Working+with+Words

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=Word Wisdom—Gr. 5=
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 9 Part 3]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 9 Part 2]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 9 Part 1]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 8 Part 3]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 8 Part 2]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 8 Part 1]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 7 Part 3]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 7 Part 2]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 7 Part 1]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 6 Part 3]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 6 Part 2]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 6 Part 1]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 5 Part 3]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 5 Part 2]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 5 Part 1]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 4 Part 3]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 4 Part 2]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 4 Part 1]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 3 Part 3]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 3 Part 2]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 3 Part 1]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 2 Part 3]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 2 Part 2]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 2 Part 1]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 1 Part 3]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 1 Part 2]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level E Unit 1 Part 1]

=Word Wisdom—Gr. 6=
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 9 Part 3]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 9 Part 2]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 9 Part 1]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 8 Part 3]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 8 Part 2]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 8 Part 1]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 7 Part 3]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 7 Part 2]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 7 Part 1]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 6 Part 3]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 6 Part 2]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 6 Part 1]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 5 Part 3]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 5 Part 2]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 5 Part 1]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 4 Part 3]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 4 Part 2]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 4 Part 1]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 3 Part 3]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 3 Part 2]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 3 Part 1]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 2 Part 3]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 2 Part 2]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 2 Part 1]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 1 Part 3]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 1 Part 2]
 * [|Word Wisdom Level F Unit 1 Part 1]

=Idioms, Proverbs, and Foreign Language Words and Phrases=

=Spelling Learning Resources:=
 * [[file:10 Common Errors Spell Check Won't Catch.pdf]]
 * [|Factmonster.com: Grammar and Spelling]
 * [|FunBrain.com: Spell Check Game]
 * [|FunBrain.com: SpellaRoo Game]
 * [|Houghton Mifflin: Spelling and Vocabulary Games]
 * [|Look, Cover, Write, and Check] (spelling list practice activity)
 * [|Scholastic.com: Spelling Wizard] (create a Spelling Scramble or Word Search)
 * [|SpellingCity.com] ("Vocabulary and SpellingCity offers over 43,000 words, sentences and definitions. Each of the words is spoken by a 'real' human voice to offer the student more clarity. With each created list, a student has the option to: Take a Spelling Test, Vocab Test, Teach Me or Play A Game.")

=Vocabulary Learning Resources:=
 * [|BBC's Learning English]
 * [|BrainPOP.com: Antonyms, Synonyms, and Homonyms]
 * [|Dictionary.com: Fun and Games]
 * [|English Club]("Welcome to English Club online, helping you learn English or teach English. You'll find everything from lessons for learners to jobs for teachers, including fun pages like games, quizzes and chat--all free!")
 * [|Foreign Words and Phrases] (French, German, Latin, and Spanish)
 * [|Go4English.com: Learn English Online]
 * [|Houghton Mifflin: Spelling and Vocabulary Games]
 * [|The Idiom Connection]
 * [|Lexipedia]
 * [|lingro: The coolest dictionary known to hombre!]
 * [|Merriam-Webster's Word Central: Games]
 * [|On the Tip of My Tongue: Trilingual Index of Expressions with Equivalent Meanings]
 * [|OneLook's Reverse Dictionary] (OneLook's reverse dictionary lets you describe a concept and get back a list of words and phrases related to that concept.)
 * [|Quizlet: Flashcards, Vocabulary Memorization, and Studying Games]
 * [|SAT Vocabulary on Vocab Test.com - Free Vocabulary Tests]
 * [|Scrabble]
 * [|SpellingCity.com] ("Vocabulary and SpellingCity offers over 43,000 words, sentences and definitions. Each of the words is spoken by a 'real' human voice to offer the student more clarity. With each created list, a student has the option to: Take a Spelling Test, Vocab Test, Teach Me or Play A Game.")
 * [|SuperKids Vocabulary Builders]
 * [|ThinkMap's VocabGrabber] (VocabGrabber analyzes any text you're interested in, generating lists of the most useful vocabulary words and showing you how those words are used in context.)
 * [|Top 10 Mashup Words (a.k.a. Portmanteau Words)]
 * [|Top 10 Unusual Phobias]
 * [|Top 10 Words for Things You Didn't Know Have Names]
 * [|Top 10 Words of Summer]
 * [|Vocabulary.com: Free Word Puzzles and Activities]
 * [|Why Study Latin?]
 * [|Words Borrowed from Arabic]
 * [|Words Borrowed from Hebrew]
 * [|Words Borrowed from Sanskrit]

=Food for Thought= "I found I wasn't really interested in a recipe I discovered in our local newspaper after reading 'Bigger bowels are recommended if you double this recipe.'" -- Carolyn Flynn "I wasn't too surprised when a nearby restaurant closed shop. The flyers they distributed boasted of 'Chicken to Die From.'" -- Maureen Manning

"Food for Thought." __Reader's Digest__ Mar. 2008: 88.