Close the word gap with 30 colourful illustrated word lists for Year 1. Use popular and curriculum topics flexibly as matching pairs, pre-teach activities or on word walls. Send the vocabulary lists home to encourage discussion and topic knowledge. Check for understanding with half termly tests.

300 illustrated words grouped by topic give children a rich, relevant vocabulary that will support their learning.

Topics - photocopy, download and edit!

1. Human body
2. At school
3. On holiday
4. In hospital
5. Keeping safe
6. Keeping clean
7. Cooking
8. Making a cake
9. In the kitchen
10. Toys
11. Parts of plants and trees
12. Garden plants
13. Vegetables
14. Salad
15. Fruit
16. Minibeasts
17. Birds
18. Fish and amphibians
19. Reptiles
20. Mammals
21. Polar regions
22. Weather
23. Physical features
24. Human features
25. Light and dark
26. Making marks
27. Money
28. Flight
29. Musical instruments
30. Shapes

About the Author

Dr Clare Dowdall has worked at Plymouth University since 2001 as a Lecturer in Language and Literacy Education. She has an active research profile as well as working in school with trainees following a School Direct training route. She has been looking at assessment with her current students and she writes the teacher notes for Collins Big Cat.

Reviews

'We have been using the vocabulary resources with small groups of children in interventions sessions and found the lists & clearly structured activities helpful. The resources are accessible and quick for staff to use.' Ruth Dixon, Deputy Head, Hayward's Primary School

Book Information
ISBN 9780008311483
Author Clare Dowdall
Format Paperback
Page Count 168
Imprint Collins
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 470g
Dimensions(mm) 297mm * 210mm * 11mm