👩‍🏫 Teacher’s Guide

Objective
Students will apply homographs - bat using the examples and practice below.

Vocabulary
bat

Teaching Notes

• Read together first, then let students answer independently. Ask students to point to the word or sentence that supports an answer.
• Teach the rule, discuss the worked example, and cover answers during practice.
• Use incorrect responses to identify which part of the rule needs another example.
• Allow approximately 25–35 minutes, including discussion and independent practice.

🧒 Student Worksheet

Concept and Helping Material

Big Idea
Homographs share a spelling but have different meanings. Context helps you choose the intended meaning.

A bat flew out of the cave.

She swung the bat.

Vocabulary and Definition

• — an animal that flies; also a tool used to hit a ball

Words to Learn

bat

Sentences to Fill In

1. The term for an animal that flies; also a tool used to hit a ball is ____.

Think & Respond Q&A

1. What does bat mean in the first sentence?
2. What does bat mean in the second sentence?
3. Which context words help with the first meaning?
4. Which context words help with the second meaning?
5. Why is looking only at the word not enough?
6. Write a new sentence showing one meaning.

Hands-On Experiment or Activities

Write two new examples and read them to a partner.

Reflection

• Explain one thing you learned.
• Write two new examples and read them to a partner.