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Vocabulary Resources

292 vocabulary resources: 172 worksheets, 46 activities, 38 flash cards and more. How teachers use these

Vocabulary Resources

292 vocabulary resources: 172 worksheets, 46 activities, 38 flash cards and more. How teachers use these

Game
Game3rd GradePrefixes Pre Dis Mis Game

A comic-book cooking game where third grade kids read each order and pour the prefix pre, dis or mis into the pot to cook up words like preheat, dislike and misspell. Play online on any phone, tablet, Chromebook or computer.

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Game4th GradeGreek and Latin Roots Game

A retro arcade game where 4th grade kids read each clue and tap the critter holding the matching word, using Greek and Latin roots like tele, scope, port and graph. Play online on any phone, tablet, Chromebook or computer.

Worksheet
Worksheet3rd GradeContext Clues Worksheet

A 3rd grade Context Clues Worksheet with six multiple-choice sentences where students use the surrounding words to find the meaning of each underlined word. Answer key included for fast, no-prep vocabulary practice.

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Game5th GradeAdvanced Roots and Affixes Game

An underwater bubble game where 5th grade kids read each clue and pop the bubble with the matching word, using Greek and Latin roots, prefixes and suffixes. Play online on any phone, tablet, Chromebook or computer.

Worksheet
WorksheetKindergartenGrouping into Categories Worksheet

This Grouping into Categories Worksheet asks kindergarten students to sort eight pictures into fruit, animals, plants, and shapes by writing each one's category number. Includes an answer key for fast, no-prep classification practice.

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WorksheetKindergartenSorting Objects Worksheet

This Sorting Objects Worksheet has kindergarten students sort twelve pictures into animals, plants, vehicles, and people, then count each group. Includes an answer key — a no-prep way to build classification and early counting skills.

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WorksheetKindergartenMatching Clothing Worksheet

A matching clothing worksheet where kindergarten students draw lines to pair six clothing words with their pictures. Includes an answer key, perfect for no-prep vocabulary practice at home or school.

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Worksheet2nd GradeNonfiction Text Features Worksheet

This Nonfiction Text Features Worksheet helps 2nd graders match key text features and use a Table of Contents and Index to find information. An answer key is included for quick, no-prep reading practice.

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WorksheetKindergartenBlack and White Pictures Color Names Worksheet

This Black and White Pictures Color Names Worksheet has Kindergarten students write the color word for six familiar objects, then color each picture. Answer key included for quick, no-prep color vocabulary practice.

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Worksheet3rd GradeLocating Nonfiction Text Features Worksheet

The Locating Nonfiction Text Features Worksheet asks 3rd Grade readers to name six features cut from one nonfiction page about honey bees, then explain one choice. Answer key included for fast, confident nonfiction reading.

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Worksheet2nd GradeConsonant Digraphs Worksheet

This consonant digraphs worksheet gives 2nd graders hands-on practice spelling sh, ch, th, and wh words in fun sentences. An answer key is included, making it perfect for quick, no-prep phonics practice at home or school.

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Worksheet1st GradeIdentifying Action Words Worksheet

The Identifying Action Words Worksheet has 1st graders circle the verb in eight simple sentences. Includes an answer key — a fun, no-prep way to practice action words and early grammar.

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Worksheet1st GradeUsing Picture Clues Worksheet

This Using Picture Clues Worksheet gives first graders four illustrated sentences and asks them to figure out what each bold word means. An answer key is included, so it is ready for quick, no-prep reading practice.

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Worksheet1st GradeCategorizing Objects Worksheet

This Categorizing Objects Worksheet helps 1st graders read nine words and sort them into groups like animals, food, and colors. Includes a complete answer key for quick, no-prep classification practice.

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Worksheet1st GradeContext Clues Identifying Word Meaning Worksheet

This context clues identifying word meaning worksheet has 1st Grade readers use the words around an underlined word to choose or write its meaning. An answer key is included, so checking work takes seconds.

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Worksheet3rd GradeWord and Definition Worksheet

This Word and Definition Worksheet gives 3rd graders six vocabulary words to match with their meanings, use in real sentences, and define in their own words. An answer key is included, so checking takes seconds.

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Worksheet2nd GradeSchool Words Fill in the Blank Worksheet

The School Words Fill in the Blank Worksheet gives 2nd graders eight sentences and a word box of everyday classroom words to complete. Answer key included, so this vocabulary practice needs no prep and checks itself in seconds.

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VideoPreschoolLetter B Song (Animated Music Video)

The Letter B Song teaches the Letter B sound, uppercase and lowercase letter b, vocabulary words that start with b, and letter B handwriting practice.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeHomophones Worksheet

This first grade Homophones worksheet has students circle the correct homophone that matches each picture, from sun and son to flower and flour. A complete answer key is included for quick, no-prep vocabulary practice.

Flash Cards
Flash CardsKindergartenWeather Word Wall

This Weather Word Wall gives Kindergarten classrooms six big picture cards — sun, cloud, rain, snow, wind and rainbow — ready to print, cut and post so young writers always have the weather words within reach.

From our teachers' playbook

More words, more power!

What do kids learn about vocabulary?

Vocabulary is all the words a child knows and uses. Young learners sort words into categories, like foods or clothes, and use picture clues to figure out new words. As they grow, they use context clues in a sentence to unlock meanings, and they break words into parts: un + happy = not happy. Older kids learn Greek and Latin roots like tele (far) and graph (write). The click comes when a kid figures out a brand new word all on their own!

Our favorite ways to grow vocabulary

Kids learn words by using them, hearing them and playing with them. These moves do all three.

Prefix game time

Play a prefix game where kids add pre, dis or mis to base words and figure out the new meaning. Then have them use each new word in a silly sentence. Games make word parts stick.

Why it works: in a well-known study, a few short sessions of a simple number board game measurably boosted young children's number skills (Ramani and Siegler, 2008).

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Be a context clue detective

Read a sentence with a tricky word and think aloud: "It says the soup was scalding and he burned his tongue. So scalding must mean very hot!" Then let kids try the next one with a partner.

Why it works: handing over the work step by step, from teacher to student, is one of the most widely used teaching frameworks (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).

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Sort words into groups

Give kids word cards and let them sort them into categories, like animals, foods and places. Then ask them to add a new word to each group. Sorting helps kids see how words connect.

Why it works: going from real objects to pictures to symbols is a core recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.

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Questions teachers and parents ask

How do kids learn new vocabulary words?

Kids learn new words by hearing them in stories and talk, using them in their own sentences, and seeing them many times. Reading aloud every day is one of the best ways to grow vocabulary.

What are context clues?

Context clues are hints in the sentence or paragraph that help readers figure out a word's meaning. Kids look at nearby words, examples and pictures to make a smart guess.

How do you teach vocabulary in a fun way?

Use games, word sorts, acting out words and a word of the day. Reward kids for using new words in their speaking and writing.

How can I build my child's vocabulary at home?

Read together every day, talk about interesting words you find, and use bigger words in everyday talk. "That's an enormous sandwich!" teaches more than "That's big."

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