240 Vocabulary Words 5th Grade Kids Need To Know: 24 Ready-to-Reproduce Packets That Make Vocabulary Building Fun & Effective [Paperback]

Linda Ward Beech (Author), Linda Beech (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up

Teachers can build word power with these 24 ready-to-reproduce, 3-page lessons. Each lesson is packed with fun, research-based activities that help students to explore roots, prefixes, and suffixes; use students' prior knowledge for greater understanding; and give students multiple encounters with new words so they really remember them. Watch reading skills and test scores soar! For use with Grade 5.

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About the Author

Linda Beech Ward is a New York City-based writer who has written more than 15 books for Scholastic Teaching Resources.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Teaching Resources (September 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439280451
• ISBN-13: 978-0439280457
• Product Dimensions: 0.2 x 8.2 x 10.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,877 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Linda Ward Beech writes for teachers and children. She has written more than 15 Scholastic Professional Books.

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a good resource, but too basic for grade 5, April 9, 2007

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The vocabulary words on the cover include archipelago and medevac, but inside the book there are also many more rudimentary words. I'd be very concerned if my own kids didn't know the majority of these words before age ten. "Guidebook" and "masterpiece" are in the compound word section, "foul" and "fowl" in the homophone section, "thermometer" and "sympathy" under Greek. I do like the way that the workbook has variety and presents vocabulary in different ways. There's a tic tac toe antonym game, an explanation and fill in the blank area for eponyms such as bologna and tuxedo, and a crossword puzzle for Greek roots. The relatively few words that I consider remotely challenging include isthmus, tributary, onomatopoeia, snafu, and alliteration. This would be a fun book for a second or third grader, an ESL student, or someone in need of remedial help.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars not as great as I'd hoped, June 26, 2007

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The words on the cover of the book are misleading. The words in the book were far less challenging. My child whizzed through the book but I wonder how much she actually learned.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 240 Vocabulary Words 5th grade, September 12, 2009

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This is a really good way to increase your childs vocabulary and teach them Grammar in the process. I recommend this book if your wanting something to supplement English.