Radly the ReadBot

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

2, 3, 4, 5

Overview

Help Radly journey through 10 sci-fi levels of action. Find the barrel that matches the correct answer and blast it with your ray gun. Be careful, though, all kinds of alien bats and drones will try to stop you on your way. Pick from 7 different skills ranging from grades second through sixth in one of our fantastic robot games for kids. Skills include vocabulary, synonyms, antonyms, cause and effect, making inferences, and context clues.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

ELA21.2.16
Describe word relationships and nuances in word meanings, including relating them to their opposites and distinguishing shades of meaning in similar or related words.

Vocabulary

Describe
Word relationships
Nuances
Opposites
Distinguishing
Shades of meaning
Similar words
Related words

Knowledge

Students know:

Word relationships and nuances in word meanings.

Skills

Students are able to:

Describe how the meaning of words are alike or different.
Describe the nuances of words that have different shades of meaning (example: happy vs. ecstatic).

Understanding

Students understand that:

Writers and speakers should carefully select words to convey specific meanings, ideas, and relationships.
Words have relationships with others and that words have subtle differences that can be distinguished within text.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

ELA21.3.R3
Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.

Vocabulary

Background knowledge
Vocabulary
Discussion

Knowledge

Students know:

Relating experiences through discussions, reading, and writing will help build background knowledge and improve vocabulary.

Skills

Students are able to:

Connect new concepts to prior experiences to increase background knowledge through discussions, reading, and writing.
Construct the meaning of words through discussions, reading, and writing.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Background knowledge can increase by relating experiences to new ideas, topics, and words while participating in discussions, reading, and writing.
Vocabulary will increase by constructing the meaning of words while participating in discussions, reading, and writing.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

ELA21.3.14
Describe word relationships and nuances in word meanings, including relating them to their opposites and distinguishing shades of meaning in similar or related words, including nouns, verbs, and adjectives.

Vocabulary

Describe
Word relationships
Nuances
Opposites
Distinguishing
Shades of meaning
Similar words
Related words
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives

Knowledge

Students know:

Word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
Words with opposite meanings are antonyms, and words with similar meanings are synonyms.
A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.
A verb expresses an action or state of being.
An adjective describes a noun or pronoun.

Skills

Students are able to:

Describe the relationships between words and nuances in word meanings.
Describe how the meaning of words are alike or different.
Describe the nuances of words that have different shades of meaning.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Writers and speakers should carefully select words to convey specific meanings, ideas, and relationships.
Words have relationships with other words and words have subtle differences that can be distinguished within text.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

ELA21.4.10
Interpret words and phrases, including figurative language, as they are used in a text.

Vocabulary

Interpret
Figurative language

Knowledge

Students know:

Strategies to identify word meaning in context.
Figurative language is a creative way to use words and phrases beyond their literal definition to explain or describe something.

Skills

Students are able to:

Explain the meaning of words and phrases that are specific to the text.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Words and phrases, including figurative language, can have different meanings in different texts.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 5

ELA21.5.11
Acquire and use grade-level vocabulary, clarifying the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases in text, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

Vocabulary

Acquire
Use
Grade-level vocabulary
Clarifying
Multiple-meaning words and phrases
Range of strategies

Knowledge

Students know:

Techniques to learn and use new grade-level vocabulary words.
Strategies to determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words.

Skills

Students are able to:

Learn and use grade-level vocabulary words.
Clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases in text using a variety of strategies.

Understanding

Students understand that:

New vocabulary can be learned from text, and they should use grade-level vocabulary in writing and speaking.
There are many strategies to learn the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases in text, such as using context clues, consulting reference materials, or using knowledge of the word's morphological structure.

CR Resource Type

Interactive/Game

Resource Provider

Room Recess

License Type

Custom

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Custom License Type (URL)

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Comments or Notes

RoomRecess.com is dedicated to providing children with free learning games that are fun. Online games reinforce important skills that are vital to elementary students and their educational process. RoomRecess.com was developed entirely by an elementary school teacher with the goal of reinforcing fundamental learning concepts in math, reading, spelling, language arts, typing, and problem-solving. Because RoomRecess.com learning games are free, students do not have to sign up or hold an account. Children can simply load up an activity and have fun learning online while they play.

Approved Date

2022-03-05

Owner (Author)

yvetteakridge

Radly the ReadBot

Learning Resource Type

Subject Area

Grade(s)

Overview

ELA21.2.16 Describe word relationships and nuances in word meanings, including relating them to their opposites and distinguishing shades of meaning in similar or related words.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.3.R3 Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.3.14 Describe word relationships and nuances in word meanings, including relating them to their opposites and distinguishing shades of meaning in similar or related words, including nouns, verbs, and adjectives.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.4.10 Interpret words and phrases, including figurative language, as they are used in a text.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.5.11 Acquire and use grade-level vocabulary, clarifying the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases in text, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

CR Resource Type

Resource Provider

License Type

URL (web address)

Custom License Type (URL)

Comments or Notes

Approved Date

Owner (Author)

ELA21.2.16
Describe word relationships and nuances in word meanings, including relating them to their opposites and distinguishing shades of meaning in similar or related words.

ELA21.3.R3
Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.

ELA21.3.14
Describe word relationships and nuances in word meanings, including relating them to their opposites and distinguishing shades of meaning in similar or related words, including nouns, verbs, and adjectives.

ELA21.4.10
Interpret words and phrases, including figurative language, as they are used in a text.

ELA21.5.11
Acquire and use grade-level vocabulary, clarifying the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases in text, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.