Shades of Meaning BUNDLE of Activities for 4th and 5th Grade

This bundle has everything you need to keep your students engaged as they learn how words that have slightly different shades of meaning. The activities in this bundle is designed to teach your students about the subtle differences between similar words and about shades of meaning. This PowerPoint is packed with practice opportunities, and it can lead to great discussions among students about similar words! Plus, it will likely build your students' vocabulary! Shades of meaning is the focus of CCSS L.4.5.C and L.5.5.C. Students love the activities while teachers love the convenience of these no-prep resources that can be used year after year! These word study activities can be used for test prep, review, or introduction of the skill.

What's included... To gain a better idea of everything included, please check out the individual PREVIEW for each resource:

41-slide PowerPoint

• Ideal for introducing this topic to students!
• Includes 20 multiple-choice questions at the end
• You have my permission to convert this to Google Slides, if you wish.
• It comes with a matching companion handout (The companion handout includes both a printable version and a Google Slides version.)

32 Task Cards

• Multiple-Choice Format
• Traditional Answer Sheet or Gamelike Answer Sheet
• You get to choose whether to use the printable version, the Google Slides version, the Google Forms version, or the Easel version.

2 Worksheets

• Students are given nine sets of words. They must arrange them in order from least intense to most intense. They also write sentences for each word.
• Check out the bonus file preview to view these worksheets.
• These worksheets are exclusive to the bundle.

I Have Who Has Game

• 32 cards
• You get to choose whether to use the printable format that is played with an entire class or the Google Slides format that can be played individually or with a partner.

Worksheet and Glyph Activity

• Features surfboards
• Students arrange words from least intense to most intense.
• Then students select the word that represents their precise feeling about a given situation.
• Answers are used to create surfboard glyphs.
• Once your students finish their craftivities, you can use them to create a bulletin board or school hallway display!

4 days of LESSON PLANS

• These plans outline how and when I use each of the included resources! You don't have to follow the lesson plan format I provide, of course, but it might be helpful in providing a bit of direction for you.

Here's what teachers like you have to say about using these shades of meaning activities with their students:

⭐️ Catherin R. said, "This was by far my favorite resource for teaching this standard to my 5th graders. The students really enjoyed learning about shades of meaning and were super engaged."

⭐️ Dianna Z. said, "Wonderful resources for helping students understand and practice shades of meaning!! I can really see it inspiring them to keep their own shades of meaning journals and to use these new and old found words in their writing and speaking!"

⭐️ Kristen G. said, "I used this with my 5th grade Title 1 students. It helped them immensely with this standard."

⭐️ Lori P. said, "I teach ESL students who have limited vocabularies. This will help them learn more words. I also have students with larger vocabularies, but they usually use the low-level words they learned first when speaking and writing. I look forward to using this to help all of my students improve their understanding of words and improve their speaking, reading, and writing abilities."

⭐️ Beth T. said, "I am so excited to use these materials. I love and use the idea of words with connotative meanings, but never seem to have enough materials/ideas to instruct and creatively use."

2nd and 3rd grade teachers, I created a special introduction version for your grade levels. CLICK HERE to check it out!

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