Georgia K.L.V.3.a
The Standard
With adult support, determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases. (I)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Language (L) · Vocabulary
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students notice when a word does not make sense to them. With a teacher, they use pictures, nearby words, acting, or a picture dictionary to choose a meaning.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can tell when a word has more than one meaning, then pick the meaning that fits a sentence. The student can explain the choice using a picture or sentence clue.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may guess from the first letter or picture without checking the sentence. They may think a familiar meaning is always correct, such as choosing the flying bat in “Swing the bat.”
How to Assess It
- Read, “Mia swung the bat and hit the ball.” Show pictures of a baseball bat and an animal, then ask students to point and name the clue.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs picture cards for meanings of words like bat, ring, and bark, then have students sort sentence strips under the matching pictures.
Read “The dog's bark was loud,” then ask, “What does bark mean here, and which words helped you decide?”
Play Meaning Match: say a sentence with a two-meaning word, and students hold up the picture that fits.
During a school walk, stop at signs such as office and exit, then use the place and symbols to explain each word.
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