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Vocabulary Development: Everything You Need
Use these lesson plans, activities, and ideas to give students a wealth of words to use as they express themselves.
Early Literacy: Building Vocabulary to Build Literacy
Grades: Early Childhood, Infant, PreK–K
Words and their meaning are the building blocks of literacy development. Neuman offers ideas on how to create a world of words in the classroom
Vocabulary: Do My Words Paint Pictures?
Grades: 1–2, 3–5
An interactive whiteboard mini-lesson on vocabulary excerpted from Writing Lessons for the Interactive Whiteboard by Lola M. Schaefer.
Vocabulary Resources
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12
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 Book Resources, Lesson Plans Round-the-Clock VocabularyGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Quick and easy ways to infuse your entire day with vocabulary instruction. |
 Writing Activities Teaching Tip: Improving Student VocabularyGrades: 3–5, 6–8 One strategy to boost student written and spoken vocabulary. |
 Writing Activities, Book Resources, Books, Lesson Plans "The Gift of the Magi" Vocabulary ActivitiesGrades: 9–12 These vocabulary activities help students to learn definitions and also to use and apply the vocabulary words in various contexts. |
 Book Resources, Lesson Plans and Unit Plans, Vocabulary Builders Inkheart Vocabulary BoostersGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Vocabulary boosters for teaching Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. |
 Unit Plans Using Short Stories to Teach Vocabulary and Literary TermsGrades: 9–12 Includes vocabulary activities for two commonly taught short stories The Gift of the Magi and The Interlopers, which can be adapted to any short... |
Articles, Book Resources Recommended Word Lists for Vocabulary InstructionGrades: Early Childhood, PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 The top five word lists recommended by Francie Alexander, Chief Academic Officer and publisher of primary programs for Scholastic Education. Use... |
Vocabulary: Political WordsGrades: If you canâeuro™t tell a lame duck from a rubber chicken, hereâeuro™s a guide to help you understand the language of politics. |
Thanksgiving Vocabulary QuizGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Use this quiz with The First Thanksgiving multimedia activity to test your students' knowledge of Thanksgiving vocabulary. |
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Articles The First Thanksgiving Vocabulary GuideGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 This vocabulary guide defines vocabulary used in The First Thanksgiving online activity, including words associated with the Mayflower and used by... |
Book Resources, Vocabulary Builders Charlotte's Web Vocabulary BuilderGrades: 3–5 American prose stylist E.B. White presents one of the best-loved stories of all time. And a heartwarming portrait of one of the best-loved pigs of... |
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Book Resources, Vocabulary Builders Chasing Vermeer Vocabulary BoostersGrades: 6–8 Vocabulary Boosters for teaching Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliet. |
Book Resources, Vocabulary Builders A Dog's Life Vocabulary BoostersGrades: 3–5 List vocabulary words featured in the book, A Dog's Life by Ann M. Martin . Use them for your class's weekly list, daily word study, or spelling... |
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Book Resources, Vocabulary Builders Esperanza Rising Vocabulary BoostersGrades: 6–8 Vocabulary Boosters for teaching Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan. |
Writing Activities, Book Resources, Vocabulary Builders From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Vocabulary BuilderGrades: 6–8 Vocabulary builder for From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg. |
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Book Resources, Vocabulary Builders The Great Gilly Hopkins Vocabulary BuilderGrades: 6–8 Vocabulary builder for The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson. |
Book Resources, Vocabulary Builders Holes Vocabulary BoostersGrades: 6–8 Vocabulary Builder for teaching Holes by Louis Sachar. |
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Book Resources, Vocabulary Builders Island of The Blue Dolphins Vocabulary BuilderGrades: 6–8 You may wish to review the following words with students before assigning the book. |
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Book Resources, Vocabulary Builders Maniac Magee Vocabulary BuilderGrades: 6–8 Vocabulary builder for Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli. |
 Articles, Book Resources Teaching Vocabulary: Lesson Plans and Activities from Scholastic Professional BooksGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Organize your vocabulary instruction with these lesson plans and activities from professional books for teaching vocabulary. |
