Creating Sentences Have children work with partners to write sentences containing a multiple-meaning word used in two different ways. To get them started, you may wish to provide lists of multiple-meaning words and their meanings. Encourage children to illustrate their sentences and then share their work. They then copy the sentences, omitting the multiple-meaning word. Partners exchange sentences with another pair, decide what word best completes the sentences they receive, and write it in the blanks.
Books Encourage children to create a book of multiple-meaning words.
For each meaning of the word, have children write a sentence that includes clues to the word's meaning. Children can draw or paste pictures to illustrate some of the words. Help children alphabetize the pages in a looseleaf notebook. They can add new words to the file as they come across them in their reading. Wright Group Publishing.