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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   Avalanche, Aztek, or Bravada? A Connotation Minilesson
   Students examine familiar car names for underlying connotations then proceed through a series of steps, increasing their control over language, until they select words with powerful connotations in their own writing.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   2 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   Bringing Economic Vocabulary to Life Through Video Posters
   Imagine if vocabulary could come alive with the click of a button! Students create video posters to demonstrate knowledge of new economics vocabulary.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   2 – 6  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   Digital Word Detectives: Building Vocabulary With e-Book Readers
   Students in grades 2-6 use digital dictionaries and other e-book tools to learn new vocabulary as they read e-books on digital reading devices.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   Finding Fabulous Financial Literacy Vocabulary With Fancy Nancy
   Fancy Nancy teaches fancy words. Did you know Nancy also teaches about fabulous financial literacy concepts? Explore basic economics vocabulary with the entrepreneur extraordinaire!
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   How Big Are Martin's Big Words? Thinking Big about the Future
   Inspired by the book Martin's Big Words, students explore information on Dr. King to think about his "big" words, then they write about their own "big" words and dreams.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   4 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   Loaded Words: Vocabulary That Packs a Punch in Persuasive Writing
   In this minilesson, students practice identifying and purposefully using vocabulary in persuasive writing that is intended to have an emotional impact on the reader.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   Onomatopoeia: A Figurative Language Minilesson
   Clang, clash, or tinkle? Students explore the use of onomatopoeia in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Bells" before choosing their own sound words in response to specific sounds.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   Phonic Generalizations in Chrysanthemum
   Students learn about word families by reading Kevin Henkes's book Chrysanthemum, identifying words with certain vowel pair endings, and reading words with similar endings.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   Promoting Cultural Values Through Alphabet Books
   C is for Culture in this lesson in which students research a culture different from their own and compile an alphabet book that showcases cultural symbols for each letter of the alphabet.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
    She Did What? Revising for Connotation
    Did she walk, skip, amble, dance? In this minilesson, students explore connotation by acting out and revising the simple sentence "She walked into the room."

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