Vocabulary provides a wide variety of activities designed to enrich and reinforce vocabulary skills taught at the early grade levels. Vocabulary words used in math, science, and social studies are introduced in varied formats such as crossword puzzles, picture identification, word scrambles, word searches, and matching. Learning to identify words and comprehend their meanings provides the basis for successful reading - whether for information or pleasure. Each activity features a theme to promote interest in and retention of the new vocabulary. Exercises are designed so a child can work with a minimum of supervision in a classroom or at home. Answer keys are included.

In 36 weeks of systematic instruction, your sixth-graders will learn 131 key academic vocabulary words that they are likely to encounter in multiple subject areas and in assessment instruments. Examples of the words presented in grade 6+: - acquire, cite, implicit - characteristic, distinguish, infer - concise, exclude, irrelevant - connotation, feasible, strategic

The I’m Lovin’ Lit Interactive Vocabulary Notebook for grades 4–5 is the perfect hands-on addition to any language arts or word study curriculum, as well as a great companion to the I'm Lovin' Lit Practice & Assess: Vocabulary book. This customizable resource allows teachers to format lessons to how each student learns best. The templates and lessons in this book make teaching Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes an interactive experience that engages students in the learning process.This valuable note-taking addition to the classroom helps ensure active and engaged learning, while acting as a trusted reference for students throughout the year. The I’m Lovin’ Lit series features comprehensive lessons and activities that are created to reach a variety of learning styles. Targeted for upper elementary and middle-school students, this series offers teachers an essential tool to help them teach engaging subject matter with confidence. Designed to work with an existing curriculum, I’m Lovin’ Lit includes comprehensive lessons and activities, photos, and complete assembly instructions.

Help students practice beginning Spanish vocabulary and build awareness of Hispanic culture by learning common Spanish words with this informative workbook. It includes reproducible game cards that show Spanish vocabulary and their English translations, as well as game ideas and instructions, over 350 Spanish vocabulary cards, a pronunciation guide, and an answer key.

Facilitate meaningful, multilevel lessons for students in grade 1 using Making Words: Lessons For Home or School. This 64-page resource includes 50 Making Words lessons and a reproducible sheet of instructions. It supports the Four-Blocks(R) Literacy Model and is a great addition to any classroom.

I could have done a much better job of empowering my students with language had I had this book as a young teacher. - Carol Ann Tomlinson Author of The Differentiated Classroom Vocabulary is key - to comprehension, to deep academic understanding, to communication. But with so many words and so little instructional time, how can teachers ensure that students do more than merely memorize word lists? That they make words their own and use them well in all their reading, writing, and speaking activities? In Word Play, Sandra Whitaker, a National Board Certified Teacher, leads the way to effective, meaningful vocabulary instruction that helps students in every subject area. With Word Play you'll teach so that students don't just what know what words mean, but how they convey meaning and what their appropriate uses are. Three aspects of learning must work together for successful vocabulary instruction, and Whitaker details what they are and how to teach them: Morphemic structure - where words come from, how they are formed, and how they can be changed to form new words Conceptual meaning makers - the small but important group of context-specific terms that support meaning making within assigned texts but are rarely used outside those texts Academic vocabulary - cross-discipline and discipline-specific words that support learning by helping students determine meanings in relation to the subjects they study and use precise language to communicate their thinking. Whitaker makes the theoretical practical, presenting the theory and research behind high-quality instruction, then following up with engaging, interesting ways for students to practice all three aspects of vocabulary. You'll replace monotonous memorization with enjoyable activities that capitalize on adolescents' natural interest in words and language. Illustrating her strategies with student samples and stories from real classrooms, Whitaker even presents ideas for differentiation that make vocabulary instruction accessible for all students. Give the gift of language. Put away the boring word lists and teach in ways that promote usage, not memorization. You'll encourage a deeper understanding of texts across the curriculum and provide avenues for students to express their thinking more precisely. Put joy into words with Word Play.

In 36 weeks of systematic instruction, your third-graders will learn 99 key academic vocabulary words that they are likely to encounter in multiple subject areas and in assessment instruments. Examples of the words presented in grade 3: - approach, consider, feature - arrangement, consist, generalize - assist, effect, inquire - claim, expect, productive