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"All About Words: Increasing Vocabulary in the Common Core Classroom" focuses on key strategies for building vocabulary in early education. The book emphasizes the use of text sets as a powerful tool for educators, incorporating various examples including topics such as plants and life cycles. It features recommended storybooks, informational texts, and vocabulary readers that engage students and enhance their understanding. Key titles like "Katie's Butterfly" and "What is a Mammal?" are highlighted, showing how thematic texts support vocabulary growth in young learners.
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All About Words Increasing Vocabulary In The Common Core Classroom, PreK-2
All About Words • This book was mainly about building vocabulary. • The most impactful strategy we found was the use of text sets.
Text Set Sample • Topic: Plants
Plants Text set Titles and topic words
Text Set Sample: • Topic: Life Cycles
Life Cycle Text Set Titles • Story book: • "Katie's Butterfly" • by Jenny Giles • "Verdi" • By Janell Cannon • Informational books: • "See How it Grows" • By Kimberlee Graves • "Whatever will These Become?" • By Peter Garland • Vocabulary Readers: • Scholastic Life Cycle • Readers set including: • Butterfly life cycle • Sunflower life cycle • Chick life cycle • Frog life cycle • Horse life cycle • Ladybug life cycle
Life Cycle: topic words
Text Set Sample: Mammals
Mammals Text Set Titles • Informational books: • "What is a Mammal?" • By Lola M. Schaefer • "Elephants" • By Beverly Randell • "Marine Mammals" • By JR Hilt • "Marvelous Mammals" • By Lydia Carlin • Story Books: • "The Busy Beavers" • By Beverly Randell • "Wolf Watch" • By Kay Winters • "Knut" • By Dr. Gerald R. Uhlich
Mammals: Topic words • Carnivore • Claws • Diet • Herbivore • Nurse • Offspring • Omnivore • Warm-blooded • Lung • Female • Animals kingdom • Skeleton • Temperature • Birth • Breath