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Curriculum Information

Below you'll find information about the Vocabulary Hive. 

List of Vocabulary Topics

Currently, the following resources are included in the Vocabulary Hive:

• Animals
• Apples
• Arctic Animals
• At the Beach
• Bats
• Bears
• Bubble Gum
• Butterflies
• Butterfly Life Cycle
• Camping
• Christmas
• Coral Reef Animals
• Dinosaurs
• Earth Day
• Easter
• End of Year
• Fairy Tales
• Fall
• Farm Animals
• Field Days
• Five Senses
• Forest Animals
• Frogs
• Fun On Wheels
• Habitats
• Halloween
• Healthy Choices
• Ice Cream
• Insects
• Magnets
• New Year's Day
• Nocturnal Animals
• Owls
• Penguins
• Pets
• Pirates
• Popcorn
• Robots
• Snowmen
• Spring
• St. Patrick's Day
• Summer
• Summer Sports
• Superheroes
• Thanksgiving
• Under the Sea
• Valentine's Day
• Water Parks
• Weather – Instruments
• Winter
• Zoo Animals

Additional topics are added on a monthly basis.

Types of Vocabulary Activities

You’ll find both digital and printable vocabulary activities. The activities include:

• Digital Activities
  • 5 Differentiated Vocabulary Booklets
  • Vocabulary Match Game
• Printable Activities
  • Assessments: cut-and-paste, choose the word and print the word
  • 5 Differentiated Vocabulary Booklets
  • Hands-On Activities (Match Activities)
  • Worksheets: cut-and-paste, 5 word fill-in-the-blank and 10 word fill-in-the-blank

Ideas For Using Vocabulary Resources 

You can use the vocabulary activities in your classroom:

• as part of your regular language arts program,
• during your content area classes,
• as a bell ringer activity,
• for homework practice,
• as an activity for early finishers, or
• in a literacy center.

Common Core Standards

The activities in the Vocabulary Hive address the following Common Core Standards:

Grade 1 Language Standards

• L.1.4 – Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multi-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.

Grade 2 Language Standards

• L.2.4 – Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multi-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.

Grade 3 Reading: Foundational Skill Standards

• L.3.4 – Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multi-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.

Year Plan Sample (based on 40-week school year)

The sample year plan is just one way you could incorporate vocabulary into your language arts lessons using a variety of motivating topics or themes. You could also incorporate your content area topics in Science, Social Studies, and Health into your year plan.

The year plan sample is based on a 40-week school year and could be used in your Grade 1, 2 or 3 classrooms. This year plan is meant to be an example of how you could structure your vocabulary for the school year. Be sure to create a year plan that meets your planning needs and the needs of your students.