© Region 4 Education Service Center. All rights reserved. 39 Unit 2 Dictionary Skills school students to look up school in the dictionary unless they already knew how to spell it or knew the more advanced letter options that make the /k/ sound. Model for the students the way to use a dictionary entry using the example word cup . Have the students work in their books as you model using the dictionary. The bolded word is the correct way to spell the word. The slanted lines indicate the sounds the letters make. How many sounds does the word cup make? (3) Why does it start with the letter k ? (It makes the /k/sound.) In a dictionary, the meanings are listed in the order of their frequency. What do you think the word cup means? Have students discuss the meanings and write them in their own words. (1. a small container for drinking 2. a unit of measure) . Complete the Sentences Research has found that completing a sentence is an important skill that is necessary for success in school. sentence is ‘I ______ my hands together.’ It makes sense to say I clap my hands together. I think clap is the missing word. I can also cup my hands together.” Demonstrate to the students what it means to cup your hands. Discuss when you may need to cup your hands (to get water, to hold many small things, to hold something that might fall or jump out of your hands, etc.) . Ask the students if there are other words they can think of, not necessarily spelling words, that will make sense when used in this sentence. (Answers may include: wash, rub, fold, put, hold, etc.) Have the students complete the remaining sentences. Discuss their answers and expand on their vocabulary. I clap or cup my hands together. I do not want it, you can keep it. She likes to drink out of a cup or can . Chris kept the secret. Question and Answer some students. This section provides practice in reading questions and strengthening vocabulary knowledge of the spelling words. On student page 11, have students read and answer the questions both orally and then in writing. Discuss the questions and their answers with the students. What is another word for a small child? kid kite What do you call someone who makes food? cook What do you call a person who is nice? kind What is another name for money? cash For an extension activity, have the students create other questions using the spelling words.
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