 😀
Kristine Washburn –
Great for small groups or homework.
The Behavior Company –
This product is so amazing!
Stacy W –
Challenging words to ensure my students are having to use context clues!
Cheryl J –
Looking forward to using it.
Kelly A –
Perfect for teaching context clues.
Angela P –
Thanks!!!
Tara H –
Excellent resource for centers.
Flipped in Fifth –
Perfect for guided reading. Thanks 🙂
melissa M –
This really helped my students
Katrina S –
This was a wonderful way for my students to practice both close reading and context clues! Thank you!
Kathleen L –
Awesome
Amy M –
This has been a new, exciting challenge for my students!
Barnard Island –
Thanks for another wonderful product!
Samantha L –
Thanks so much.
Miss Rackley –
Thank you so much!
Callie S –
Fun articles to practice context clues!
Caitlin H –
My students struggle with using context clues so much! This was a great way to practice!
Erica M –
Great practice!! Thanks!!
Basically Burger –
Great resource! It difficult to find context clues resources with passage. This is great!
Carol P –
Very nicely done.
Kristella D –
Excellent resource!
Aimee Garibay –
Great product, thank you!
Misty T –
I am loving this context clues resource!! Thank you
One Day At A Time –
Thanks! Extra practice for my intervention groups!
Leading Learning with Love –
This is an excellent resource that kept the kids engaged! Thank you for this activity that my intervention groups enjoyed.
Sarah S –
This fit my lesson perfectly!
Linda C –
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Marissa Felice –
loveeeeeeeeee these! Thank you!
Michelle Lehman –
Love this resource!!
Elegant Lines –
I loved this for my class!
Buyer –
Worked great in my classroom!
Allison T –
I love how detailed this resource is. Great for end-of-the year test prep!!!
Stacey S –
nice!
Heather R –
I love this context clues practice!
Gina P –
great unit
Carmen Longest –
Perfect for testing!
Brooke Duplantis –
Used for center work! Awesome!
Amy Clewis –
Excellent review for my students end of year testing. Thanks!
Monica G –
Good resource
Alison M –
This was absolutely perfect! Thanks!
Katie A –
Fantastic resource for practicing and reinforcing context clues
Kellie Cook –
Awesome!!
Teresa S –
Thanks for sharing.
Mary Q –
Using this in my literacy stations.
Mary M –
Love these. Always need more practice with context clues and the students enjoy these.
Ashley G –
My students often have a difficult time remembering how to make inferences so I absolutely love the fact that an anchor chart is included!!
Casey C –
Love!
Rawls Rocks –
Great resource! Thank you!
Karin K –
Another great resource to add to my Context Clues Folder. Thanks!
Emily E –
Wonderful resource!
Adventures with Miss R –
Cant wait to use these!
Samantha Norris –
Cute
Alicia S –
These are great! My kids enjoyed doing these activities.
Lindsey R –
Thank you!
Connie T –
Thank You!!!!
Melinda F –
Good resource.
Mandy T –
Love the stories and the worksheets were a nice bonus to practice the application of using context clues
Katherine G –
Very useful! Thank you
Haylee S –
Easy grab and go activity!
Sheila G –
Really useful
Keneal C –
Students liked the story choices.
Keneal C –
Students liked the story choices.
JOANNA M –
What a wonderful resource!
Jeanette L –
Amazing product! Thank you!
slidesbyaddison –
Incredible resource! I love using this in station work!
Becker’s First Grade –
Great practice for the upper elementary kids. Is similar to weekly assessment for kids so hopefully will provide some good generalization and transfer of skills!
Kymberly K –
I absolutely LOVE this. I just wish there was more.
Chantel H –
Great source to help teach Context Clues — we need all the practice we can get!
Erica Lommerin –
Super helpful to supplement my lessons!
Little Log Cottage School –
These were great! One of the best purchases on TpT! Thanks!
Lugenia F –
Excellent Resource!!!
Natalie P –
Great resource to be used as a reading station to also incorporate dictionary skills.
Valencia T –
Awesome thanks
Laurie A –
Loved these passages!
Jessica Pringle –
My students have really enjoyed the context clues activities. They reference the posters frequently.
Kelsey T –
Great resource for my 4th graders! Thank you!
Courtney Ludwig –
I love all these activity packets!
MARCY C –
Good product
Gretchen G –
Love this! The different formats for the articles (diary, newspaper article, etc) are engaging for my students while exposing them to important vocabulary. Great resource!
Kelly V –
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Joanna S –
Great Resource. I used this in small groups.
Marissa P –
Wow
Marissa P –
Wow
SaltwaterTeach3 –
Excited to use this in class. Thank you!
Yohandy R –
Thank you.
Brittany R Hutchinson –
This is fantastic, thank you!!
Merlot3530 –
We used this resource to help our students prepare for state testing! Thank you SO much!
Detra C –
Loved!!
Learning with Lisa Marie –
Love this product!
Kristie R –
Thank you for a great resource!
Jennifer S –
Excellent resource for teaching context clues!
Michele M –
These were so helpful for my guided reading groups.
Wendy M –
Great details
Cristin M –
Great resource! Thank you!
Melanie D –
Very useful
Teaching my Todd Squad –
Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
Jennifer C –
Great resource
Hayley J –
Great resource. Very easy to use!
Jessie S –
Great resource! Can’t wait to use it in class!
Ashley L –
Love your context clues packet! This is the second one I have bought! Thanks
Pamela W –
This was a great purchase
stefanie B –
Great easy to use passages and the anchor charts are perfect! thanks!
Mauren W –
good
Heather Lahoski –
My students LOVE it!!!
Katherine C –
thank you!
Sarah A –
great product
Sandra Castiglia –
Thank you for sharing. This was really helpful!
Edmali S –
Good for word work center, as well as testing practice.
dena R –
Helpful for centers
Sarah L –
Used for homework to reinforce context clues
nanette parra –
Great resource. It matched the standards i needed i assess my students
Emily S –
Very useful resource!
Kristy L –
Thanks
Lynette A –
This is one of the best resources I have ever used! My students loved the passages! They were well written.
Shuntel C –
Good resource, very rigorous
Mommin’ in the middle –
good!
Sharmilla P –
Excellent
Kimberly R –
Great resource! Loved it, perfect for small groups and independent practice!
Kristi Person –
Great! Thank you!
Stephanie B –
Very good! Thanks!
Katlyn’s Classroom –
Thank you!!
Holly W –
Great resource, used it for my intervention group. They loved the big words!!
Thanks!
Amy S –
great for small group instruction
Jamie M –
Excited to use
Shannon W –
Works well with teaching context clues!
Jennifer Bender –
Great resource…
Christina D –
Great resource.
Suzanne Sharpe –
This resource will be very helpful as I prepare my students for the EOG!
Laura B –
Awesome!
Hein’s Harvest –
Love this bundle! Context clues can be difficult to teach, but I love using this packet to use for context clues! It has many different ways of teaching students about context clues.
Sarah P –
It’s hard to find good resources for context clues – thank you.
Amy S –
wonderful resource! thank you
Danielle T –
Great product for older students!!
Melanie M –
Very helpful resource!
Jordan P –
Great!
Becky L –
Great product!
Kerrilyn C –
Awesome resource!
Jenny Pyle –
I loved this resource and used it as reinforcement. Thank you!
Shelby C –
Very easy to understand
Sherri W –
Great resource–very supportive
Aaron N –
Great resource
Evelyn E –
A great resource. The visuals are very helpful.
Amber B –
Great resource for a skill that students struggle with.
Brandi Kibler –
Great
Patty M –
Easy to implement
Lauren B –
Perfect for my upper elementary students!
Christine B –
Thanks
Christine B –
Thanks
Barbara R –
Great ELA resource.
Cassandra Reising –
This is awesome! I love it and there is plenty to use for small groups and centers.
Ashley M –
Very rigorous
Elizabeth A –
Great resources!
caitlin M –
Great Resource! Thanks
Heather Villaloboz –
Such an easy to use resource.
Jacqueline R –
Great practice for my EL students.
Shea M –
Was a great resource to use!
Meagan’s Corner –
Fun stories for comprehension practice focusing on context clues.
Meagan’s Corner –
Fun stories for comprehension practice focusing on context clues.
Lisa H –
Love this!
Lara M –
Fantastic resource! I purchased this after downloading the “freebie.” I loved it so much, I wanted to get the full resource. Thank you so much!
Beth B –
Great product. Thank you 😉
Paula W –
Great resource for RTI! Thank you!
Ciara B –
easy to use
Debbie D –
Great resource, I am always looking for materials to help with context clues. I purchased after downloading the freebie.
Heather W –
My kids loved using clues to determine the meaning of these words, such a great resource.
Rachelle H –
Great resource!
kerri Rogers –
Love it
4th Grade Eagles –
Thank you, I used right away!
Robert B –
This was an effective activity to help my students master the standards!
Angela Benson –
Thank you for the great resource!
Grace L –
Wonderful resource with helpful tools. Thank you
Kathy H –
The stories were very interesting. My students are accelerated and needed to have something that would challenge them. This was an excellent resource to teach context clues!
Nic H –
This resource provides engaging practice with the skill of context clues. Thank you!
Lisa H –
Thank you
Diva S –
Perfect for giving students exposure to and practicing context clues. Thank you so much!
Keri Y –
This resource was both useful and helpful.
Teaching at the Summit –
Great way to review context clues with my class at the end of the year. It also worked well for distance learning!
Tina N –
I send this out as an option to a select group and they pick this resource every time. Thank you
Veronica R –
This resource was very useful for me and the students in order to review for our end-of-year wrap up. The students found it very easy to use and manipulate with their distance learning technology.
Christine Sloan –
Very helpful for guided reading
Ms L –
Easy to use for virtual tutoring using Google Classroom for ESL students.
JOAnna B –
Students loved using it and wanted to use it more.
fiona C –
Used to reinforce learning after explicit teaching of concept.
Teachers Just Teach –
This is a great resource for teaching context clues. The students enjoyed it.
Cindy A –
Helped my students better understand how to use context clues. Thank you for such a wonderful resource!
Patricia G –
LOVED THE WORKSHEETS! GETS KIDS THINKING, USING THAT DICTIONARY WHEN NEEDED AND WRITING THE SENTENCES IS WONDERFUL PRACTICE!!!!
Molly K –
thank you. Great resource.
Heather Lawson –
This has been an excellent resource to use for distance learning. Thank you!
Corrine M –
My students thoroughly enjoyed these activities the lack of prep necessary was a real time saver for me!
Heather B –
This was a great way to practice using context clues in my virtual classroom. It was nice to edit the slides for different activities based on student level. I also liked having the posters to put in my google classroom “materials” section as well.
Suzanne C –
Thanks for sharing!
ButlerDigitalCreations –
Great, Thanks!
Molly T –
Was a bit too hard for my 4th graders. We powered through. Cute passages. Perfect for 5th and 6th.
Marisa M –
Great resource!!
Lindsay O –
great
Tricia P –
Great practice for context clues. Engaging passages.
Gail W –
Really good resource to use for Context Clues. I have used a few of these so far. Thank you.
Kathryn Carney –
I actually bought all the context clue sets. They are great!
Tricia Barton –
Awesome! Thanks
Jessica R –
Great resource for Context Clues. Love all the different passages to use and reinforce.
Tara H –
I have all three bundles and love them, wish there were more!
Esperanza P –
My students really enjoyed the stories. They were very engaging and fun for them. Would definitely recommend.
Eileen L –
Context clues are something my students struggle with every year and this resource is great for breaking down the information and laying it out in a way which is easy for them to understand.
Adriana DiVecchia –
These have been so helpful in the classroom this year to reinforce context clues!
Trisha K –
Great resource to use with distance learning.
Who Let Me Teach –
I used this as an activity after reteaching and my students did well with it.
James H –
Excellent resource. Loved it!
Lauren E –
Great Practice
Elizabeth W –
This resource was a great way to review for state testing. It really gets the students to think about their clues from the story.
Jessica M –
I thought this was a great review for students on learning to use context clues.
Brett M –
Great resource to review context clues!
Christina M –
I used these to differentiate for my kids who needed more of a challenge! The kids loved them!
Ashlee Larson – Love Those Larsons –
My students enjoyed using this resource as morning work during our study of context clues. Thank you!
Kayle S –
A bit difficult to follow but it was useful!
Cindy Bradwisch –
Great resource to review context clues.
Miss V’s Class –
Great resource for my students!
Judy M –
Great resource! Thank you!
Lisa H –
My students loved the stories and the rich vocabulary.
Alexis Wilson –
Used it for enrichment, wish I would’ve made it into a packet, students need some material together. Will continue to sue.
Beg – Borrow – Steal –
Thank you for this resource!
Erin D –
Loved this!! Thank you!!
Erin B –
Perfect for my 4th graders!
Claude G –
This was a wonderful resource that helped further support what my students already had learned about context clues.
Garrison –
I used this resource as a way to practice context over distance learning. I can see myself using this in person as well. Fun passages, great questions. Good way to practice context.
Christine R –
Developing strong context clue abilities are essential as students begin reading a wider range of texts and are tasked with higher level DOK questions. Teaching them the strategies was easy and engaging using this resource!
James Ehman –
Good resource for intervention! The vocabulary was challenging for 4th graders, but it made them rely on context clues.
Sona L –
Loved using this to tutor a student in 3rd grade who is advanced. He finds it engaging.
Mechelle L –
I absolutely love the rich vocabulary! I have added this resource to my “Top 10” favorite TPT resources. Perfect amount of reading and follow-up for a workshop activity.
Meagen R –
This activity changed up the normal multiple choice answers, and gave students the opportunity to write. I loved the application of writing a sentence with the new words, this helps ensure the student’s understanding of new vocabulary.
Shanna McCauley –
This is a great way for ESOL students to learn about context clues. Thanks !
Charlene M –
Great activity!
Kaitlyn B –
A great resource!
christie R –
Just what I was looking for.
tobie H –
Thanks!
Patricia G –
My students loved using this during small groups.
Donna Dilts –
Excellent resource for my 6th grade student who is bilingual, and struggling in grasping particular reading skills.
Chelsie Shimek –
My students loved this.
Stephanie C –
My students completed this to help them work on their IEP goals.
Jennifer Taylor –
great resource!
jermell B –
This is a great student resource for the classroom.
FabFifthFunJanuary 18, 2018 –
These are great!
Fun in the MiddleOctober 29, 2016 –
GREAT resource for such a hard concept!!