Standard #: LAFS.K.L.3.4 (Archived Standard)


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Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on kindergarten reading and content.
  1. Identify new meanings for familiar words and apply them accurately (e.g., knowing duck is a bird and learning the verb to duck).
  2. Use the most frequently occurring inflections and affixes (e.g., -ed, -s, re-, un-, pre-, -ful, -less) as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word.


Related Courses

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5010010: English for Speakers of Other Languages-Elementary (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022 (course terminated))
5010020: Basic Skills in Reading-K-2 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2021, 2021 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
5010030: Functional Basic Skills in Communications-Elementary (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
5010041: Language Arts - Kindergarten (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2021, 2021 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
7710011: Access Language Arts - Kindergarten (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))


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Lesson Plan

Name Description
Fairy Tale Maps Students will begin to understand the concept of maps by describing the path that Little Red Riding Hood took on the way to Grandma's house.

Student Center Activities

Name Description
Vocabulary: Affix Match

In this activity, students will match affixes to their meanings by playing a memory game.

Vocabulary: Semantic Map

In this activity, students will brainstorm words related to a topic and use books and/or reference materials to answer questions about unknown words on a semantic map.

Vocabulary: Four Square Vocabulary Map

In this activity, students will describe a vocabulary word using a four square map.

Vocabulary: Multiple Meaning Bugs

In this activity, students will identify the multiple meanings of words.

Vocabulary: Affix Action

In this activity, students will produce words with affixes to complete sentences while playing a board game.

Vocabulary: Inside Information

In this activity, students will write simple definitions, sentences, and examples of target words in a graphic organizer.

Vocabulary: Meaning Map

In this activity, students will identify attributes of words and record them on a graphic organizer.

Vocabulary: Word Web

In this activity, students will identify the multiple meaning of words by constructing a web.

Vocabulary: Word Wise

In this activity, student will determine the meaning of words. NOTE: To fully meet the expectations of the aligned standards, students will need to identify unknown words in text they are reading and use strategies to determine the meanings of the unknown words.

Vocabulary: Word Wizard

In this activity, students will determine the meaning of words of interest in text.

Vocabulary: Word Wrap

In this activity, students will describe a target word using a graphic organizer.

Vocabulary: Word-O-Nary

In this activity, students will write simple definitions, sentences, and synonyms of targeted words found in content-area text.

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