Expanding Vocabulary
Essential Strategies for K-1 Vocabulary Development
This program highlights 20 essential teaching strategies that support two major literacy goals: improve comprehension and develop a rich, robust vocabulary. Children will learn how to explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings, determine meanings of unknown words, and more.
The research-based vocabulary strategies are practiced in this instruction and include:
- Turn to Your Neighbor
- Example – Non-example
- Shades of Meaning Continuum
- Parenthetical Phrases

Product Overview
Expanding Vocabulary includes:
- Instruction Guide
- Set of 8 Photo Pockets
- Table Top Pocket Chart
- Teaching Strategy Cards (Vocabulary, Photo Activity Cards, Photo Pockets, Wordless Story Books, Read Aloud Time)
- Pocket Photos
- Pocket Words
- Developmental Storybooks (The Three Little Pigs • Three Billy Goat’s Gruff, The Enormous Turnip • Little Red Hen)
- Wordless Storybooks (The Button Story, Animal Friends)
- Vocabulary Cards
- Photo Activity Cards
- Compound Word Card
- Sequence Card Sets
- Pattern CD-ROM
Sample