3rd Grade Reading Learning Palette Vocabulary

The activities on the cards progress in this order: Card 1 - Choose a word to complete each sentence. Card 2 - Choose a word to complete each sentence. Card 3 - Match the definitions with the words. Card 4 - Match the definitions with the words. Card 5 - Join two words to make compound words that name animals. Card 6 - Join two words to make compound words that name school items. Card 7 - Fill in the blanks to complete the compound words. Card 8 - Match the words with their contractions. Card 9 - Replace the underlined words with contractions. Card 10- Choose a word that belongs to the same category. Card 11 - Choose a word that belongs to the same category. Card 12 - Choose a word that is often used together with the first 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.