Jahn School student pictorial glossaries with drawings that integrate the words

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

Community Places Word Builder Identify and use adjectives English / Spanish 
Community Words Word Builder Define important words English / Spanish 
Content Vocabulary Bank Identify words that are important to a topic English / Spanish 
Crossword Puzzle Challenge Make meaning with context clues English / Spanish 

Culture Vocabulary English / Spanish

Fluent Reader Identify important information when I read English / Spanish

Idea and Vocabulary Connections Use words to explain an idea English / Spanish 

Important Words Identify words related to a topic English / Spanish 

Picture Word Bank Identify words that are important to a topic  English / Spanish 

Show Chicago Progress Identify words important to a topic and use them to write about it English / Spanish 

Visualize Vocabulary English / Spanish

Vocabulary Questions--A Student Challenge English / Spanish
Word Bank Identify words related to a topic English / Spanish

Word Bank: Seasons and Weather English-Spanish

Word Builder: School Places Identify and define terms about a topic English / Spanish 

Word Builder: Jobs Identify and define terms about a topic English / Spanish 

Word Builder: Stores Identify and define terms about a topic English / Spanish 

Word Builder: My Street Identify and define terms about a topic English / Spanish 
Word Builder: Neighbors Identify and define terms about a topic English / Spanish 

Word Builder: Learning Identify and define terms about a topic English / Spanish 

Word Builder: Choices Identify and define terms about a topic English / Spanish 

Word Builder: Place Words Identify and define terms about a topic English / Spanish 

Word Builder: My City Identify and define terms about a topic English / Spanish 

You're the Astronomer Use word origins and derivations to understand content area words English / Spanish 
You're the Leader Use word origins and derivations to understand content area words English / Spanish 
 

You're the _____ Relate words to a career and classify them by parts of speech English-Spanish

Sight Words and Content Area Vocabulary
Learning these words will be more meaningful if students relate the words to their own community and city.

Sight Words Know sight words English / Spanish
Thinking Vocabulary English / Spanish

Science Vocabulary
Ecology
Systems
Technology
Discoveries
Earth Science
Social Studies Vocabulary
Civics
Culture
Economics
Geography
Geography--Location
Geography--Communities and Regions
Government


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