Product Description
Context clues are important skills for students to learn. Unfortunately, many older kids struggle with these basic reading skills. These cards were made with striving middle school readers in mind. Each card has a couple of short sentences with a (probably) unknown word. It is the students' job to do one of 4 things: figure out the word being defined, synonyms, antonyms, and to make inferences.
Small drag and drop brain breaks are added to motivate students.
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Example of SOME of the words so you know if this set is right for your students:
jargon
Contorted
debris
disdain
exasperated
gusto
falter
foresight
aplomb
Brain breaks:
Build a scarecrow
Build a turkey
Build a pumpkin
Build a scene
