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What's My Job?: vocabulary words
In this vocabulary words worksheet, students read the book What's My Job? and put their vocabulary words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 10 words.
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Watching in the Wild: vocabulary words
For this vocabulary words worksheet, students read the book Watching in the Wild and put their high frequency words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 10 words.
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Town Hall: vocabulary words
In this vocabulary words worksheet, students read the book Town Hall and put their high frequency words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 10 words.
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Word Scramble
In this word scramble instructional activity, 3rd graders recognize new vocabulary words. Students look at fifteen scrambled words in a list and unscramble them.
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Vocabulary Building Activity
In this vocabulary worksheet, 2nd graders write down six vocabulary words as they are called out, unscramble each word and then write each word in a complete sentence using at least five words in each sentence. Students deal with the...
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Vocabulary Building Activity: Short O
In this short o vocabulary worksheet, 2nd graders write down six vocabulary words as they are called out, unscramble six vocabulary words and write each word in a complete sentence with at least five words in each one.
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Vocabulary Building Activity: Short I
In this short i vocabulary worksheet, 2nd graders write down six vocabulary words as they are called out, unscramble six vocabulary words and use each one in a complete sentence with at least five words or more in each one.
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Punning Vocabulary
Students analyze and practice presenting vocabulary words in out of the ordinary ways with word play, frisky words and puns. They also identify the correct definition of each word and then use them in gimmicks to add flair and fun to the...
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Vocabulary Building Activity: Short A
In this short a worksheet, 2nd graders write down six vocabulary words as they are called out, unscramble six vocabulary words and then write each one in a complete sentence using five or more words in each one.
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Vocabulary Building Activity: Short O and U
In this vocabulary words with a short o and u activity, 2nd graders write down six vocabulary words as they are called out, unscramble six words and use each word in a complete sentence with at least five words in each sentence.
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Vocabulary Building Activity: AR or OR
In this vocabulary words with AR or OR worksheet, 2nd graders write down six vocabulary words as they are called out, unscramble six words and use each one in a complete sentence.
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Vocabulary Building Activity: short i
In this short i worksheet, 2nd graders list seven vocabulary words as they are called out, unscramble seven vocabulary words and then use each one in a complete sentence. Students deal with the words if, it, his, will, with, this and wish.
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Vocabulary Review
In this vocabulary activity, students explore word meanings. Students determine the vocabulary word meaning for each of the ten sentences.
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Vocabulary Building Activity Grade 1
In this using vocabulary words worksheet, 1st graders review the short i words is, did, him, his, and the word one by writing them from dictation, unscrambling their letters, and identifying misspelled words. Students answer 16...
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Vocabulary Building Activity Grade 1
In this recognizing vocabulary words activity, 1st graders write the words from dictation, unscramble the words, identify the correctly spelled words and the incorrectly spelled words. Students write 18 answers.
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Test Your Vocabulary Skills
In this vocabulary worksheet, students answer 20 short answer questions based on the picture dictionary and their knowledge of vocabulary words.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Franklin Goes to School (Bourgeois)
Join Franklin the turtle at school as youngsters learn new vocabulary in the context of Paulette Bourgeois' story (or apply this strategy to any book). Scholars are acquainted with new words before reading and raise hands when...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Frida (Winter)
Combine vocabulary in context with art history using Jonah Winter's colorful biography Frida. Although there are quite a few words you could teach from this text, four are listed here with connecting questions: ill, imitate,...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Barrett)
Although this vocabulary strategy would work in the context of any text, it's a piece of cake if you're reading Judi Barrett's book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Go over the terms they will hear so pupils are ready to...
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Introduce Vocabulary: A Day at the Apple Orchard (Faulkner and Krawsky)
If your class is reading A Day at the Apple Orchard by Megan Faulkner, be sure to use this guide for vocabulary in context. Go over the orchard-related terms (cycle, harvest, orchard, pollen, and ripen) before reading...
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Introduce Vocabulary: A Picture Book of Abe Lincoln (Adler)
The story of Abe Lincoln serves as the backdrop to this vocabulary-in-context activity as you read David Adler's A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln. Scholars learn these politically themed words before listening to you read the story...
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Introduce Vocabulary: A Pocket for Corduroy (Freeman)
Who doesn't love this book? A Pocket for Corduroy provides excellent vocabulary practice in context for budding readers (although this strategy could be used with any text). Before reading it aloud, go over the new...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Airport (Barton)
This vocabulary-in-context strategy can be applied to any book that learners read with you; however the activity here is designed around Byron Byrton's fiction book, Airplane. First, introduce the new words you will learn: attendant,...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Alphabears: An ABC Book (Hague)
Learn new words in the context of Kathleen Hague's whimsical alphabet book, Alphabears: An ABC Book (note: you can use these strategies for any text). Get pupils ready by introducing the new words they will...