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Understanding Academic and Subject Words in Text Game

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  • RI.3.4
  • L.3.4
  • L.3.6
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ABOUT UNDERSTANDING ACADEMIC AND SUBJECT WORDS IN TEXT GAME

This engaging vocabulary game helps third-grade students develop essential skills in understanding academic and subject-specific vocabulary within scientific texts. Students will encounter grade-appropriate passages and determine the meanings of challenging words through context clues and text features.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • Identify and understand academic vocabulary in grade 3 texts
  • Determine meanings of domain-specific science words
  • Use context clues to understand new vocabulary
  • Build subject-area knowledge through vocabulary acquisition

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vocabulary development, academic words, context clues, science vocabulary, reading comprehension, domain-specific words, interactive learning, digital game, educational activity, differentiated instruction

Perfect For:

👩‍🏫 Teachers
  • • Interactive classroom activities
  • • Auto-graded game assignments
  • • Student engagement tools
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parents
  • • Fun learning at home
  • • Educational screen time
  • • Progress tracking
🏠 Homeschoolers
  • • Interactive curriculum
  • • Self-paced gaming
  • • Engaging practice

Game Features:

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Interactive Gameplay
Engaging educational game experience
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Auto-Grading
Instant feedback and scoring
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Assignable
Perfect for homework and classwork
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Additional offline materials

Common Core Standards Covered

L.3.4
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
L.3.6
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).
RI.3.4
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.

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