Academic Vocabulary K-5



Academic Vocabulary for Common Core 

Kindergarten
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First Grade
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Second Grade
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Third Grade
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Fourth Grade
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Fifth Grade
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Math
above
add
behind
below
beside
between
calendar
circle
clock
compare
count
fifth
first
fourth
graph
hour
left
length
measure
money
number
on
over
pattern
rectangle
right
second
shapes
sort – same/different
square
subtract
third
time
triangle
under
zero

Science
air
animal
cloud
color
day
earth
egg
float
flower
food
growth
insect
light
living
night
parent
plant
seasons (spring, summer,
   winter, fall)
seed
senses
shape
sink
soil
sort
water

Language Arts
alphabet
author
back cover
book
bottom
consonant
different
fairy tale
follow directions
front cover
letter
listening skill
lowercase
name
picture book
retell
rhyme
same
sight word
title
top
uppercase
vowel
words

Social Studies
American flag
career/employment basic
   needs
classroom
community
cooperate
customs
holiday
home
legends/folktales
language
money
national symbol
obey
Oklahoma
Oklahoma flag
property
respect                      
responsibility
rules
savings
school
state
town/city
transportation
United States
Math
addition
angle
backward/forward
chart
congruent
describe
digit
direction
equal
even
explain
foot
greater than
guess
half hour
inch
increasing pattern
less than
list
minus
minute
number line
numeral
odd
order
ordinal
plus
size
solve
subtraction
tallies
temperature
value
weight

Science
attract
camouflage
desert
freezing
gravity
liquid
magnet
magnifier
measure
moon
ocean
pull
push
safety
shelter
sky
solid
star
sun
thermometer

Language Arts
alphabetize
beginning consonant
blend
chapter
character
conversation
date (written form)
discuss
end
ending consonant
illustrate
language
long vowel
middle
noun
period
plural
poem
predict
punctuation
question (mark)
reread
sentence
setting
short vowel
singular
spelling
table of contents
title page
verb
vocabulary

Social Studies
Africa
Antarctica
Arctic Ocean
Asia
Atlantic Ocean
atlas
Australia
cardinal directions
city/urban
commemorative holidays
continent
encyclopedia
Europe
globe
Independence Day
Indian Ocean
map
neighborhood/community
North America
ocean/sea
Pacific Ocean
past/present/future
patriotic symbols/traditions
Pledge of Allegiance
rural/country
seasons
South America
Southern Ocean
Star Spangled Banner
timeline
trade
Math
addends
classify
decrease
difference
distance
estimate
fractions (halves, thirds,
   and fourths)
gallon
height
hexagon
hundreds
increase
model
numeric pattern
octagon
ones
pentagon
pint
place value
pound
quart
quarter hour
regroup
standard measures
sum
symmetry
table
tens
thermometer
volume
whole number

Science
behavior
characteristics
dissolve
distance
diversity of life
fuel
gas
graph
habitat
hibernation
larva
life cycle
natural resources
pattern
physical properties
planets
predator
predict
prehistoric
prey
scientist
shadow
SI units (meters, centimeters,
   degrees Celsius)
similarities/differences
space
texture

Language Arts
adjective
antonyms
apostrophe
base word
cause/effect
compound word
comprehension
conclusion
contraction
dictionary
fiction
fluent
folk tale
guide words
homonym/homophone
infer
informational text
main character
nonfiction
prefix
pronoun
purpose
quotation (mark)
sequencing
suffix
summarize
synonyms
thesaurus
topic
visualization

Social Studies
Appalachian Mountains
bank
barter
basic landform
biography
cash
citizenship
courage
credit card
cultural features
goods and services
Great Lakes region
gulf
history
honesty
landmark
literature
location
luxuries
Mississippi River
mountains
occupation
patriotism
plains
recreation
rivers
Rocky Mountains
title
weather


Math
algorithm
analog clock
area
array
bar graph
commutative property
coordinates
customary/standard
   measurement
data
denominator
density
digital clock
division
edge
face
factor
grid
horizontal
input
metric units (meter,
   centimeter, gram,
   kilogram)
multiple
multiplication
number sentence
numerator
ordered pairs
output
perimeter
pictograph
probability
product
rounding
three-dimensional
two-dimensional
vertex
vertical

Science
amphibians
balance
conservation
contract
dispersal
endangered
environment
expand
experiment
extinct
food chain
germinate
invertebrate
investigate
mammals
metamorphosis (complete
   and incomplete)
migrate
mixture
physical change
pollination
renewable/nonrenewable
   resources
reptiles
rock
solution
sound
structures
traits
vertebrate
vibrations

Language Arts
abbreviation
adverb
biography
chapter headings
check for understanding
chronological order
conjunction
contemporary realistic
   fiction
context clues
declarative
encyclopedia
exclamatory
fact
glossary
historical fiction
imperative
index
inferences
interrogative
main idea
modern fantasy
multi-meaning words
   (homonyms)
opinion
persuasion
possessive
revise
run-on sentences
story elements
subject
supporting details
theme


Social Studies
agriculture
borders
capital resources
climate
conflict
consumer
culture
distribution
economy
Equator
geographic features
geography
global
hemisphere
human resources
industry and manufacturing
latitude/parallels
longitude/meridians
map key/legend
natural resources
physical map
political map
population
Prime Meridian
producer
product
representative leaders
resources
scale
scarcity
suburban
thematic map
wants and needs
Math
acute angle
associative
axis
computation
dividend
divisor
elapsed time
equation
equivalent
expanded form (of a
   number)
expression
frequency table
hundredths
inequality symbols
intersecting
inverse operation
line graph
obtuse angle
parallel
perpendicular
prediction
quotient
reasonable
reflection
right angle
rotation
rule
standard form (of a
   number)
tenths
translation
variable

Science
adaptation
balance scale
classification
conductor
consumer
decomposer
deposition
direction
electrical circuit (open and
   closed)
electricity
erosion
evidence
force (pull/push)
fossils
friction
inherited traits
insulator
mineral
motion
organism
position
producer
reproduce
resistance
sediment
SI Prefixes (micro, milli,
   centi, kilo)
SI units (grams, meters,
   liters, degrees Celsius)
speed
stationary object
survival
weathering

Language Arts
almanac
analyze
appendix
audience
author’s purpose
character’s motive
compare/contrast
double negatives
drawing conclusions
evaluate
genre
hyperbole
legend
metaphor
myths
outline
paraphrase
persuasive
possessive nouns
prewrite
preface
proofread
publish
research
sentence fragment
simile
simple predicate
simple subject

Social Studies
almanacs
bay
canyon
city council
delta
economic specialization
entrepreneur
exports
global trade
governor
human system
immigrants
intermediate directions
land run
mayor
mesa
major metropolitan center
point of view/perspective
prairie
primary sources
region
relative location
rural
secondary sources
state capitol
state legislature
Trail of Tears
tributary
urban                    


Math
balanced
base
composite
deposit
distributive property
fair number cube
greatest common factor
   (GCF)
improper fractions
least common denominator
   (LCD)
least common multiples
   (LCM)
mean
metric prefixes (milli, centi,
   kilo)
mixed numbers
percent
plane
prime
proper fraction
range
ray
straight angle
thousandths
Venn diagram
withdraw

Science
acids/bases
atmosphere
axis
biome
chemical change
chemical properties
community
condensation
crater
decompose
dichotomous keys
earth’s layers (crust,
   mantle, core)
eclipse
energy (kinetic/potential)
environmental changes
   (human and nature)
evaporation
graduated cylinder
mass
matter
moon/lunar (phases)
observe
orbit
pollution
population
precipitation
revolution
rotation
Scientific Method
serial order
solar energy
Solar System
species
transfer of energy
Universe
weather

Language Arts
caption
character development
comparative adjective/adverbs
concluding paragraph
conflict
coordinating conjunctions
figurative language
free verse
generalization
idiom
interjections
introductory paragraph
minor character
onomatopoeia
parts of speech
poetic styles
reference source
resolution
rhythm
stereotypical
stress
superlative adjectives, adverbs
supporting ideas
text (structure)
transitional words
word origins

Social Studies
abolitionist
amendments
American Revolution
Articles of Confederation
basic freedoms
Bill of Rights
cause and effect
colony
compromise
Constitutional Convention
   and ratification
Declaration of
   Independence
democracy
executive branch
explorers
historical map
indentured servant
Industrial Revolution
judicial branch
legislative branch
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Louisiana Purchase
manifest destiny
mental mapping
mission
Native American/Indian
Preamble
Puritan
Quaker
religion
revolution
rights
slavery
supply and demand
taxes
topographic map
triangular trade
U. S. Constitution
westward expansion
women’s suffrage

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