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Word Banks Vocabulary for Themes |
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what talent!
Here are some of our Word Banks we worked on throughout the year.
We
brainstormed lists of words that came to mind about the theme topic
as well as vocabulary words that came up during our reading
of literature books.
We talked about what these words mean and then shared stories of how
they might relate to the child's experiences.
| I Am Special | I Am Careful ~ Safety | I Am Healthy ~ Healthy Habits | |||
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special unique features abilities differences similarities five senses |
personal safety private zone rules trusted adult the right good/bad secrets good/bad touch |
exercise nutrition germs habit junk food cleanliness healthy |
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| Colors | Shapes | ||||
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red yellow blue green orange purple pink |
brown black white gray turquoise shades |
circle square rectangle triangle sides corners |
straight curved slanted oval diamond octagon |
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| Fall | Weather & Seasons | Spiders | top | ||
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autumn leaves nuts cool |
fall/autumn winter spring summer forecast observation adapt hibernate migrate |
sunny cloudy foggy rainy windy partly cloudy snowy stormy |
arachnid insect bug web spin spinneretes habitat helpful vs. pest |
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| Halloween | Thanksgiving | ||||
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tradition holiday costumes Trick or Treat spooks goblins monsters super heroes |
Thanksgiving Pilgrims American Indians feast voyage Mayflower England freedom |
musket Plymouth rock hardship disease maize harvest stool ball community |
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| Family | The Gingerbread Man | Christmas | top | ||
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responsibilities support differences traditions customs chores |
compare different/similar icing boastful sly, clever escape proud currants |
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| Mittens & Snowmen | Winter Weather | ||||
| The World of Plants & Animals | |||||
| Plants | Animals | Polar Regions | top | ||
| Rainforest | Desert | Freshwater Pond | |||
| Temperate Forest | |||||
| Friendship | Valentine's Day | top | |||
| Teddy Bears | The Tooth Fairy | ||||
| Spring Weather | Seeds & Plants | Bugs & Insects | top | ||
| The Farm | |||||
| Farm Animals | Farm Life | Farm Jobs | Farm Products & Nutrition | ||
| Our Ocean | |||||
| The Seashore | The Open Sea | We Care For the Earth | top | ||
| Summer Fun | Celebration! | ||||