Core Vocabulary Worksheets: Play

Description

PLAY is the word students use to get to the fun stuff, and it opens the door to playing with friends. These Core Vocabulary Worksheets PLAY pages give students hands-on practice with the word through tracing, coloring, matching, sorting, and cut and paste activities.

What’s Included in the Core Vocabulary Worksheets PLAY Set

• Printable worksheets: a classic way to practice reading and writing the word PLAY.
• Dry erase pages: laminate them or slide them into page protectors, and students can practice again and again.
• Cut and paste activities: students match, sort, and glue the word and symbol, which builds fine motor skills along with vocabulary.
• Sight word practice: PLAY is a high frequency word, so these pages double as reading practice.

Ways to Use the Core Vocabulary Worksheets PLAY

These pages are differentiated, so you can match the activity to the student. Some students will trace and color, some will cut and sort, and some will read and write the word on their own.

• Follow up your core word of the week lesson in small group
• Independent work or work tasks once students know the routine
• Morning work or early finisher practice
• Homework, so families can see and use the word at home

I always pair worksheet time with modeling. Keep a core board on the table and point to PLAY as students work. That way the paper practice and the communication practice happen together.

Teaching the Core Word PLAY Beyond the Worksheets

Worksheets build familiarity, but students learn to use PLAY when they see it modeled in real moments. A few places to model it every day:

• Choice and center time: model PLAY before students pick an activity.
• Recess: model PLAY outside and pair it with a friend’s name.
• Games: model PLAY before each turn of a simple game.
• Toy breaks: hold a favorite toy and wait for PLAY.

Who the Core Vocabulary Worksheets PLAY Are For

These work for early learners and for older students who are still building core vocabulary. They’re a great fit for special education teachers, related service providers, and paraprofessionals supporting students who use AAC, and for students who need extra sight word practice. Want to learn more about teaching core words? Project Core shares free, research-based information on core vocabulary.

Pair It With

• Core Vocabulary Adapted Book: PLAY to introduce the word with an errorless interactive book, communication board, and sorting mat
• Core Vocabulary Adapted Books and Worksheets Bundle to get every word in one download and save

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