by Leanne Guenther

These simple word lists tie the bible story from John 6 which speaks about the miracle of Jesus feeding 5,000 people to our various worksheets (crosswords, word search, tracer pages, word wall words, etc.).

The advanced word list includes all of the words on the easy one plus a few extra challenging words (5 to 10).  It is also presented in a smaller font and is intended for older children (grades two through 4).

Ideas for using the word list:

• use as vocabulary words for spelling practice.
• have the children work in groups to research and discuss the meaning of the words on the word list, then create individual journals (mini dictionaries) with definitions and an example sentence for each word.

  Mini dictionary template

• have the children chose one of the words and draw a picture inspired by that word

  Draw a Picture inspired by the word  (color template)   or   (B&W template)

• have the children write a poem or short story using words from the word list
• have the children categorize the words by the parts of speech.  You can also add additional words that aren't part of the word list but relate to the word list words (for example, you can add "brown" to the adjectives as in 'brown basket').  The parts of speech are:
  • verb,
  • noun,
  • pronoun,
  • adjective,
  • adverb,
  • preposition,
  • conjunction, or
  • interjection
    
    Parts of Speech template
    
• After reading the story about Jesus feeding 5,000, you can also have the children make their own list of words they would like to learn more about.  Having children come up with one “What in the World? Word” each time they read a story is a great way to build vocabulary.
  

  "What in the World" words template

• Use the complimentary sentence sequencing cards to practice creating sentences using the word wall words and common sight words.
• Hang the word list words on the wall so all of the children are able to see them (make your own picture clues or use the word wall word templates)

Word list template:

Easy Word list template                color   or   B&W

Word List template (advanced)    color   or   B&W

Printable version for these instructions