Smart Words for School - A Spelling & Vocabulary Curriculum Using Academic Words

This product is designed to boost all areas of instruction with more exposure to core content terminology. It's intended to serve as a classroom spelling and word work resource. There are 24 units addressing common terms in Communication Arts, Science, and Social Studies.

Curriculum Benefits

✔ Provide more exposure to core content words.

✔ Use leveled tests for struggling learners.

✔ Get online access to quizzes and activities with these specific lists.

✔ Challenge your students.

✔ Add rigor to your regular instruction.

✔ Reinforce your regular instruction and activities in all subjects.

✔ Gather scores and data for two subjects at once.

✔ These words are collected and derived from the Common Core and other traditional elementary standards.

✔ 24 Lists, 480 Words, over 100 Tests...and more online!

✔ Bonus templates are included!

Why Use a Content-Based System?

Current research suggests that a content-based approach to vocabulary and spelling offers greater promise for student learning than conventional practices. Consider these findings:

✔ Multiple exposures to vocabulary items are important.

✔ Vocabulary words should be those that the learner will find useful in many contexts.

✔ Explicit instruction of words and their meanings increases the likelihood that young children will understand and remember the meanings of new words.

✔ Vocabulary impacts reading comprehension.

✔ Current teaching practices ignore the direct teaching of vocabulary.

✔ Learning vocabulary from context is not effective for poor readers.

✔ Poor readers are not exposed to challenging language.

✔ Repetition improves vocabulary acquisition.

Table of Contents

Unit I: Communication Arts

List 1.1 Reading Foundations

List 1.2 Reading Literature

List 1.3 Reading Informational Text

List 1.4 Speaking & Listening

List 1.5 Language 1

List 1.6 Language 2

List 1.7 Writing 1

List 1.8 Writing 2

Unit II: Science

List 2.1 Matter

List 2.2 Earth's Systems

List 2.3 Motion

List 2.4 Energy

List 2.5 Earth's Place

List 2.6 Plants

List 2.7 Ecosystems

List 2.8 Engineering

Unit III: Social Studies

List 3.1 Native Americans

List 3.2 Exploration

List 3.3 Colonial Life

List 3.4 Independence

List 3.5 Expansion

List 3.6 Civil War

List 3.7 Geography

List 3.8 Citizenship

Appendix A: Spelling Assessments

Comprehensive Pretest

Communication Arts Cumulative Review Test (Unit I)

Science Cumulative Review Test (Unit II)

Social Studies Cumulative Review Test (Unit III)

Comprehensive Posttest (same version as pretest)

Appendix B: Vocabulary Assessments

Comprehensive Pretest

Communication Arts Cumulative Review Test (Unit I)

Science Cumulative Review Test (Unit II)

Social Studies Cumulative Review Test (Unit III)

Comprehensive Posttest (same version as pretest)

Appendix C: Additional Resources Appendix C: Additional Resources

Vocabulary Worksheet Templates 402

Language Arts Reference 410

Work on Spelling Grid 412

Work on Vocabulary Grid 413

Crossword Template 414

Word Search Template 415

Online Access Guide 416

Spelling Quiz Import Codes 417

Vocabulary Quiz Import Codes 418

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