Best-Ever Activities for Vocabulary (Grades 2-3)

Packed with teacher-tested ideas and activities that correlate with the Language Arts Standards. Includes tips for working with second language learners; assessment ideas; and writing, art, music, and movement connections for kids of all learning styles. You’ll also find reproducible graphs, charts, graphic organizers, games, mini-books, easy-to-make manipulatives, and much more!

Model the thought process you use to figure out the meaning of a word. For example, “Here’s a word I don’t know. How can I figure it out? First, I’ll skip the word and read on while I look for clues.” As you review the words on a child’s “Book Bumps” list, note that too many may mean the book was too difficult. In this case, work together with the student to select the next book for independent reading.