Description
In this Vocabulary Activities pack, you will get 6 different vocabulary activities that are perfect for teaching vocabulary in interventions, small groups, or stations! Each of the 6 vocabulary activities (75 pages worth!) comes with a materials list, “how to play” directions, and extension ideas. These vocabulary activities are suggested to be printed in color and laminated for continued use from year to year, or print in black and white for single use! A letter to the teacher is also provided at the start of these vocabulary activities to help provide guidance to the importance of vocabulary activities. Teaching vocabulary is easy and fun with these vocabulary activities!
Teaching vocabulary is one important piece of the puzzle of how we teach children how to learn. It is one of the strands in Scarborough’s Reading Rope. Children come to us knowing a certain amount of words and that plays a big role in their ability to learn to read. It will be much, much harder to read a word they’ve never heard before versus a word they are familiar with. Teachers can use these activities to help build connections for students between words they already know and words they do not know. These activities are all designed to help students build connections between words.
What’s Included In This Vocabulary Activities Pack?
- A Letter to the Teacher
- 6 Vocabulary Activities:
- I Spy Mat (13 different colorful options)
- Which Two Belong? (20 colorful card options)
- Which One Doesn’t Belong? (36 colorful card options)
- Sorting (14 colorful pages of sorting cards & 4 sorting boards)
- Headbands (13 colorful pages of picture cards)
- I Learned a New Vocabulary Word (6 fill in the blanks worksheets)
What Skills Does This Vocabulary Activities Pack Address?
- Students will practice recognizing/identifying kindergarten vocabulary words
- Students will practice sorting kindergarten vocabulary words
- Students will practice categorizing items/pictures
- Students will define grade-level vocabulary words
- Students will write grade-level vocabulary words in a sentence
- Students will draw a picture of grade-level vocabulary words
What Literacy Standards Does This Vocabulary Activities Pack Address?
- CCRA.L.4 – Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.
- CCRA.L.5 – Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
- CCRA.L.6 – Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when encountering an unknown term important to comprehension or expression.
- L.K.4a – Identify new meanings for familiar words and apply them accurately (e.g., knowing duck is a bird and learning the verb to duck).
- L.K.5 – With guidance and support from adults, explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
- L.K.5a – Sort common objects into categories (e.g., shapes, foods) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.
- L.K.5b – Demonstrate understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to their opposites (antonyms).
- L.K.5c – Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places at school that are colorful).
- L.K.5d – Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action (e.g., walk, march, strut, prance) by acting out the meanings.
- L.K.6 – Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.
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