First grade vocabulary activities

Make vocabulary instruction and practice fun for students with these 10 Teaching Vocabulary Activities Ideas!

Use these vocabulary activities to enhance your vocabulary instruction to help boost your students' reading skills and comprehension.

Every year I am shocked by my students' underdeveloped vocabulary. They struggle with reading comprehension because of their limited understanding of words. Their writing can be very drab because of their limited word choice. And when it comes time for standardized testing they often struggle with understanding what is being asked of them because of

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Building our kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade students' vocabulary is important, so I wanted to write a post that explains what vocabulary strategies I use in my classroom! Many of my activities for vocabulary are covered during my guided reading groups, but I'm also sharing other fun ideas, resources, and even some of my favorite books to use!

Vocabulary instruction is so critical in today’s classroom! A vast vocabulary will help students to become better readers and writers. Vocabulary is also essential to their performance on standardized tests. Helping kids to develop their vocabulary is time that is well spent in a busy classroom. I have developed a routine to teach new vocabulary

Learning new words is like adding to your writing toolbox.

Planning vocabulary activities that are meaningful and engaging can be challenging. Here are some ideas with a freebie to get started!

My students love working on writing blends and digraphs through this fun Blends and Digraphs Write and Wipe Activity! Once my students master the ability to read and write CVC words, then we move on to introducing blends and digraphs. After introducing the sounds, I put these activity mats into their literacy center rotations. Each student will pull a card, say the word, write the word, and use the word in a sentence. When students are able to complete the activity mat with accuracy, I offer…

If you have been trying to find some new teacher tips and tricks on building vocabulary, you have come to the right place. I am sharing my 5 teacher tips for building vocabulary activities. These vocabulary activities for elementary are easy to implement during literacy small group, morning work, and literacy centers. All you need to do is build word walls in the classroom or anchor chart display wall, early elementary read alouds, rich conversations, and more!