Limited vocabulary, especially academic vocabulary, can be a huge barrier to student success in fifth grade. Effectively build your 5th graders’ academic language skills in 10 minutes per day with these Google Classroom compatible activities that focus on building a strong foundation word knowledge.
These simple, targeted academic vocabulary activities focus on Tier 2 vocabulary to help transition students from word recognition to application.
QUICK, EFFECTIVE DAILY PRACTICE THAT BUILDS ACADEMIC VOCABULARY
When used as a daily warm-up, this set of academic vocabulary Google Slides give your students a chance to discuss and utilize academic language through the research-based format identified by Marzano and colleagues.
DIG DEEP INTO COMMONLY USED (AND ASSESSED) ACADEMIC LANGUAGE
This bundle includes 41 purposefully selected vocabulary words commonly seen on fifth-grade assessments and academic tasks, and daily practice scaffolds from identification to application and analysis as students build a deeper understanding.
Perfect for digital learning and online classrooms.
YOUR DOWNLOAD INCLUDES:
- Instructional guide w/ implementation suggestions
- Wordlist with definitions, parts of speech, synonyms & antonyms
- Picture Word Wall Cards - perfect for ELL students
- 41 weeks of daily vocabulary warm-ups in Google Slides
- Weekly Assessments in Google Forms
- 4 Quarterly Review Quizzes to monitor retention in Google Forms
- Answer keys for weekly review & quarterly quizzes
EASY-TO-FOLLOW WEEKLY ROUTINE
❏ Monday: Introduction & part of speech
❏ Tuesday: Define the word & create a non-linguistic representation (visualize)
❏ Wednesday: Identify synonyms & antonyms
❏ Thursday: Apply your knowledge through writing
❏ Friday: Assess understanding & apply in context
WORDS INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE:
✔ minimize
✔ clarify
✔ unique
✔ acquire
✔ crucial
✔ distinguish
✔ analyze
✔ establish
✔ eliminate
✔ disadvantage
✔ excess
✔ primarily
✔ scarce
✔ ordinary
✔ opposed
✔ convince
✔ briskly
✔ illegible
✔ accurate
✔ improve
✔ initiate
✔ revise
✔ simplify
✔ recently
✔ dissatisfied
✔ effortless
✔ violate
✔ navigate
✔ obsolete
✔ seldom
✔ aroma
✔ evade
✔ numerous
✔ duplicate
✔ cautiously
✔ vivid
✔ vertical
✔ drastic
✔ bland
✔ retain
✔ minor
Want to learn more? Check out this blog post about Daily Academic Vocabulary.
