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Introduction
Developing a rich vocabulary is an important key to learning and preparing children for success in a
school environment. Students who have a wide vocabulary and become independent word learners score
higher on achievement tests. Parents and teachers alike will find this book a valuable teaching tool in
helping students become independent word learners. Students will enjoy completing the activities as they
encounter a varied vocabulary including categories, number words, science, weather, opposites, rhyming,
and everyday words. The activities are both engaging and educational. Take a look at the Table of
Contents and you will feel rewarded knowing you’re providing such a valuable resource for your students.
Remember to praise them for their efforts and successes.
Table of Contents
Out of Place (Categories).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Up, Down, and All Around (Opposites).. . . . . . . . . . . 27
Where Do I Belong? (Categories).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 In, Out, and All About (Opposites).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Going to School (Categories).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Star Lights (Opposites).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
A Pond Picture (Number words). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 A Perfect Match (Comparing words).. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Growing Colors (Number words).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 A Ride in the Clouds (Comparing words).. . . . . . . . . . 31
Fish Fun (Number words).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Small but Strong (Comparing words).. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Coloring Crayons (Color words). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Bigger and Better (Comparing words).. . . . . . . . . . . . 33
What Color Am I? (Color words).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Rhyme Time (Rhyming words).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
How Is the Weather? (Weather words).. . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Everything in Order (Sequencing).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
I Am Hungry! (Science/health vocabulary).. . . . . . . . 13 What Is Really Real? (Pretend/real). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Healthy Treats to Eat (Science/health vocabulary).14 How Do You Feel? (Feelings).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Rough Reptiles (Science vocabulary).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 I Need It! (Social studies vocabulary).. . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Mammal Mix-Up (Science vocabulary).. . . . . . . . . . . 16 I Want It! (Social studies vocabulary).. . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
I Want My Mommy! (Science vocabulary).. . . . . . . . 17 Time to Travel (Social studies vocabulary). . . . . . . . 40
Home Sweet Home (Science vocabulary).. . . . . . . . . 18 Special Helpers (Careers).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Totally Amazing (Science vocabulary).. . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Time to Work (Careers).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Sensational Senses (Science vocabulary).. . . . . . . . . 20 Sorting Shapes (Math vocabulary).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Shadow Search (Science vocabulary).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Shape Teasers (Math vocabulary).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Searching for Opposites (Opposites). . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Time for a Picnic (Math vocabulary).. . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Searching for More Opposites (Opposites). . . . . . . 23 All Dressed Up (Everyday vocabulary). . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Pretty Balloons (Opposites). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 A Place to Call Home (Everyday vocabulary).. . . . . 47
Just the Right Size (Opposites). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Ring-a-Ling (Everyday vocabulary).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Quacky Business (Opposites).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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Name Categories
Out of Place
Say the things in the pictures. Circle two things in each
picture that do not belong. Color the pictures.
chest
penguin
swing
window
toys
bed rug
sink
stove
snowman
table
broom
chair tulip
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Name Categories
Where Do I Belong?
Draw a line to show where each thing belongs.
Circus
Tickets
On another sheet of paper, draw a picture of something else that might be

on a farm.
Name Categories
Going to School
Find and color these things in the picture.
pencil scissors book
paper glue eraser
Color one thing in the picture that does not belong.

Name Number words
A Pond Picture
Animals covered with wet, smooth skin belong to the
amphibian family.
Find and circle.
one newt two toads three salamanders four frogs
On another sheet of paper, draw a picture of a word that rhymes with four.

Name Number words
Growing Colors
Plants need sunlight, water, and soil to grow.
Draw flowers to show five.
Circle six flowers.
Draw flowers to show seven.
Circle eight flowers.

On another sheet of paper, draw a picture of a word that rhymes with five.
Name Number words
Fish Fun
Fish live in the water. They breathe through gills.
Circle nine fish that are the same.
Underline ten striped fish.
Did you know a group of fish is called a school?

Name Color words
Coloring Crayons
Color each crayon to show its color.
Draw a line from each crayon to its matching color word.
red
orange
blue
yellow
orange
e
red
purpl
blue
green
yellow
purple
green
Name three things that are red.

Name Color words
What Color Am I?
Say the color words. Color the pictures.
yellow red green
blue orange black

purple brown
On another sheet of paper, draw four things that can be green.

Name Weather words
How Is the Weather?

What we can do outside each day depends on
the weather.
Draw a line from each weather word to its picture.
sunny
windy
snowy
rainy

Name Science/health
vocabulary
I Am Hungry!
People should eat three healthy meals a day. The three
meals are called breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Color the pictures of things you should eat for each meal.
breakfast
lunch
dinner
fries
On another sheet of paper, draw a picture of your favorite food.

Name Science/health
vocabulary
Healthy Treats to Eat

Fruits and vegetables help our bodies grow big and strong.
Say the name of each picture. Then follow the fruits and
vegetables to move through the maze.
Start
Name your favorite fruit and vegetable.

Name Science vocabulary
Rough Reptiles
Animals covered with rough, dry skin belong to the
reptile family.
Trace to make reptiles. Color.
Name each reptile.

Mammal Mix-Up
Animals with hair belong to the mammal family.
Mark an X on the animal in each row that does not belong
to the mammal family.
Did you know you are a mammal? On another sheet of paper, draw a picture of
you and your favorite mammal.
I Want My Mommy!
Draw a line from each animal baby to its mother.
Circle the baby that hatches from an egg.

Home Sweet Home

Every animal has a place to call home. An animal’s home
is called a habitat.
Follow the maze to help each animal find its habitat.
Start
Start
Name an animal that carries its home with it everywhere it goes.

Totally Amazing
The body is made up of many parts.
Draw a line to each body part.
eyes
hair
nose
leg
arm
foot
hand
chest
Name three other body parts.

Sensational Senses
We use our senses to learn about new things.
We see with our .
We hear with our .
We smell with our .
We taste with our .
We touch with our .
Look at each picture. Circle the sense you would use.

Shadow Search
The sun and light make shadows of things.
Draw a line to connect each thing to its shadow.
Use a flashlight to make shadows on your bedroom wall before you go to bed.

Name Opposites
Searching for Opposites

An elephant is big. A mouse is little.
Big and little are opposites.
Circle the picture that shows the opposite.
happy sad
up down
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fast slow
Name something you can do fast. Name something you can do slow.

Name Opposites
Searching for More Opposites

Circle the picture that shows the opposite.
big little
in out
hot cold
full empty
On another sheet of paper, draw a picture of a something that might be larger
than an elephant.
Name Opposites
Pretty Balloons
This is high. This is low.
Color the high balloons purple.

Color the low balloons yellow.
Circle the lowest balloon.

Name Opposites
Just the Right Size

This butterfly is large. This butterfly is small.
Circle the large item on each petal.
Name two things that are larger than you.

Name Opposites
Quacky Business
This duck is over. This duck is under.
Circle the correct answer.

Where do you see more ducks? over under
Where do you see more frogs? over under
How many ducks are there altogether in the picture? _______

Name Opposites
Up, Down, and All Around

This mouse is up. This mouse is down.
Color the animals that are up red.

Color the animals that are down blue.
How many animals are up? _______

How many animals are down? _______
Name Opposites
In, Out, and All About

This animal is in. This animal is out.
Color each animal that is in its home.

Name Opposites
Star Lights
This star is right of the moon.
This star is left of the moon.
Color each that is right of the moon yellow.
Color each that is left of the moon orange.
How many stars do you see in all? _______

Name Comparing words
A Perfect Match
and are the same.
Connect the cars that are the same.
Name one way you and a friend are the same.

A Ride in the Clouds

and are different.
Circle the plane that is different in each row.
Name one way you and a friend are different.

Small but Strong

This ant is small. This ant is smaller. This ant is smallest.
Put an X on the smallest animal in each row.
On another sheet of paper, draw something smaller than a watermelon.

Bigger and Better

This bear is big. This bear is bigger. This bear is biggest.
Draw a square around the biggest animal in each row.

On another sheet of paper, draw a picture of something bigger than a bear.

Name Rhyming words
Rhyme Time
Rhyming words have the same ending sound.
Say the name of each picture. Circle the two pictures that
rhyme in each row.

Name Sequencing
Everything in Order
The sequence is the order in which things happen.
Write 1 under the picture that happens first.
Write 2 under the picture that happens second.
What do you do first when you wake up?

Name Pretend/real
What Is Really Real?

Things that are pretend are not real.
Color the real pictures.
Do not color the pretend pictures.
Make up a story about a pretend trip to the moon. Tell your story to a grown-up.

Name Feelings
How Do You Feel?

Sometimes you feel happy. Sometimes you feel sad.
Look at each picture. Draw a line to the happy or sad face
to show how the picture makes you feel.
School
Nurse

Name Social studies
vocabulary
I Need It!
A need is something we must have to live. Food, clothing,
and a place to live are needs.
Connect the dots. Color. 10
9
10 1
8 1
9 2
2
7
7 4
8
3 3
6
4
6 5 5
10
9 1
8 2
7 3
6 4
5
Name Social studies
vocabulary
I Want It!
A want is something we do not need but enjoy having.
Toys are a want.
Draw an X on each want.
On another sheet of paper, draw a picture showing something you want.

Name Social studies
vocabulary
Time to Travel
Transportation is how we get from one place to another.
Color the transportation for land green.
Color the transportation for water blue.
Color the transportation for air purple.
Name all the kinds of transportation you have used.

Name Careers
Special Helpers
Special people work each day to help others.
Match each worker to something the worker uses to
help others.
Think of three things you can do to help your family.

Name Careers
Time to Work
People use tools to do work.
Color the tool in each row that the worker needs.
Talk about what you want to be when you grow up.

Name Math vocabulary
Sorting Shapes
This is a circle . This is a square . A square has four
sides that are the same length. This is a rectangle .
A rectangle also has four sides. The opposite sides of a
rectangle are the same length. This is a triangle .
A triangle has three sides.
Color the circles yellow.

Color the squares red.
Color the triangles green.
Color the rectangles blue.
Shape Teasers
Color each shape using the code.
= red = blue = green = yellow
Name something else with each shape.

Time for a Picnic

The rabbit has more than the dog.
The dog has less than the rabbit.
Write how many. Circle the group that has more.

Write how many. Circle the group that has less.

Name Everyday vocabulary
All Dressed Up
We wear clothes to go with the weather.
Connect the top, bottom, and shoes that go together.
On another sheet of paper, draw a picture of you in your favorite clothes.

A Place to Call Home

Find the children’s houses on the map. Then use the color
words on their shirts to color the houses.
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD I live at

I live at
25 Oak Lane. 7 River Road.
7 15
River Road
19
blue yellow
Elm Street
25 30
Oak Lane
I live at I live at
30 Oak Lane. I live at 15 River Road.
19 Elm Street.
red green purple
Say your address.

Ring-a-Ling
Say the numbers for each phone number. Push the buttons
and pretend to call each one.
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9 506-1187
437-6055
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916-5432 190-3587
537-4906
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Color the numbers in your phone number on the

phone above.
Do you know to dial 9-1-1 for an emergency?

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Color one thing in the picture that does not belong.

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Circle six flowers.

Draw flowers to show seven.

Circle eight flowers.

Did you know a group of fish is called a school?

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Name three things that are red.

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yellow red green

blue orange black

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How Is the Weather?

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On another sheet of paper, draw a picture of your favorite food.

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Healthy Treats to Eat

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Name your favorite fruit and vegetable.

Name each reptile.

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Circle the baby that hatches from an egg.

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Home Sweet Home

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Name an animal that carries its home with it everywhere it goes.

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Name three other body parts.

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Searching for Opposites

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Searching for More Opposites

Color the high balloons purple.

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Circle the lowest balloon.

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Just the Right Size

Name two things that are larger than you.

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Circle the correct answer.

How many ducks are there altogether in the picture? _______

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Up, Down, and All Around

Color the animals that are up red.

How many animals are up? _______

In, Out, and All About