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By KT

This is fairly basic, but I use this with my 3rd graders. I put a phrase on the board such as:
Susie just got a new b_______
Then I ask the kids what it could be and list all the many possibilities on the board. Then I add more to the sentence:
Susie just got a new b_____ at the library.
Of course, then they all know it is book and eliminate the other words and we talk about the importance of reading the whole sentence or looking beyond the "tricky" words for context clues. Hope this helps!