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1st Grade Vocabulary Lesson Plans

7 plans covering the vocabulary topics 1st grade actually teaches. Each one is a full lesson: objective, timed steps, a check for understanding, and the practice pages to hand out.

What vocabulary looks like in 1st grade

First grade vocabulary starts using structure. Compound words, simple prefixes and suffixes, and synonyms as a way to say the same thing differently.

First grade converts recognition into fluency. Children who could identify letters now decode, and children who could count now add. Expect a wide spread in one room.

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