Vocabulary Teaching Resources
Building on the vocabulary skills of your students can help them to not only improve their writing but to also more comprehensively express themselves. Use this collection of vocabulary teaching resources, including phonics, spelling, reading and writing materials with your primary school students. Also provided are teaching resource packs, cloze activities, PowerPoints, educational posters and task cards to help extend your students' vocabularies.
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Wheely Wonderful Words – Overused Verbs
A word wheel of synonyms and similar words that could be used instead of some commonly overused verbs.
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What's in My House? – Poster
A vocabulary poster highlighting common household items.
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Wheely Wonderful Words – Overused Adjectives
A word wheel of synonyms and similar words that could be used instead of some commonly overused adjectives.
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Year 4 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 1) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 1 of Teach Starter's Year 4 magazine.
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Antonym Flashcards
19 flashcards to assist with your students' understanding of antonyms.
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Compound Words – Match-Up Activity
Build your students knowledge of compound words with this hands-on matching activity.
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Synonyms Puzzle Activity
22 sets of synonym puzzle pieces to match up.
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Movie Versus Book Popcorn and Drink Review - Template
Templates that students can compare and review a movie and a book with the same title, then construct them into a 3D popcorn box and movie drink cup.
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Halloween Word Search – Key Stage 1
Build a wickedly-good vocabulary with our spooky Halloween-themed word search.
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HSIE Word Wall Poster
Use this Word Wall Poster to identify HSIE vocabulary in your classroom.
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SOSE Word Wall Poster
Use this Word Wall Poster to identify SOSE vocabulary in your classroom.
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Technology Word Wall Poster
Use this Word Wall Poster to identify technology vocabulary in your classroom.
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LOTE Word Wall Poster
Use this Word Wall Poster to identify LOTE vocabulary in your classroom.
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Music Word Wall Poster
Use this Word Wall Poster to identify music vocabulary in your classroom.
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Health Word Wall Poster
Use this Word Wall Poster to identify health vocabulary in your classroom.
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English Word Wall Poster
Use this Word Wall Poster to identify English vocabulary in your classroom.
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Literacy Word Wall Poster
Use this Word Wall Poster to identify literacy vocabulary in your classroom.
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Maths Word Wall Poster
Use this Word Wall Poster to identify maths vocabulary in your classroom.
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Prefixes and Suffixes Worksheets
A set of 24 prefixes and suffixes worksheets for students to use when learning about common prefixes and suffixes.
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Christmas Code Cracker Whole Class Game
A whole class game that consolidates your students’ knowledge with Christmas fun!
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The Science Behind Shaping Pretzels – Poster
An illustrated procedure about how to make a pretzel using scientific actions.
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Word of the Week Flip Book - Year 6
A 43 page flip book for introducing new vocabulary to year 6 students.
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Year 1 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 2) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 2 of Teach Starter’s Year 1 magazine.
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A Whale's Tale - Simple Rhyming Poetry Poster
A simple rhyming poem that is perfect to explore phonics and rhyming words in the early years.
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Word Of The Day Worksheet (intermediate)
A word of the day worksheet with a variety of tasks to give context and meaning to a word.
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Splat! Active Game
An active game that allows students to test and build their vocabulary knowledge.
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Word Wall Task Cards
30 activity task cards for use with a vocabulary word wall.
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Words I know Posters
Use these A3 posters around your classroom by adding new words as children learn them.
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Disappearing Snowman (Hangman Alternative)
An interactive word guessing game.
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Word of the Week Flip Book - Year 5
A 43 page flip book for introducing new vocabulary to year 5 students.
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Word of the Week Flip Book - Year 4
A 43 page flip book for introducing new vocabulary to year 4 students.
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Seize the Synonym Active Game
An active game that allows students to test and build their knowledge of words and synonyms.