Thanksgiving and Fall Context Clues Activity

Description

Engage your upper elementary students with these fun and easy-to-prepare context clues activities for fall and Thanksgiving! No prep required, just print them out and use the context clues activities as a literacy center or break them up into several engaging lessons that align to Common Core Standards!

This resource includes 6 high-interest context clues reading activities that are sure to keep your students engaged!

What’s included in this Thanksgiving and fall context clues activity resource?

• 6 full page context clues activities – try printing these out in color and laminating them as a reusable literacy center activity!
• 6 student recording sheets (one for each context clues activity!)
• An answer key for each page!
• A digital, Google Slides version! Perfect for virtual learning or paperless practice.

What do the Fall and Thanksgiving context clues reading activities look like?

• Mysterious Messages – Use context clues to figure out the meaning of nonsense words in a fall-themed text message exchange.
• F-A-L-L into Fall – Decipher the meaning of nonsense words in a fall instagram-style social media post.
• In Awe of Autumn – Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word in a letter between two friends describing how leaves change color.
• Encyclopedia Entry – Use context clues to decipher the meaning of underlined words in an encyclopedia entry about how leaves change color.
• Time to Corn-Centrate – Use context clues to figure out the meaning of underlined words in a fictional poster for a local corn maze.
• Gobbling Goodies – Find an appropriate synonym to replace the underlined words in a fictional internet article about cooking a turkey.
• Turkey Trot – Use context clues to determine the meaning of a word in a fictional advertisement for a Turkey Trot 5K race.

Looking for no-prep lessons and slides to teach context clues? Look no further! You can find them here!