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Talk it Up! Expanding a Child’s Vocabulary
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| Grades | K – 3 |
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Urbana, Illinois |
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| Tip Topic | Tips for Teaching Reading See all tips in this series |
Mobile Apps
Grades 3 – 12 | Mobile App
Word Mover allows children and teens to create “found poetry” by choosing from word banks and existing famous works; additionally, users can add new words to create a piece of poetry by moving/manipulating the text.
Grades 3 – 8 | Mobile App
Invigorate students' writing with an interactive tool that allows them to demonstrate their comprehension using a mobile app.
Activities & Projects
Grades K – 2 | Activity & Project
Boost vocabulary by taking an imaginary trip into space. After a lunar “landing,” children return to Earth with a galaxy of new words.
Grades K – 2 | Activity & Project
Fantastically Fun Word Families
Use the Word Mover mobile app to play with word families and listen for rhyme, then sort real and nonsense words, alphabetize the words, and create a story or poem using the words.
Grades K – 2 | Activity & Project
Take a Closer Look: Write Around the Room 
With a piece of paper and a pen, kids can learn anywhere! This activity gets kids writing, looking closely at letters, and learning some new words in any room of the house.
Grades K – 3 | Activity & Project
Make learning how to spell words a little “wild and crazy” by ditching the pen and paper and using unique materials that will make your kids really smile while they’re having fun.
Games & Tools
Grades K – 12 | Game & Tool
The Crossword Puzzles tool lets children and teens choose from a selection of puzzles and solve them online. They can also create their own puzzles to solve online or print off.
Grades K – 5 | Game & Tool
The Theme Poems, formerly Shape Poems, tool helps children write poems in many different shapes from balloons to balls.
Printouts
Grades K – 2 | Printout | Word Play
Use this printout to play bingo with your child on a wide variety of topics. This printout will help your child with sight words and will help improve his or her vocabulary and reading.