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Vocabulary games for kindergarten4/5/2024 ![]() We use our vocabulary words to unscramble the mixed up sentences during our Monday writing lesson. Vocabulary Aligned in Adapted Books Pocket Chart Sentences Students love to choose these during centers or if they finish something early. After I have taught the weekly adapted book it goes in our classroom library. The books I use in my classroom align with my weekly vocabulary so students practice reading these new words in context. The students love the visuals, moving the pieces to interact with the book, and the visual comprehension. My favorite strategy for teaching vocabulary in kindergarten is to use adapted books. More Favorite Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary in Kindergarten: Adapted Books! I include weekly vocabulary so they can discuss those words with their children to help them practice across environments. I include topics we are learning and any important events and reminders. It’s easier for me to keep up with than a weekly one and it keeps parents in the know. To keep the home-school connection strong I like to send home a monthly newsletter. Themed Vocabulary Word Wall Cards Family Connections This is where students can reference them as they need throughout the year. When the month is over, I move all of the month’s vocabulary words to our portable word wall. ![]() On Friday afternoons I put all the words on a binder ring and clip them on the whiteboard. If a student needs a specific word during the week they can go grab it off the board as needed. I print out the vocabulary word wall cards and use a magnet to display them on the board as well. Student Vocabulary Anchor Charts Word Walls Anchor charts are probably one of my favorite strategies for teaching vocabulary in kindergarten. This is a quick reference if they want to use these words in their writing during the week. They color these and keep them in their writing folder. Then I give students a black and white version of the chart. The colored anchor chart then goes up on the whiteboard for students to reference during the week. I ask the students to use them in sentences and we discuss them as a class. We talk about each word and ask if anyone has any background knowledge for the words. I introduce new vocabulary words on Mondays with a colored mini anchor chart. Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary in Kindergarten Anchor Charts Intentionally teaching vocabulary can lessen this gap, provide more background knowledge for students, and give them access to words to use in conversations, when reading, and in their writing. Studies have shown that some children can literally have heard a million words less than peers who are in environments where adults read to and converse more with them. Knowing I have this routine ready to go makes teaching vocabulary simple and not “just another thing.” Why Teach Vocabulary in Kindergarten?īy the time many kindergarteners start school, there is already a huge word gap. In my class we have a set routine that I follow each week to introduce the new words and a system for words already taught. It’s not super complicated, but you must be intentional about strategies for teaching vocabulary in kindergarten.
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