Encourage first graders to use their new vocabulary in their conversations and writing, choose the right words to express their ideas clearly, understand colorful expressions and comparisons, figure out word meanings from the context of what they're reading, and explore exciting texts that have descriptive language.
Goals for Use Vocabulary in Context:
Apply new vocabulary words in oral and written language.
Use appropriate word choice to enhance communication and express ideas clearly.
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, such as idioms and metaphors.
Use context clues to infer the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases.
Expand vocabulary by reading a variety of texts with rich and descriptive language.
Read Aloud Book List:
"The Pigeon Wants a Puppy!" by Mo Willems
"A Bad Case of Stripes" by David Shannon
"The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein
"The Day the Crayons Quit" by Drew Daywalt
"The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" by Jon Scieszka
"Ish" by Peter H. Reynolds
"The Snatchabook" by Helen Docherty
"Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge" by Mem Fox
"Too Many Tamales" by Gary Soto
"The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School" by Laura Murray
"Interrupting Chicken" by David Ezra Stein
"A Chair for My Mother" by Vera B. Williams
"How I Became a Pirate" by Melinda Long
"The Dot" by Peter H. Reynolds
"The Rainbow Fish" by Marcus Pfister
"Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" by Judith Viorst
"Chrysanthemum" by Kevin Henkes
"Amazing Grace" by Mary Hoffman
"I Like Myself!" by Karen Beaumont
"The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food" by Stan and Jan Berenstain