Academic Vocabulary Lesson Plans & Worksheets Reviewed by Teachers

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Create a Community that Promotes Academic Language

For Teachers 9th - 12th

Set your elementary, middle, and high schoolers up for success by implementing a variety of strategies to build academic language.

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Academic Vocabulary Building Activities

For Teachers K - 9th Standards

Suggestions for using Roberto Marzano's six-step approach to academic vocabulary instruction are detailed in a packet that includes graphic organizers, worksheets, and activities.

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Prestwick House

Vocabulary in Context: Inside the World of Wizards

For Teachers 8th Standards

Enter the world of Harry Potter and learn new vocabulary at the same time. A high-interest reading passage provides insight into the history of Harry Potter. Follow-up activities incorporate key vocabulary strategies, such as using...

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Prestwick House

Vocabulary in Context: Wilderness Survival

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards

Do you have what it takes to survive in the wilderness? A high-interest reading passage offers practical advice while incorporating vocabulary practice. Follow-up worksheets focus on skills such as defining words, making inferences, and...

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Granite School District

5th Grade CCSS Vocabulary Word List

For Teachers 5th

Develop the academic language of fifth grade mathematicians with this list of Common Core vocabulary. Accompanied by a series of word cards that support each term with examples and images, this resource is a valuable tool for any fifth...

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Granite School District

1st Grade CCSS Math Vocabulary Word List

For Teachers 1st

Provide first graders with the academic language they need to tackle the Common Core Math Standards with this comprehensive vocabulary list. Including three different displays for each word - one with only the word, one with the word and...

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Granite School District

Kindergarten CCSS Math Vocabulary Word List

For Teachers K

Help kindergartners develop the academic language they need to master the Common Core standards with this list of math vocabulary. Including the definitions of each term as well as a set of word cards with supporting images and examples,...

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EngageNY

Word Choice: Using Academic Vocabulary to Apply for a Colonial Trade Job

For Teachers 4th Standards

Scholars reflect upon colonial jobs such as a blacksmith, cooper, shoemaker, etc. Together, the class writes a job application as a practice for working independently. Learners employ their experience in writing a job application for a...

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The Metamorphosis: Vocabulary Bingo

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards

Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis is one of the most fascinating pieces of literature from the 20th century, and its rich vocabulary is one of the reasons it has endured for over a century. Help learners of all levels work...

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Daily Academic Language Development

For Teachers 2nd - 6th

Five minute mini-lessons designed to expose learners to high-frequency academic language.

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Mid-Unit 2 Assessment: On-Demand Informational Writing

For Teachers 3rd Standards

Lesson 7 focuses on building academic vocabulary and writing an explanatory letter with supported textual evidence. For the first five minutes of the lesson, the educator reminds the class of how to read and refer to the accordion...

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Academic Reading Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards

From A to Z, learners define, draw, and find examples of specific reading focus skills in an alphabetized reading vocabulary packet. Words include dialogue, theme, text structure, genre, paraphrase, and many more.

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Patterns and Sequences

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards

A very well done slide-show defines and explains how numeric patterns and sequences work. Academic vocabulary is highlighted as well as solid examples and whole class practice. The last slide contains four number sequences for the class...

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The Red Badge of Courage: Vocabulary Bingo!

For Teachers 9th - 12th

To reinforce recognition of vocabulary words drawn from Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage, readers engage in a vocabulary bingo game.

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Vocabulary: Human Rights

For Teachers 5th Standards

Your class continues to explore the history of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In addition to learning about the background of this text, learners work on the skill of identifying and understanding key academic vocabulary....

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Unit 2 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 3)

For Teachers 3rd

A set of third grade math vocabulary cards include topics that range from addition properties to terms like estimate and fact family. Each sheet has two cards on it. The top half is the word printed in bold text,...

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Billabong High International School

Charlotte's Web Vocabulary Sheets

For Students 2nd Standards

That's some worksheet! A 10-page packet includes vocabulary words from each chapter in Charlotte's Web.

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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 5 - Exercise 1c

For Students 9th - 12th

In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, high schoolers answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 8 - Exercise 6b

For Students 9th - 12th

In this online interactive English vocabulary skills activity, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 1 - Exercise 1a

For Students 9th - 12th

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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 8 - Exercise 4b

For Students 9th - 12th

In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

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