The Ohio Academic Vocabulary Teacher's Edition book for Kindergarten includes 60 grade-specific words from Ohio's Academic Content Standards! This book provides a double benefit: all the vocabulary was hand-selected and is aligned with Ohio's SOCIAL STUDIES ACS content for each specific grade AND the lessons are an effective strategy for boosting vocabulary to meet Ohio's ENGLISH ACS!
This standards-based vocabulary resource will improve students' ability to:
• Read grade-appropriate texts with fluency and understanding
• Determine the meaning of words and phrases
• Comprehend and analyze complex texts
• Answer text-dependent questions with close analytical reading
The Ohio Academic Vocabulary Teacher's Edition book for Kindergarten includes 60 grade-specific words from Ohio's Academic Content Standards! The Teacher's Edition includes a “week of words” in a straightforward, thought-provoking, and FUN format. Every day for first four days of the week, you'll give students a new vocabulary word which includes a definition, an interesting fact, and a “Think About It” discussion question. On day five, students will take a quiz on the four words using the companion Student Practice Workbook. There are 15 weeks of quizzes. A must-have for every teacher!
The Ohio Academic Vocabulary Teacher's Edition:
1. includes key vocabulary words hand-picked and correlated to Ohio's Social Studies Standards.
2. uses a focused approach to build students' comprehension of the social studies standards by developing their understanding of integral vocabulary.
3. has a consistent format that is easy for teachers and effective for students.
4. includes reinforcing activities that engage students and strengthen vocabulary retention.
5. helps students learn how to apply their new words.
6. includes assessments for each vocabulary word.
This Academic Ohio Vocabulary Teacher's Edition is a valuable test-prep tool when used with the companion Student Practice Workbook.
The vocabulary words for Kindergarten are:
Allegiance • authority figure • back • behind • calendar • celebration • characteristics • citizen • community • culture • custom • day • decision • distance • down • environment • family • far • front • future • goal • goods • here • heritage • history • landmark • language • law • map • model • month • nation • natural resources • near • needs • neighborhood • over • past • pledge • present • respect • responsibilities • rules • safe • security • services • share • shelter • symbol • there • today • tomorrow • tradition • under • unique • up • wants • week • year • yesterday