Grade EMC 284 Reading & Language Correlated to State Standards 12 full-color centers Reproducible student activities Develops core skills Perfect for RTI and differentiated instruction A 1 Homophones Everyone is against me, and no one is on my, said Pablo. Then he deeply and left the room. side sighed 2 I went to the store to buy a card for my uncle. He broke his leg and must stay comp for a week. B Homophones My dog thinks that squirrels are his. I that he never catches one. prey Card 3 Cards pray Analogies 6 Homophones Homographs Greek & Latin Roots Synonyms & Antonyms 4 Prefixes Word Meaning Parts of Speech Suffixes Main Idea 7 Fact or Opinion?
Reading Language & What? 12 centers that cover standards-based language and reading skills Student directions and answer keys Reproducible student activities Center checklist Why? Centers motivate students to practice basic skills. The skills covered align with your language and reading curriculum. Hands-on activities support kinesthetic and visual learners. Centers can be used for a variety of classroom purposes including: practicing and reinforcing skills introduced during language lessons, assessing students informally, and keeping students actively involved in learning during free time. Writing: Joy Evans Jo Ellen Moore Content Editing: Barbara Allman Copy Editing: Carrie Gwynne Art Direction: Cheryl Puckett Illustration: Janet Pedersen Design/Production: Marcia Smith Arynne Elfenbein Yuki Meyer EMC 284 Congratulations on your purchase of some of the finest teaching materials in the world. Photocopying the pages in this book is permitted for single-classroom use only. Making photocopies for additional classes or schools is prohibited. For information about other Evan-Moor products, call 1-800-777-4362, fax 1-800-777-4332, or visit our Web site, www.evan-moor.com. Entire contents 2011 EVAN-MOOR CORP. 18 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Monterey, CA 93940-746. Printed in USA. Correlated to State Standards Visit teaching-standards.com to view a correlation of this book s activities to your state s standards. This is a free service. CPSIA: Media Lithographics, 6080 Triangle Drive, City of Commerce, CA USA. 90040 [12/2010]
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Reading Language & Center Skill Page 1 Recognize idioms as phrases that mean something different from what the individual words seem to mean 2 Synonyms / Antonyms Distinguish if a pair of words are synonyms or antonyms 17 3 Homophones 4 Homographs Prefixes 6 Suffixes Identify homophones as words that sound alike but have different spellings and meanings Identify homographs as words that sound and are spelled the same but have different meanings Identify prefixes as word parts added to the beginning of a word which change the meaning of that word Identify suffixes as word parts added to the end of a word which change the meaning and part of speech of that word 29 43 7 69 7 Greek and Latin Roots Identify word roots that form the base of words and can give clues to the words meanings 81 8 Parts of Speech Identify proper nouns, past tense verbs, descriptive adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, and prepositions 9 9 Analogies Identify the relationship between objects in an analogy 107 10 Fact or Opinion? Determine the difference between fact and opinion in written text 121 11 Word Meaning from Context Use context clues when reading to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words in written text 133 12 Main Idea Identify the main idea of a paragraph and choose the best title 147 Evan-Moor Corp. EMC 284 Take It to Your Seat Centers Reading & Language
Take It to Your Seat Centers An idiom is a phrase that means something different from what its individual words seem to mean. are often funny or colorful expressions. Who let the cat out of the bag? The girl does not really mean that someone had a cat in a bag. She means that someone told a secret. 1 Lay out the mats and the cards. B 9 2 Each sentence on the mats contains an idiom printed in orange. Read a sentence, then find a card that explains what the idiom really means. Place the card under the sentence. 3 Complete the response form. When my mom lost her job, she was down in the dumps. When everyone yelled Happy Birthday! you could have knocked me over with a feather. Evan-Moor Corp. EMC 284 Take It to Your Seat Centers Reading & Language Center Cover 7 1 3 A get very angry 1 13 11 Don t get so upset you re making a person mountain who out is extremely of a molehill. clumsy person who likes to stay up late I fly off the handle whenever anyone feeling calls unhappy me kiddo. a day suddenly for no reason exhausted butterflies in my stomach at the drop of a hat Pablo is a night owl, so he often sleeps late in the morning. Evan-Moor Corp. EMC 284 Take It to Your Seat Centers Reading & Language Cards 1 exhausted just barely in time exhausted just barely in time Evan-Moor Corp. EMC 284 Take It to Your Seat Centers Reading & Language Cards 1 Evan-Moor Corp. EMC 284 Take It to Your Seat Centers Reading & Language Cards 1 I was extremely surprised 2 call it 16 14 12 10 Don t worry, I ll be at the party keep with quiet bells and on! don t speak hard work 4 In restaurants, my little cousin is a nervous like a feeling bull a in china my stomach shop. give up just barely in time 6 A little birdie told me that you re mad at me. Is it true? exhausted just barely in time just barely in time elbow grease into the job and polish the glass until it shines. Josh talked constantly about his camping trip, so we finally told him button his lip The Olympic athlete refused to throw in the towel until he d won Evan-Moor Corp. EMC 284 Take It to Your Seat Centers Reading & Language Cards 1 7 8 I almost missed the bus this You can argue until you re blue morning, but I made it by the skin in the face, but you ll never of my teeth. convince me.
A 1 Don t get so upset you re making a mountain out of a molehill. 2 Don t worry, I ll be at the party with bells on! 3 I fly off the handle whenever anyone calls me kiddo. 4 In restaurants, my little cousin is like a bull in a china shop. Pablo is a night owl, so he often sleeps late in the morning. 6 A little birdie told me that you re mad at me. Is it true? 7 I almost missed the bus this morning, but I made it by the skin of my teeth. 8 You can argue until you re blue in the face, but you ll never convince me.
B 9 When my mom lost her job, she was down in the dumps. 10 When everyone yelled Happy Birthday! you could have knocked me over with a feather. 11 I can t give a speech without getting butterflies in my stomach. 12 Put a little elbow grease into the job and polish the glass until it shines. 13 You ve been working in the garden since lunch. Why don t you call it a day? 14 Josh talked constantly about his camping trip, so we finally told him to button his lip. 1 Jan is so sensitive that she cries at the drop of a hat. 16 The Olympic athlete refused to throw in the towel until he d won a gold medal.