Success With Beginning Vocabulary Gr1

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Scholastic Success With Beginning Vocabulary

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Written by Danette Randolph Cover design by Ka-Yeon Kim-Li Interior illustrations by Carol Tiernon Interior design by Quack & Company ISBN-13 978-0-545-20092-9 ISBN-10 0-545-20092-X Copyright © 2004, 2010 Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10


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Introduction

Developing a rich vocabulary is an important key to learning and preparing children for success in a school environment. Students who have a wide vocabulary and become independent word learners score higher on achievement tests. Parents and teachers alike will find this book a valuable teaching tool in helping students become independent word learners. Students will enjoy completing the activities as they encounter a varied vocabulary including categories, number words, science, weather, opposites, rhyming, and everyday words. The activities are both engaging and educational. Take a look at the Table of Contents and you will feel rewarded knowing you’re providing such a valuable resource for your students. Remember to praise them for their efforts and successes.


Table of Contents Out of Place (Categories).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Where Do I Belong? (Categories).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Going to School (Categories).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 A Pond Picture (Number words). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Growing Colors (Number words).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Fish Fun (Number words).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Coloring Crayons (Color words). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 What Color Am I? (Color words).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 How Is the Weather? (Weather words).. . . . . . . . . . . . 12 I Am Hungry! (Science/health vocabulary).. . . . . . . . 13 Healthy Treats to Eat (Science/health vocabulary).14 Rough Reptiles (Science vocabulary).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Mammal Mix-Up (Science vocabulary).. . . . . . . . . . . 16 I Want My Mommy! (Science vocabulary).. . . . . . . . 17 Home Sweet Home (Science vocabulary).. . . . . . . . . 18 Totally Amazing (Science vocabulary).. . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Sensational Senses (Science vocabulary).. . . . . . . . . 20 Shadow Search (Science vocabulary).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Searching for Opposites (Opposites). . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Searching for More Opposites (Opposites). . . . . . . 23 Pretty Balloons (Opposites). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Just the Right Size (Opposites). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Quacky Business (Opposites).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Up, Down, and All Around (Opposites).. . . . . . . . . . . 27 In, Out, and All About (Opposites).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Star Lights (Opposites).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 A Perfect Match (Comparing words).. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 A Ride in the Clouds (Comparing words).. . . . . . . . . . 31 Small but Strong (Comparing words).. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Bigger and Better (Comparing words).. . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Rhyme Time (Rhyming words).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Everything in Order (Sequencing).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 What Is Really Real? (Pretend/real). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 How Do You Feel? (Feelings).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 I Need It! (Social studies vocabulary).. . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 I Want It! (Social studies vocabulary).. . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Time to Travel (Social studies vocabulary). . . . . . . . 40 Special Helpers (Careers).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Time to Work (Careers).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Sorting Shapes (Math vocabulary).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Shape Teasers (Math vocabulary).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Time for a Picnic (Math vocabulary).. . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 All Dressed Up (Everyday vocabulary). . . . . . . . . . . . 46 A Place to Call Home (Everyday vocabulary).. . . . . 47 Ring-a-Ling (Everyday vocabulary).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48


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Name

Categories

Out of Place Say the things in the pictures. Circle two things in each picture that do not belong. Color the pictures. chest penguin swing window toys

bed sink

snowman table broom

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chair

tulip


stove

rug

Name

Categories

Where Do I Belong?


Draw a line to show where each thing belongs.

Circus Tickets

On another sheet of paper, draw a picture of something else that might be on a farm. Scholastic Success With Beginning Vocabulary

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Name

Categories

Going to School Find and color these things in the picture.

pencil

scissors

book

paper

glue

eraser


Color one thing in the picture that does not belong. 6


Name

Number words

A Pond Picture Animals covered with wet, smooth skin belong to the amphibian family. Find and circle. two toads

three salamanders

four frogs


one newt

On another sheet of paper, draw a picture of a word that rhymes with four. Scholastic Success With Beginning Vocabulary

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Name

Number words

Growing Colors Plants need sunlight, water, and soil to grow. Draw flowers to show five.

Circle six flowers.

Circle eight flowers.

On another sheet of paper, draw a picture of a word that rhymes with five. 8



Draw flowers to show seven.

Name

Number words

Fish Fun Fish live in the water. They breathe through gills.


Circle nine fish that are the same. Underline ten striped fish.

Did you know a group of fish is called a school? Scholastic Success With Beginning Vocabulary

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Color words

Coloring Crayons

red yellow

orange

blue

Color each crayon to show its color. Draw a line from each crayon to its matching color word.

e

blue

purpl

red

orange

Name three things that are red. 10



purple

green

yellow

green

Name

Color words

What Color Am I? Say the color words. Color the pictures.

red

green

blue

orange

black


yellow

purple

brown

On another sheet of paper, draw four things that can be green. Scholastic Success With Beginning Vocabulary

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Name

Weather words

How Is the Weather? What we can do outside each day depends on the weather. Draw a line from each weather word to its picture.

sunny

snowy

rainy 12



windy

Name

Science/health vocabulary

I Am Hungry! People should eat three healthy meals a day. The three meals are called breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Color the pictures of things you should eat for each meal.

breakfast

lunch


dinner

fries On another sheet of paper, draw a picture of your favorite food. Scholastic Success With Beginning Vocabulary

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Name

Science/health vocabulary

Healthy Treats to Eat Fruits and vegetables help our bodies grow big and strong. Say the name of each picture. Then follow the fruits and vegetables to move through the maze.


Start

Name your favorite fruit and vegetable. 14


Name

Science vocabulary

Rough Reptiles Animals covered with rough, dry skin belong to the reptile family.


Trace to make reptiles. Color.

Name each reptile. Scholastic Success With Beginning Vocabulary

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Name

Science vocabulary

Mammal Mix-Up Animals with hair belong to the mammal family.


Mark an X on the animal in each row that does not belong to the mammal family.

Did you know you are a mammal? On another sheet of paper, draw a picture of you and your favorite mammal. 16


Name

Science vocabulary

I Want My Mommy!


Draw a line from each animal baby to its mother.

Circle the baby that hatches from an egg. Scholastic Success With Beginning Vocabulary

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Name

Science vocabulary

Home Sweet Home Every animal has a place to call home. An animal’s home is called a habitat. Follow the maze to help each animal find its habitat.

Start


Start

Name an animal that carries its home with it everywhere it goes. 18


Name

Science vocabulary

Totally Amazing The body is made up of many parts. Draw a line to each body part.

eyes hair nose leg arm foot Copyright © Scholastic Inc.

hand chest Name three other body parts. Scholastic Success With Beginning Vocabulary

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Name

Science vocabulary

Sensational Senses We use our senses to learn about new things.

We see with our

.

We hear with our

.

We smell with our

.

We taste with our

We touch with our

. .


Look at each picture. Circle the sense you would use.

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Name

Science vocabulary

Shadow Search The sun and light make shadows of things.


Draw a line to connect each thing to its shadow.

Use a flashlight to make shadows on your bedroom wall before you go to bed. Scholastic Success With Beginning Vocabulary

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Name

Opposites

Searching for Opposites An elephant is big. A mouse is little. Big and little are opposites.

happy

sad

up

down

boy

girl

fast

slow

Name something you can do fast. Name something you can do slow. 22



Circle the picture that shows the opposite.

Name

Opposites

Searching for More Opposites


Circle the picture that shows the opposite.

big

little

in

out

hot

cold

full

empty

On another sheet of paper, draw a picture of a something that might be larger than an elephant. Scholastic Success With Beginning Vocabulary

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Name

Opposites

Pretty Balloons This is high.

This is low.


Color the high balloons purple. Color the low balloons yellow.

Circle the lowest balloon. 24


Name

Opposites

Just the Right Size This butterfly is large.

This butterfly is small.


Circle the large item on each petal.

Name two things that are larger than you. Scholastic Success With Beginning Vocabulary

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Name

Opposites

Quacky Business This duck is under.

Circle the correct answer. Where do you see more ducks?

over

under

Where do you see more frogs?

over

under

How many ducks are there altogether in the picture? _______ 26



This duck is over.

Name

Opposites

Up, Down, and All Around This mouse is up.

This mouse is down.


Color the animals that are up red. Color the animals that are down blue.

How many animals are up? _______ How many animals are down? _______ Scholastic Success With Beginning Vocabulary

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Name

Opposites

In, Out, and All About This animal is in.

This animal is out.


Color each animal that is in its home.

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Name

Opposites

Star Lights This star is right of the moon. This star is left of the moon. that is right of the moon yellow. that is left of the moon orange.


Color each Color each

How many stars do you see in all? _______ Scholastic Success With Beginning Vocabulary

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Name

Comparing words

A Perfect Match and

are the same.


Connect the cars that are the same.

Name one way you and a friend are the same. 30


Name

Comparing words

A Ride in the Clouds

and

are different.


Circle the plane that is different in each row.

Name one way you and a friend are different. Scholastic Success With Beginning Vocabulary

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Name

Comparing words

Small but Strong This ant is small.

This ant is smaller.

This ant is smallest.


Put an X on the smallest animal in each row.

On another sheet of paper, draw something smaller than a watermelon. 32


Name

Comparing words

Bigger and Better This bear is big.

This bear is bigger. This bear is biggest.


Draw a square around the biggest animal in each row.

On another sheet of paper, draw a picture of something bigger than a bear. Scholastic Success With Beginning Vocabulary

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Name

Rhyming words

Rhyme Time Rhyming words have the same ending sound.


Say the name of each picture. Circle the two pictures that rhyme in each row.

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Name

Sequencing

Everything in Order The sequence is the order in which things happen.


Write 1 under the picture that happens first. Write 2 under the picture that happens second.

What do you do first when you wake up? Scholastic Success With Beginning Vocabulary

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Name

Pretend/real

What Is Really Real? Things that are pretend are not real.


Color the real pictures. Do not color the pretend pictures.

Make up a story about a pretend trip to the moon. Tell your story to a grown-up. 36


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Feelings

How Do You Feel? Sometimes you feel happy. Sometimes you feel sad. Look at each picture. Draw a line to the happy or sad face to show how the picture makes you feel.


School Nurse


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Name

Social studies vocabulary

I Need It! A need is something we must have to live. Food, clothing, and a place to live are needs. Connect the dots. Color. 10

10

9

1

1

8

9

2 7

8

2 7

4

3

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8

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5

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Name


I Want It! A want is something we do not need but enjoy having. Toys are a want.


Draw an X on each want.

On another sheet of paper, draw a picture showing something you want. Scholastic Success With Beginning Vocabulary

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Name


Time to Travel Transportation is how we get from one place to another.


Color the transportation for land green. Color the transportation for water blue. Color the transportation for air purple.

Name all the kinds of transportation you have used. 40


Name

Careers

Special Helpers Special people work each day to help others.


Match each worker to something the worker uses to help others.

Think of three things you can do to help your family. Scholastic Success With Beginning Vocabulary

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Name

Careers

Time to Work People use tools to do work.


Color the tool in each row that the worker needs.

Talk about what you want to be when you grow up. 42


Name

Math vocabulary

Sorting Shapes This is a circle

. This is a square . A square has four

sides that are the same length. This is a rectangle . A rectangle also has four sides. The opposite sides of a rectangle are the same length. This is a triangle .


A triangle has three sides.

Color the circles

yellow.

Color the squares

red.

Color the triangles

green.

Color the rectangles

blue. Scholastic Success With Beginning Vocabulary

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Name

Math vocabulary

Shape Teasers Color each shape using the code. = red

= blue

= green

= yellow


Name something else with each shape. 44


Name

Math vocabulary

Time for a Picnic The rabbit has more than the dog. The dog has less than the rabbit.


Write how many. Circle the group that has more.

Write how many. Circle the group that has less.


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Name

Everyday vocabulary

All Dressed Up We wear clothes to go with the weather.


Connect the top, bottom, and shoes that go together.

On another sheet of paper, draw a picture of you in your favorite clothes. 46


Name

Everyday vocabulary

A Place to Call Home Find the children’s houses on the map. Then use the color words on their shirts to color the houses. I live at 25 Oak Lane.

OUR NEIGHBORHOOD

I live at 7 River Road.

15

7

River Road

blue

19

yellow

Elm Street

25

30

Oak Lane


I live at 30 Oak Lane.

red

I live at 19 Elm Street.

green

I live at 15 River Road.

purple

Say your address. Scholastic Success With Beginning Vocabulary

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Name

Everyday vocabulary

Ring-a-Ling Say the numbers for each phone number. Push the buttons and pretend to call each one.

437-6055

916-5432

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 #

*

0

537-4906

506-1187

190-3587

Color the numbers in your phone number on the phone above. Do you know to dial 9-1-1 for an emergency? 48



Write your phone number in the boxes.

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