Academic Vocabulary Words For Kindergarten Core Tier 2 Vocabulary List & Activities ESL ELL

Description

Unlock the power of daily vocabulary lessons with Academic Vocabulary Words For Kindergarten Core Tier 2 Vocabulary List & Activities ESL ELL! This bright & colorful set of daily academic vocabulary words & activities will expose your students to rich tier 2 core vocabulary while building their language and communication skills.

⭐Perfect for vocabulary word of the day, word of the week, or vocabulary intervention lessons, this yearlong set supports vocabulary building, comprehension, and language fluency for diverse learners.

⭐When you purchase this product you will receive both a PowerPoint version and a PDF version, which makes this vocabulary resource versatile enough for use whether you are teaching in person or virtually.

Click on the preview to see what makes this resource so special!⬆️

 

What is included in this resource?

✅158 Academic Tier 2 Core Vocabulary Word of the Day Picture Cards/Slides– A different daily vocabulary word and matching picture for every day of the year. Build strong language skills in your students as you study each word, its part of speech, its meaning, and how it is used in a sentence.

Each poster features:

• Tier 2 vocabulary word
• Definition
• Part of speech
• Bright, colorful photo example
• Sample sentence

✅Differentiated Student Activity Pages & Journal Cover- Use the differentiated student recording sheets for assessment and accountability. Choose the page format that works best for your learners!

A journal cover is also included if you prefer to bundle the pages together to create a Word of the Day journal.

Each student activity page features:

•Word of the Day

•Part of speech

•Meaning

•Use the word in a sentence

•Illustrate the word/or find an image to represent the word

✅Parts of Speech Reference Posters/Cards- Two sizes of reference posters will allow your students to develop a strong understanding of parts of speech.

Parts of Speech Reference Posters included:

• noun
• verb
• pronoun
• adjective
• adverb
• preposition
• conjunction
• interjection

✅Positive Student Notes- Positive notes intended to encourage and recognize students who can begin using the Vocabulary Word of the Day in their classroom conversations!

 

 

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Vocabulary words included in this resource:

age

annoy

appear

artist

attention

autumn

bay

beak

bloom

bumpy

burst

buzz

calm

care

check

cheer

chilly

chore

comfort

community

consequence

country

covered

cradle

curious

dangle

decision

delicious

dentist

dew

directions

disappear

discover

drawer

drowsy

dusty

edge

enormous

explore

fair

farmer

fear

firefly

fix

fluffy

focus

follow

frustrated

gallop

gentle

gigantic

giggle

glance

glossy

glow

goal

grab

grumpy

half

healthy

herd

hoof

huge

ignore

include

invitation

laundry

lazy

leader

leaf

leak

library

list

market

melt

miserable

month

muddy

mumble

museum

net

note

notice

observing

ocean

ordinary

pace

pair

past

patient

peaceful

peck

pilot

plan

pointy

polite

pond

positive

prefer

president

problem

protect

proud

question

race

reach

relax

remind

report

respect

responsible

rotten

round

row

sail

scene

scratch

scrub

shade

shaky

share

ship

shore

silky

sink

slide

slip

sniff

soapy

sparkle

special

spotted

spring

sprinkle

stare

straight

summer

supplies

surprise

tangled

team

tent

together

tomorrow

trade

trunk

universe

warm

warning

wave

week

wiggle

winter

wish

wonder

worry

yesterday

young

 

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What skills are covered with this resource?

• increased vocabulary
• increased comprehension
• more accurate word usage
• parts of speech
• spelling
• critical thinking skills
• deeper understanding of the English Language

 This resource supports Common Core Standards (CCSS):

• SL.K.4, SL.K.5, L.K.1, L.K.2, L.K.4, L.K.5, L.K.6

What do teachers love about this resource?

• Reusable and substitute-friendly
• Easy differentiation
• Builds confidence
• Bright, colorful images capture student attention
• Predictable and repetitive format sets students up for success and increases classroom productivity.
• Motivates students to assimilate new vocabulary words into their everyday speaking and writing.
• Supports independence
• Editable option included to create custom posters/slides for students.

 

 

How can I use these in my classroom?

• Print the daily word posters out and display them in your classroom as a “vocabulary word wall”.
• Mount the posters on rings and hang them on the whiteboard with a magnetic cafe rod. This makes the word of the day easily accessible for students to incorporate into their conversations and writing.
• Project the PowerPoint slides onto the Smartboard for whole-class instruction and discussion.
• Upload the PowerPoint into Google Classroom(TM) for virtual learning.
• Add “word of the day” or “word of the week” to your daily morning meeting activities.
• Use as a warm-up to language arts lessons to establish a positive & fun classroom routine.
• Use throughout the day as a time-filler when you have a few minutes in your schedule to fill with quick and easy activities.
• Provide students with their copy of the parts of speech reference cards to use for support when they are writing.
• Create vocabulary journals for students to use to record new words learned.
• Set up as a word study center, literacy center, or enrichment center for early finishers.

 

FAQS

• Is this resource editable?

The cards themselves are not editable, however, an editable option is added at the end of the resource for you to create custom word posters/slides for your students.

• what words are considered tier 2 vocabulary words?

Tier 2 vocabulary words are less familiar, yet useful vocabulary found in written text across multiple domains. The Common Core State Standards refer to these as “general academic words.” These words are more precise or subtle forms of familiar words and include multiple-meaning words.

 

• The description says kindergarten. Can this be used with students in other grade levels?

Yes, absolutely! Using this set with students in other grade levels is a great way to differentiate the learning in your classroom to support all students.

 

• Is this resource offered in a money-saving bundle?

Yes! Click here to shop this resource in a K-2 grade discounted bundle!

 

• Is this available in other languages?

No. At this time, this resource is only available in English.

• Can I leave feedback?

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