1st Grade Reading Learning Palette Vocabulary

The activities on the cards progress in this order: Card 1 - Match phrases to pictures. Card 2 - Match sentences to pictures. Card 3 - Match verbs with -ing to pictures. Card 4 - Match sentences to pictures. Card 5 - Complete sentences with missing word. Card 6 - Choose the word that belongs with a set of words. Card 7 - Identify the synonym of a given word. Card 8 - Identify the contraction formed by two given words. Card 9 - Match school and play words to descriptions. Card 10 - Match community and transportation words to descriptions. Card 11 - Match health and body part words to descriptions. Card 12 - Complete sentences about dinosaurs and space with the missing word. Vocabulary development is an important part of helping children become fluent readers. The ability to readily recognize words has a strong correlation to the ability to comprehend written materials. Conversely, children who struggle with word recognition while reading usually struggle with comprehension.