👩‍🏫 Teacher’s Guide

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

Vocabulary
bank

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.

We sat on the river bank.

He deposited money at the bank.

Vocabulary and Definition

• — land along a river; also a place that holds money

Words to Learn

bank

Sentences to Fill In

1. The term for land along a river; also a place that holds money is ____.

Think & Respond Q&A

1. What does bank mean in the first sentence?
2. What does bank 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.