Dynamite Dictionary Digging
Objective: Common Core requires more nonfiction reading to prepare students for
their future. Common Core also requires that students have a deeper
understanding of words.
Follow the directions below to complete this station activity.
This task uses:
Directions:
1. Go to the education folder on the iPad. Open the
Dictionary app.
2. Read the word of the day and write it on the
activity sheet. Follow directions on the activity
sheet. Choose one slide below each week to create a task card for
a Tech
Tub station.
3. Read one of the three blogs on
the home
screen of
Makedirections
sure to fillon
in the
the activity
“Notes”sheet
belowforthe taskCommon
card with
the app. Follow
Core State Standards
your
information.
the blog.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.4
4. Make note of any words you do not recognize. Put
Determine or clarify the
them on the chart. Follow directions for the chart.
meaning of unknown and
5. Click on the triple lines on he top left side of the
multiple-meaning words and
phrases based on grades 11-12
screen. Click slideshows under daily. Pick one
reading and content, choosing
slideshow and watch it completely. Follow
flexibly from a range of
directions on activity sheet.
strategies.
Task Card Templates
Word of the Day: ____________________
Part of speech:
Definition:
Phonetic spelling:
Listen to the word and say the word (get a signature from the person
on our right to prove that you did this):
Search this word (top of the screen)
Origin:
Example sentence from dictionary:
Example sentence you created:
Use the word in a picture, rap, or poem (write or draw on the back)
Blog title: ____________________
Topic:
Summary:
Interesting facts (at least 3):
Unknown words (at least 3):
How is the topic in this blog related to understanding words? (use
evidence from the blog)
Unknown word chart
Word
Context clues
from the blog
Predict the
meaning
Dictionary
definition
Slideshow title: ____________________
Topic:
Summary:
Interesting facts (at least 3):
Unknown words (at least 3):
How is the topic in this blog related to understanding words? (use
evidence from the blog)
Create a picture that explains one of the slides.