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WordMasters
    WordMasters is a national vocabulary/analogy-solving contest.  Students in third and fourth grade classes throughout the district have the opportunity to participate in the WordMasters Challenge this year, either with their whole class or for small group or individual enrichment.  Challenge meets take place in December, February, and April.  To do well, students have to not only understand the meanings of the words, but also be able to reason carefully about the relationships shown in the analogy pairs.

   Word lists, practice analogy tests, and tips for teachers can be downloaded below.   The demonstration analogies use common vocabulary and are appropriate for any grade level.  They're great for teaching the types of analytical thinking favored by WordMasters.  Answer keys are included. 

    Please look over the material, make copies as desired, then email st_radack@smfcsd.org with the names of students who will be participating this year.  Challenge meet information will be emailed directly to teachers of participating students.  Here are important dates for the 2009-10 Challenge Meets:

Word Lists will be sent to you by:

  • October 15 for the First Meet
  • January 15 for the Second Meet
  • March 30 for the Third Meet
You should hold your meets between:
  • December 7 - December 11 for the First Meet
  • February 16 - February 19 for the Second Meet
  • April 26 - April 30 for the Third Meet
Email results (student name with number correct) to st_radack@smfcsd.org by:
  • December 11 for the First Meet
  • February 19 for the Second Meet
  • April 30 for the Third Meet

(Note: Legal size documents below were reduced to letter size for ease in scanning.  You may want to re-enlarge them for student use.)




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