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1st Grade Vocabulary Activities

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Activity1st GradeRhyming Words Matching Activity

Using Rhyming Words Matching Activity, students match two pictures that rhyme to build their rhyming skills.

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Activity1st GradePlurals Activity

Using Plurals Activity, students add the proper word ending to make a plural noun for correct usage in writing.

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Activity1st GradeWhat Does This Word Mean Activity

Using What Does This Word Mean Activity, students read independently or with a partner to collect unknown words and phrases to build their vocabulary and reading comprehension.

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Activity1st GradeShowing Relationships Prepositions Activity

Using Showing Relationships Prepositions Activity, students find prepositional phrases in order to add description to their writing.

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Activity1st GradeUnknown Words Activity

Using Unknown Words Activity, students ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.

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Activity1st GradeBack to School Rhyming Activity

Using this Back to School Rhyming Activity, students practice rhyming skills using this back to school themed activity.

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Activity1st GradeUnknown Words and Phrases Activity

Using Unknown Words and Phrases Activity, students read independently or with a partner to collect unknown words and phrases to build their vocabulary and reading comprehension.

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Activity1st GradeSupermarket Sweep Food Words Activity

Using Supermarket Sweep Food Words Activity, students practice reading high frequency words tocollect all of the food items on your shopping list.

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Activity1st GradePictures and Words Context Clues Activity

Using Pictures and Words Context Clues Activity, students use pictures and text to find out the meaning of unknown words as they read.

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Activity1st GradeCounting and Sorting Pictures Activity

Using this Counting and Sorting Pictures Activity, students match the pictures to their correct categories to find similarities between items in a group.

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Activity1st GradeWord Work Activity

Using the Word Work Activity, students practice writing words by color coding consonants and vowels to build their spelling skills.

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Activity1st GradePlaying With Idioms Activity

Using Playing With Idioms Activity, students use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.

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Activity1st GradeBack to School Vocabulary Matching Activity

This Back to School Vocabulary Matching Activity is a fun addition to your students' back to school experience that can be used to learn key school vocabulary.

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Activity1st GradeWe Go Together Activity

Using We Go Together Activity, students play a picture card match game to pair items that are related.

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Activity1st GradeUsing New Words From Books Activity

This Using New Words From Books Activity helps studentsto use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.

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Activity1st GradeUpwords Capitalizing Words Activity

Using Upwords Capitalizing Words Activity, students practice capitalizing days of the week, months of year, and names

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Activity1st GradeCollecting Words For Writing Activity

This Collecting Words For Writing Activity helps studentsto use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.

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Activity1st GradeWeather Words Activity

Using thisWeather Words Activity, students describe pictures to build their weather condition vocabulary.

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Activity1st GradeMuffin Tops Antonyms Activity

Using this Muffin Tops Antonyms Activity, students match the cards to make antonym pairs of opposite meanings.