This subject covers the essential skills in reading, writing, and language for 5th grade students as outlined by the Common Core standards.
Context clues are hints in the words and sentences around an unfamiliar word. When you run into a word you don't know, look at the rest of the sentence or paragraph to figure out its meaning.
This strategy helps you understand new words without always needing a dictionary.
Guessing that 'arid' means dry after reading 'The arid desert had no water for miles.'
Learning that 'migrate' means to move by reading 'Birds migrate south when it gets cold.'