VOCABULARY
General and
Multiple Approaches to Building Vocabulary
Building Vocabulary
with Prefixes and Root Words
Building Vocabulary through Context, Puzzles, and
Visual Mnemonics
Building Vocabulary
through Context and Content
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GENERAL AND
MULTIPLE APPROACHES TO BUILDING VOCABULARY
Word Wizard software produced by Teacher Created Resources. Add
interest to lessons in spelling, vocabulary and other language arts topics. With
just a few clicks, you can create motivating games, activities and worksheets.
Start by selecting words from a huge, grade-specific word bank. Or use your own
word lists to supplement the curriculum you are teaching. Then print your choice
of several options: word cards for use in a pocket chart, flash cards,
bingo-type games, word cubes, word scrambles, Venn diagrams, word banks or lists
with one or more columns, and more. Compatible with Windows and Macintosh
computers. Requires Windows 98 or later , Macintosh OS X or later, CD-ROM drive,
and 5 MG available space BTH-5317. $22.49-D
Brain Blasters Vocabulary Practice Cards from Edupress:
These sets of vocabulary practice cards are research-based and qualify for Title
1 funds. They promote parent involvement. Each deck of consists of 40
double-sided 4-3/4 x 7" cards, totaling 400 vocabulary words. Self-checking
cards allow for individual practice. These are perfect for preparing for tests,
take-home-work, learning centers, and home schools. These cards provide practice
for definitions, context clues, meaning in a sentence, multiple meanings,
prefixes, suffixes, homophones, antonyms, synonyms, idioms, analogies, and
compound words. Here are the available titles:
Brain Blasters Vocabulary Practice
Cards, Grade 2. BTH-5460. $8.99-D
Brain
Blasters Vocabulary Practice Cards, Grade 3. BTH-5461. $8.99-D
Brain
Blasters Vocabulary Practice Cards, Grade 4. BTH-5462. $8.99-D
Brain
Blasters Vocabulary Practice Cards, Grade 5. BTH-5463. $8.99-D
Brain
Blasters Vocabulary Practice Cards, Grade 6. BTH-5464. $8.99-D
Evan-Moor Daily Academic Vocabulary Series:
This series is an academic tool kit for grades 2-6+. Each book in the series
provides 36 weeks of instruction and reproducible practice on key vocabulary
words that students encounter frequently in their course work and in assessment.
Students practice the words through speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Weekly and quarterly reviews help cement the learning experience and provide
assessment opportunities. Books consist of 160 reproducible pages, answer key,
and 32 transparencies. Available for grades 2-6+
Daily Academic Vocabulary Grade 2,
Evan-Moor, 2007. Students will learn 98 key vocabulary words that students will
encounter in many different academic contexts and learning experiences. The book
provides 36 weeks of direct instruction and reproducible practice. BTH-5251.
$26.99-D
Daily Academic Vocabulary Grade 3, Evan-Moor, 2007. Students will
learn 99 key vocabulary words that students will encounter in many different
academic contexts and learning experiences. The book provides 36 weeks of direct
instruction and reproducible practice. BTH-5252. $26.99-D
Daily Academic Vocabulary Grade 4, Evan-Moor, 2007. Students will learn 96
key vocabulary words that students will encounter in many different academic
contexts and learning experiences. The book provides 36 weeks of direct
instruction and reproducible practice. BTH-5253. $26.99-D
Daily Academic Vocabulary Grade 5, Evan-Moor, 2007. Students will learn 110
key vocabulary words that students will encounter in many different academic
contexts and learning experiences. The book provides 36 weeks of direct
instruction and reproducible practice. BTH-5254. $26.99-D
Daily Academic Vocabulary Grade 6+, Evan-Moor, 2007. Students will learn 129
key vocabulary words that students will encounter in many different academic
contexts and learning experiences. The book provides 36 weeks of direct
instruction and reproducible practice. BTH-5255. $26.99-D
Increase
Your Word Power: Using Your Senses to Improve Your Vocabulary by Dorothy
A. Fontaine. Barron's 2007. This writer uses Gardner's Theory of Multiple
Intelligences to help you increase your vocabulary for academic success. She
applies Gardner's theory to help you learn words, recognize them in your
reading, and know how to use them in speech and written exercises. Every section
introduces 125 new words, with a definition, part of speech, and an example
sentence. At the back of the book is a master list of 1000 words and a Parts of
Speech chart. At the beginning is a Multiple Intelligences Inventory so you can
determine your learning strengths and weaknesses. A variety of quizzes
throughout the book help you see your progress. 383 pages. BTH-3433. $13.46-D
Key
Words for High Achievement by R & R FitzGerald, Teacher Created
Resources, 2006 reprint. This challenging book for grades 6 and up is intended
to prepare students for the SAT and Advanced Placement tests. it contains 36
independent units, each of which included a pre-test, word modeling, a quick
match, and answer keys for the pre-test and quick match. The words have been
taken from vocabulary expectation lists for honors students and from books on
the reading list for the Advanced Placement test in English Language and
Composition and English Literature and Composition. At the front of the book
there is a long list of common root words, prefixes, and suffixes, along with
their meanings and examples of words they appear in. Even I, a former
English teacher, found plenty left to learn in this book. Reproducible.
304 pages. BTH-3841. $22.49-D
Vocabulary
Skills from Steck-Vaughn: These reproducible books help readers build a
rich vocabulary as they also learn word analysis strategies that increase reading
comprehension skills. Available for grades 2-6, each book contains the following:
20 high-interest stories with new vocabulary
words in each one.
100-160 new words
a variety of activities that help students
learn to use the words properly
word analysis strategies such as using base
words, prefixes and suffixes, and Greek and Latin roots
writing activities requiring the use of the
new vocabulary words.
The Vocabulary Teacher's Book of Lists by Edward B. Fry. Jossey-Bass,
2004. If you need helps in teaching or learning vocabulary, this book probably
has what you need. Contains 199 lists of everything from last names and SAT
words to word pairs, oxymorons, popular science vocabulary, to roots (31 lists),
word origins (22 lists), lists by subject, and many, many more. It also includes
several methods for teaching and learning vocabulary. 377 pages. BTH-2336.
$26.96-D
Wordly
Wise: My all-round favorite choice for all ages who can read. Start in
first or second grade and go all the way through high school.
Words Every ___ Grader Needs to Know!
Series by Frank Schaffer Publications. Books in this series are
designed to enhance a student’s understanding of vocabulary in the content
areas. Each activity gives students extra practice with academic vocabulary,
which are the subject-specific words that often challenge learners. Though
students rarely encounter these words in everyday use, knowing them is essential
to a student’s ability to learn new subject concepts.
Words Every 2nd Grader Needs to Know!
Academic Vocabulary Practice by Lee Justice. The 180 words in
this book have been carefully selected to match national education standards in
the curriculum areas of math, science and health, technology, language arts,
history, geography, civics and economics, and the arts. The activities feature
vocabulary words in a variety of contexts so that students can make their own
thoughtful connections about them. This book also includes a reproducible
student dictionary, vocabulary game ideas and reproducible templates, and word
cards––tools that will make learning academic vocabulary words both effective
and fun! Answer key is bound in. 144 pages _ vocabulary cards. BTH-5389.
$13.49-D
Words Every 3rdGrader Needs to Know!
Academic Vocabulary Practice by Lee Justice. The 200 words in
this book have been carefully selected to match national education standards in
the curriculum areas of math, science and health, technology, language arts,
history, geography, civics and economics, and the arts. The activities feature
vocabulary words in a variety of contexts so that students can make their own
thoughtful connections about them. This book also includes a reproducible
student dictionary, vocabulary game ideas and reproducible templates, and word
cards––tools that will make learning academic vocabulary words both effective
and fun! Answer key is bound in. 144 pages _ vocabulary cards. BTH-5390.
$13.49-D
Words Every 4th Grader Needs to Know!
Academic Vocabulary Practice The 220 words in this book have been
carefully selected to match national education standards in the curriculum areas
of math, science and health, technology, language arts, history, geography,
civics and economics, and the arts. The activities feature vocabulary words in a
variety of contexts so that students can make their own thoughtful connections
about them. This book also includes a reproducible student dictionary,
vocabulary game ideas and reproducible templates, and word cards––tools that
will make learning academic vocabulary words both effective and fun! Answer key
is bound in. 144 pages _ vocabulary cards. BTH-5391. $13.49-D
Words Every 5th Grader Needs to Know!
Academic Vocabulary Practice The 220 words in this book have been
carefully selected to match national education standards in the curriculum areas
of math, science and health, technology, language arts, history, geography,
civics and economics, and the arts. The activities feature vocabulary words in a
variety of contexts so that students can make their own thoughtful connections
about them. This book also includes a reproducible student dictionary,
vocabulary game ideas and reproducible templates, and word cards––tools that
will make learning academic vocabulary words both effective and fun! Answer key
is bound in. 144 pages _ vocabulary cards. BTH-5392. $13.49-D
BUILDING VOCABULARY WITH PREFIXES AND ROOT WORDS
Greek
and Latin Roots: Teaching Vocabulary to Improve Reading Comprehension by
Trisha Callella. ©2004, Learning Works. 144 pages. For grades 4-8. This book
helps students learn to break down the parts of words they don't know in order
to figure them out instead of just skipping over them. The activities in this
book incorporate all levels of literacy so that students will be able to
transfer the vocabulary they learn to their speech, writing, and reading
comprehension. This book has 15 units. Each unit has two lessons, each of which
takes a week. There is a suggested lesson plan for each day of the week. Each
lesson has four activity pages for students: a take-home word list to study; a
sets of hands-on vocabulary sort cards to match up for practice; a set of
Read-Around-Review cards for small group review, and a brief quiz. Every
two weeks there is a Review Test. Students learn one new root every week and ten
new words that contain that root. Teachers may reproduce pages for student use
in the classroom. Answers for exercises and tests are provided. BTH-1552. $17.99-D
More Greek
and Latin Roots: Teaching Vocabulary to Improve Reading Comprehension by
Trisha Callella. ©2007, Learning Works. 144 pages. For grades 4-8. This book
follows the same organization and format as the book above and introduces
another 30 root words. BTH-3834. $17.99-D
Prefixes
and Suffixes: Teaching Vocabulary to Improve Reading Comprehension by
Trisha Callella. ©2004, Learning Works. 144 pages. For grades 4-8. This book
helps students learn to break down the parts of words they don't know in order
to figure them out instead of just skipping over them. The activities in this
book incorporate all levels of literacy so that students will be able to
transfer the vocabulary they learn to their speech, writing, and reading
comprehension. This book has 15 units. Each unit has two lessons, each of which
takes a week. There is a suggested lesson plan for each day of the week. Each
lesson has four activity pages for students: a take-home word list to study; a
sets of hands-on vocabulary sort cards to match up for practice; a set of
Read-Around-Review cards for small group review, and a brief quiz. Every
two weeks there is a Review Test. Students learn one new prefix or suffix every
week and ten new words that contain which contain it. Teachers may reproduce
pages for student use in the classroom. Answers for exercises and tests are
provided. BTH-1553. $17.99-D
More Prefixes
and Suffixes: Teaching Vocabulary to Improve Reading Comprehension by
Trisha Callella. ©2007, Creative Teaching Press. 144 pages. For grades 4-6. This
book continues where the book above left off, introducing 37 new prefixes and
suffixes. BTH-3835. $17.99-D
Red Hot Root Words 1: Vocabulary with Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words.
Like the companion book (below) for older students, this book helps students in grades 3-5
improve their mastery of the English language and acquire the keys for understanding
thousands of words. Each lesson presents a prefix, suffix or root word, five new
vocabulary words, sample sentences, and worksheets. The teacher's section also has
additional activities and listings of supplementary words. This is one of the most
complete useable presentations of vocabulary development using word part you will find
available. 120 pages. Reproducible for classroom use.BTH-174. $15.26-D
Red Hot Root Words 2: Mastering
Vocabulary with Prefixes, Suffixes and Root Words. This new reproducible book helps
students become familiar with Greek and Latin prefixes, suffixes and roots -- the building
blocks of the English language. They are grouped by similar meanings and concepts so that
students may see the related Greek and Latin components with their applications in the
English language. The lessons cover the most commonly-used terms -- the ones that appear
most often on standardized tests. A more complete list appears at the end of each section,
with terms that were not covered, their meanings, and sample words.
Each lesson introduces at least two prefixes, root
words, or suffixes. The first part of each lesson introduces the word parts with their
meanings and sample words. The second part presents ten words, their parts of
speech, definitions, and usage in a sample sentence. This is followed by a one-page
reproducible worksheet with exercises to help reinforces the new learning. There are 54
lessons in all.
Information for the teacher at the front of
the book includes brief lesson notes which summarize the word parts and new
vocabulary; some additional lesson ideas; and some reproducible patterns for
word study, word building blocks, parts of speech chart, root word pyramid, and
a word quilt. For grades 5-9. 158 pages. BTH-175.
$17.96-D.
Vocabulary
Development Using Roots and Riddles by Claudia Vurnakes. Frank
Schaffer Publications. For middle and high school students. These are
great fun for secondary students who need to build vocabulary with root
words. A variety of riddles and other word play activities will challenge
students to be creative as they learn these roots: voc, bene/bon, min, port,
gens, vid/ vis, scrib/scrip, nom/nym, mitt/miss, chron/temp, geo/terra, ,ject,
carn/corp, ped/pod, manu, arch, primo/proto, mater/pater, spec/spic, mono/uni,
bi/du, number roots, sym/syn.
Here are a few examples of riddles with their
answers:
A harmless complaint: A
benign whine
What kind of gas does a tiny car use? Minuscule fuel
Which bird is known for its admirable deportment? A behavin'
raven
Other activities involve rewriting sentences
to make them longer or shorter Using the provided word list,
students are asked to reduce sentences like this one into six words or less:
He was able to stay
alive because of the good yield that he harvested from his garden.
There are a variety of other activities than
involve more words than I can quote here. But they are all fun, and many even
challenge me. Try this. Your students will like it. BTH-2963. $11.69-D
Vocabulary from Classical
Roots: this one is designed for junior and senior high study.
Word Puzzlers series by Milliken.
Books in this series offer an entertaining way for students to sharpen reasoning
skills, increase vocabulary, and reinforce spelling skills. Activities include
codes, mazes, riddles, rhymes, rebuses, word searches, crossword puzzles,
matching activities, and more. Activities are grade-appropriate. Answers are
provided. Reproducible for classroom use.
Word
Puzzlers Grades K-1 by Jean Wolff, 2001. 28 pages. BTH-4744. $6.26-D
Also available for grades 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5,
5-6, 6-7 and 7-8 Just ask.
Word Sleuth: Discovering Word Roots and Affixes by
Jim Alpine, Betty Weincek, and Sue Jeweler. Educational Impressions, 2007. Books
in this series help interest students in the origin of our language and the
formation of words from combining roots and affixes. They will learn to decode
words and even create their own as they begin to apply the way root words,
prefixes and suffixes use used to create a living language. Students will soon
learn to analyze new words by using this knowledge and the context in which the
words appear. The books begin with a teacher section with information on using
the book and its format, differentiation and interdisciplinary ideas, and an
explanation of Bloom's Taxomomy. Then there are three sections of reproducible
pages for students: Explain!, Explore!, and Extend! Word parts are presented in
easy list form. There are plenty of activities for making new words, making
words for different parts of speech from the same root, decoding word meanings,
finding word origins, and playing with words. There are also groups of words
arranged by subject for students to analyze. Since answers require students to
put things into their own words, there is no answer key.
Word Sleuth: Discovering Word Roots and Affixes Book 1: Grades 4-5,
BTH-3890. $14.39-D
Word Sleuth: Discovering Word Roots and Affixes Book 2: Grades 6-8,
BTH-3891. $14.39-D
If you follow the links
above, they may lead to slightly damaged books at lower prices while supplies
last.
Words on the Vine: Thirty-six Vocabulary Units on Root Words by
Claudia Vurnakes. Instructional Fair, 1998. This 36-unit program is based on
common Greek and Latin root words. Each unit introduces students to ten
vocabulary words and traces their definitions back to a common meaning. Three
reproducible activity pages that offer practice with the words each have a
memory-jogging picture on a top corner that symbolizes the root. Many of the
activities are hands-on, involving cutting and pasting, drawing, or using
reference books. There are also multiple choice, matching, and other usual types
of exercises. Master word lists, extra words, and enrichment exercises are at
the front. 116 pages. For grades 5-8. BTH-4605. $11.69-D
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