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Ready-To-Go Vocabulary Resources

Engage students and get them excited to learn vocabulary with the games, activities, and resources shared in this section.

Grades 4-12

Semantris

Share Arcade and Block, an engaging pair of word association games. Arcade asks players to write a word associated with the game’s selection—and speed matters! In Block, players provide a short phrase to describe and eliminate stacked words.

Grades 2-5

Biographies with BrainPOP Jr. - Ruby Bridges

Introduce early elementary learners to civil rights activist Ruby Bridges and the vocabulary words shared in the story. The activities include an engaging short video, comprehension quizzes, an interactive mind map creator, and vocabulary practice.

Grades 2-12

Root Word and Prefix Study Pages

Teach vocabulary by using the more than 90 subject word puzzles on this site to introduce the Greek and Latin word roots. Decode the word's meaning and type the correct answer. This site also features numerous other topics of vocabulary for word practice.

Grades 5-12

Knoword

View the first letter of a word and its definition, then quickly type in a word you think fits. You can skip if you don’t know the word, but the definition and answer appear anyway. Some words also offer hints.

Grades 1-8

AAA Spell

This site offers spelling and vocabulary lists for grades 1–8, review and practice activity suggestions, and ready-to-go interactives for all lessons. Click the grade level to see the available lists or input your own vocabulary words.

Grades K-12

ProProfs Brain Games

Choose from vocabulary game formats like hangman, crosswords, word scrambles, and word searches. You can also decide on topics such as science, music, sports, animals, etc. If you create a free account, you can create your own puzzles.

Grades K-9

TextProject

Discover strategies, tools, and texts to help beginning and struggling readers improve their literacy. Download materials for teaching reading, including vocabulary lessons, word pictures, literacy lists, and reading passages.

Create Your Own Vocabulary Activities

Check out the four web tools in this section that allow you to create your own engaging vocabulary activities for your students. 

Grades K-12

My Wordle

Customize and share personalized Wordles by entering a word of any length (not just 5 characters!). Use words in several languages, including Spanish, French, Hindi, and German. When finished, share the link with students.

Grades K-12

Wheel of Names

Personalize the spots on the name wheel with current vocabulary words for a quick review of essential terms during class lessons. Because Google hosts this wheel, you can save customized wheels to Google Drive for easy access.

Grades 4-12

WordsTool

Use your free teacher account to create your own or browse existing vocabulary sets that include word cards with example sentences, pronunciations, translations, images, and more. Create sets and build folders to organize materials.

Grades K-5

Educandy

Use your own vocabulary terms to quickly create and share interactive learning games with Educandy. Activities include match-up games, memory matches, crossword puzzles, and more. When finished, share using the link provided or copy the embed code.

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