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Context Clue Activity Using Pictures and Words

Pictures and Words paddle signs let students show whether a piece of information came from a book's illustrations or from its text during a whole-group read-aloud.
Grades
Preschool–Pre-K, Grade 1, Elementary
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Updated Oct 19, 2026

Subject
ELA, Reading, Language Development, Vocabulary
Topic
Context Clues, Text Features
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This activity is great for helping students learn to use context clues to figure out the meaning of unknown words. The pictures and text provide clues that students can use to infer the meaning of the word. This is a great activity for helping students improve their reading comprehension skills.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Tell whether information comes from an illustration or from the words of a text

Skills covered

  • Using text and pictures — signaling the source of each detail during a read-aloud

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Core concepts

  • Illustrations
  • Text
  • Context clues

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