Wonderful Words · Grades 1-8
Seven ways to know a word.
A word becomes yours when you can do more than define it. Here are seven ways to know one, played daily until it sticks.
Start with Synonyms & Antonyms → Free to start · Grades 1-8
New here? Start free with At the Pond (Grade 1) to see a full lesson.
Word of the Day
A new Wonderful Word every day.
The Word of the Day arrives in the voice of the character whose job it is, with its meaning, an example, and a way to play it.
See today's word →The lesson cycle
How every lesson works
- 1 Learn
Meet the idea with the character who teaches it.
- 2 Assess
A quick check to see what landed.
- 3 Practice
Put it to work until it sticks.
- 4 Create
Use it in the student's own writing.
- 5 Recognition
The character signs off on what was earned.
The seven ways
Pick a way to know a word.
1
Definition
Grades 1-8
advice · a suggestion about what to do
Free
2
Synonyms & Antonyms
Grades 1-8
abundance = plenty, ≠ scarcity
3
Roots & Affixes
Grades 1-8
spect (to look) → inspect, spectator, respect
4
Context Clues
Grades 1-8
ability → worked out from the clues around it
5
Parts of Speech in Context
Grades 1-8
mock · Vinny's verb or Jake's adjective
6
Formal & Informal Language
Grades 2-8
contact ↔ holler at
7
Figurative Language
Grades 3-8
a piece of cake · very easy
Soon
Review & Recall
Opening soon
Spaced review that resurfaces the words you are forgetting, so they stay yours.
Next door
Parts of Speech
Visit →
Punctuation Department
Visit →
The Sentence Factory
Visit →
The Writing Company
Visit →
Teaching with Grammaropolis?
Every lesson here is mapped to your state's standards, grade by grade.