K-1 Student Center Activities: Vocabulary
Vocabulary
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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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transportation category cards
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Transportation Key Sort V.017.AM2b
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anc
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ycle
bus
cam
per
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taxi
mot
orcy
cle
train
truck
ship
cano
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word keys
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Transportation Key Sort V.017.AM2d
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blank category cards
Transportation Key Sort V.017.AM3
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Transportation Key Sort V.017.AM4
blank word keys
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Vocabulary
©2005 The Florida Center for Reading Research (Revised, 2008)
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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steak
header
Months
header
Pets
header
Food
header
Feelings
header
Days
header
Clothing
broccoli belt snake Saturday September scared
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category header cards
header header
header header
header header
Months
Pets
Food
Feelings
Days
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Clothing
Days
Months
Feelings
Food Pets
category cube
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Cube Word Sort V.018.AM3a
category word cards
bread
peas
potato
peaches
steak
corn
lettuce
broccoli
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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
gerbil
snake
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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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Cube Word SortV.018.AM3f
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
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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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V.018.AM5Cube Word Sort
category spinner
Fruits
VegetablesGrainsOils
Mea
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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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Cube Word Sort V.018.AM6c
category word cards
cabbage
apples
brown rice
oatmeal
bananas
grapes
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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
V.019
toysani
malsshapes
K-1 Student Center Activities: Vocabulary
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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
V.020
V.020.SS
Word Connections
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soccer footballgames played with a ball
ballet soccer football
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V.020.AM1Word Connections
ballet soccer
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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ObjectiveThe student will identify similarities and differences between the meanings of words.
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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V.021.AM1 Same and Different
vocabulary word cards
alligator
frog
insect
city
home
car
shark
toad
spider
farm
school
bike
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ObjectiveThe student will identify similarities and differences between the meanings of words.
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).
Word AnalysisSemantic Feature Analysis
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