Vocabulary - The Florida Center for Reading Research©2005 The Florida Center for Reading Research (Revised, 2008) Objective The student will sort words by categories. Materials Transportation

K-1 Student Center Activities: Vocabulary

Vocabulary

©2005 The Florida Center for Reading Research (Revised, 2008)

Objective The student will sort words by categories.

MaterialsTransportation category cards (Activity Master V.017.AM1)Copy on card stock, laminate, hole punch, and cut.Word keys (Activity Master V.017.AM2a - V.017.AM2d)Copy on card stock, laminate, hole punch, and cut.Key rings or book rings

ActivityStudents sort transportation words into categories and group on key rings.1. Place the transportation category cards face up in a row and the key rings at the center.

Place the word keys face down in a stack.2. Taking turns, the students select and read the category cards, and place each on a separate

key ring.3. Select a word key, read the word, and place it on the key ring with the corresponding

category card (e.g., places the glider key card on the key ring with the air category card).4. Continue until all word keys are sorted.5. Peer evaluation

Extensions and AdaptationsUse word keys without category cards and complete an open sort.Use other category cards (Activity Master V.017.AM3) and word keys (Activity Master V.017.AM4).

Word AnalysisTransportation Key Sort

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ObjectiveThe student will sort words by categories.

MaterialsPocket chart Category header cards (Activity Master V.018.AM1)Category cube (Activity Master V.018.AM2)Copy on card stock, laminate, cut, and assemble.Category word cards (Activity Master V.018.AM3a - V.018.AM3g)

ActivityStudents sort words while playing a category cube game.1. Place category header cards across the top row of the pocket chart. Place the category word

cards face up in rows and the category cube at the center.2. Taking turns, student one reads the words on the top row of the pocket chart. Student two

rolls the category cube, reads the word, selects a word card which belongs in that category, and places it under the corresponding word on the pocket chart (e.g., student two rolls and says the word “food,” then selects the “steak” word card, and places it in the column under “food” on the pocket chart).

3. Continue until all the word cards are sorted.4. Peer evaluation

Extensions and AdaptationsChoose a category, draw, and label a picture of each item.Use food category header cards (Activity Master V.018.AM4), category spinner (Activity Master V.018.AM5), and category word cards (Activity Master V.018.AM6a - V.018.AM6c) to complete another sort.

Word AnalysisCube Word Sort

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Months

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Pets

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Food

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Feelings

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Days

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Clothing

Days

Months

Feelings

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Cube Word Sort V.018.AM3a

category word cards

bread

peas

potato

peaches

steak

corn

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category word cards

hat

pants

socks

dress

shoes

shirt

belt

coat


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Cube Word Sort V.018.AM3c

category word cards

cat

bird

fish

horse

dog

hamster

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category word cards

Sunday

Tuesday

Thursday

Saturday

Monday

Wednesday

Friday


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Cube Word Sort V.018.AM3e

category word cards

January

March

May

July

February

April

June

August




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category word cards

September

November

October

December


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Cube Word Sort V.018.AM3g

category word cards

happy

angry

excited

shy

sad

scared

proud

delighted




Cube Word Sort V.018.AM4

category header cards

header header

header header

header header

Oils

Meat and Beans

Fruits

Milk

Grains

Vegetables


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category spinner

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VegetablesGrainsOils

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Cube Word Sort V.018.AM6a

category word cards

sunflower oil

cheese

soy beans

beef

yogurt

ice cream

strawberries

cottonseed oil


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Cube Word Sort V.018.AM6b

category word cards

fish

bread

broccoli

potatoes

chocolate milk

lima beans

carrots

spinach




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category word cards

cabbage

apples

brown rice

oatmeal

bananas

grapes

©2005 The Florida Center for Reading Research (Revised, 2008) K-1 Student Center Activities: Vocabulary

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Extensions and AdaptationsUse index cards in an open sort.Draw pictures to use as cues on each card.Use magazines and catalogs to find words for categories.Share with a partner and add new words to the envelopes.

Objective The student will identify and sort words by categories.

MaterialsPicture dictionaryLetter or legal size envelopesChoose categories and label three of the envelopes to use as a model (e.g., shapes, animals, toys). Punch holes in one corner of the remaining envelopes.Index cardsBook ringPencil

ActivityStudents sort words found in the dictionary into categories.1. Place picture dictionary and model envelopes at the center. Provide the student with three

plain envelopes, index cards, and a book ring.2. The student reads and copies each of the words from the model envelopes onto each of his

three plain envelopes (e.g., shapes, animals, toys).3. Uses the picture dictionary to find words for each category (e.g., square, cat, ball). Writes

the selected words on index cards.4. Continues until there are at least five cards for each category.5. Sorts each card into the corresponding category envelope. Puts the envelopes on a book ring.6. Teacher evaluation

Word AnalysisCategor-Ring

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ObjectiveThe student will identify similarities and differences between the meanings of words.

MaterialsWord strips (Activity Master V.020.AM1)Copy, laminate, and cut into strips.Student sheet (Activity Master V.020.SS)Pencil

ActivityStudents compare similar words, distinguish features, and record shared attributes.1. Place word strips in a stack face down at the center. Provide the student with a student

sheet.2. The student selects a strip and reads the three words (e.g., “ballet, soccer, football”). 3. Determines which two words are similar and why (e.g., “soccer and football are both

played using a ball”).4. Writes the two similar words in the boxes on the student sheet (e.g., soccer/football) and

writes the shared attribute beside the words (e.g., ball or games played with a ball.).5. Continues until student sheet is complete.6. Teacher evaluation

Extensions and AdaptationsWrite the word that is different on the back of the student sheet along with a word that shares a similar attribute.

Word AnalysisWord Connections

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apple broccoli

house yard

pot bowl

lamp flashlight

car bike

blouse shirt

lion dog

tree bush

chair couch

football

peach

building

plate

sun

boat

shoes

cat

sidewalk

tableword strips


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MaterialsInformation books about a content topic Vocabulary word cards (Activity Master V.021.AM1)Choose a target word pair or use vocabulary from a content topic.Student sheet (Activity Master V.021.SS)Pencil

ActivityStudents compare and contrast words using a Venn Diagram.1. Place vocabulary word cards and books at the center. Provide the student with a

student sheet.2. The student reads the words and writes them in each of the boxes on the student sheet.3. Writes attributes that are shared by both words in the overlapping area of the circles on

the Venn Diagram. Writes attributes which are unique to just one of the topics in the corresponding circle. Uses books if necessary.

4. Continues until there are at least three attributes in each of the three sections of the Venn Diagram.

5. Teacher evaluation

Extensions and AdaptationsUse other target word cards to compare and contrast.Compare and contrast attributes of classroom objects.

Word Analysis Same and Different

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frog

insect

city

home

car

shark

toad

spider

farm

school

bike


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MaterialsInformation books about a content topicStudent sheet (Activity Master V.022.SS1)Pencil

ActivityStudents identify the features that distinguish one word from another by completing a semantic feature analysis grid. 1. Place books at the center. Provide the student with a student sheet.2. The student says the name of the first picture in the left column (i.e., “cat”) and reads

the words across the top row (attributes). Places a check in each attribute box that applies to the word (i.e., cat: fur, tail eyes). Use books if necessary.

3. Continues down the grid until all categories and attributes are compared and student sheet is complete.

4. Teacher evaluation

Extensions and AdaptationsMake a large floor graph using masking tape as lines to compare distinguishing features (attributes) of objects (e.g., mittens, shoes, buttons, or toys).Make and use a semantic feature analysis grid for other words (Activity Master V.022.SS2).

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Vocabulary - The Florida Center for Reading Research©2005 The Florida Center for Reading Research (Revised, 2008) Objective The student will sort words by categories. Materials Transportation