Description
Give students focused reading practice and opportunities to explain their understanding.
- Grades: 2–4
- Format: Downloadable teaching resource
Learning Objective
Students will use dictionary features, alphabetical order, and context to locate words and choose appropriate definitions.
What's Included
- Dictionary Skills Anchor Chart (Book and Electronic Dictionary)
- Parts of a Dictionary Foldable Activity
- Book vs. Digital Foldable Activity
- ABC Order (3 pages)
- Multiple Definitions Foldable Activity
- Dictionary Skills: Books (4 pages)
- Dictionary Skills: Electronic (4 pages)
- Dictionary Skills Scavenger Hunt (3 pages)
- My Dictionary (Personal Student Dictionary Template)
- Dictionary Skills Task Cards (20)
Ways to Use
Whole-class instruction, small groups, independent practice, or enrichment.
Preparation
Print the selected pages and prepare supplies for the foldables. Provide a print dictionary for the scavenger hunts and check access to an electronic reference for any digital lookup activities.
Standards & Skills
Students will use dictionary features, alphabetical order, and context to locate words and choose appropriate definitions.







TheSocialStudiesQueen –
These practice pages are great practice for a tough skill.
Shelby N. –
Great resource for practicing this skill. Very engaging for my students
Jane D. –
Great resource to reinforce dictionary skills along with vocabulary, thank you!!
Kelsey M. –
Great resource to use at the beginning of the year before we start looking up our vocab words.
Teaching on Huckabee Road –
This was a great resource to use in my 5th grade classroom. Thank you!
Colleen Elsie Hurlburt –
A good resource for teaching students how to use a dictionary and the different features of words in the dictionary.
Aliza Seibert –
A great resource to reinforce skills learned in previous years!
feigie S. –
This was so helpful when I was integrating technology into my class!
Trina Williams –
A great resource for distance learning students to practice dictionary skills.
Lindsey S. –
Thanks!
Jessica B. –
A+
Frances M. –
My student liked it, but many struggled with dictionary skills. I think this will help