Vocabulary activities for first grade

Growing a student's vocabulary is an important task as a first grade teacher. Learn my favorite vocabulary activity for first grade!

My students love working on writing blends and digraphs through this fun Blends and Digraphs Write and Wipe Activity! Once my students master the ability to read and write CVC words, then we move on to introducing blends and digraphs. After introducing the sounds, I put these activity mats into their literacy center rotations. Each student will pull a card, say the word, write the word, and use the word in a sentence. When students are able to complete the activity mat with accuracy, I offer…

READ and DRAW! Read the SIMPLE sentences and draw a picture to match!

Here are 10 fun adjective activities that you can you use in your classroom to teach your students all about adjectives!

Let's do English ESL general vocabulary practice. Write the correct word under the picture Color the pictures Trace the following words with colors Repeat…

A few years ago, we sat in a Professional Development meeting faced with the challenge of bringing robust vocabulary to the forefront of our primary classroom. It seemed such a BIG task for such little brains, but one that we agreed was imperative to teaching today’s learners. We spent over a year planning, creating, testing, […]

Have you ever used a "Word of the Week" in your kindergarten classroom? This vocabulary routine is one of the best ways to teach vocabulary in a meaningful way. Click the pin to learn how to use a word of the week to boost your kindergarten students' vocabulary knowledge and confidence!

Frayer Model: great way for students to teach and learn vocabulary (other than copying definitions from the textbook)