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Opposites
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What's Inside
Let's explore some opposites.
Children practice the word work skill of matching opposite pairs. That kind of practice helps them build vocabulary and talk more clearly about what words mean.
This book fits well with early readers in first and second grade who are learning to notice how words compare and contrast.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn Opposites into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- Opposites
- Word work
- Vocabulary building
- Describing words
- Comparing word pairs
Discussion Questions
- 1 What do you think the word opposites means?
- 2 Can you think of two things that are opposites, like big and small or up and down?
- 3 How do opposites help us describe what we see around us?
- 4 Which opposite pair would be easiest for you to explain to a friend?
- 5 Can you find an opposite for a word I say, such as hot, fast, or open?
- 6 Why do you think learning opposites helps with reading and word work?
Words to Learn
- opposite
- A word that means the reverse or other side of something.
- word work
- Practice with words that helps children read and understand them.
- same
- Matching or exactly alike.
- different
- Not the same.
- big
- Large in size.
- small
- Little in size.
- up
- Toward a higher place.
- down
- Toward a lower place.
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