Academic Vocabulary is an initiative of Tennessee's Department of Education.  The goal of this project is to provide teachers a list of common terms or phrases aimed at improving vocabulary development of students in Tennessee.  Although there is no single best way to teach terms and phrases, Dr. Marzano's research and theory on vocabulary development does point to a few generalizations that provide strong guidance.  This site is dedicated to the sixth step in that process by providing a collection of games and activities designed to review and strengthen vocabulary development.

Vocabulary Lists:

Kindergarten   

Language Arts  /   Math  /   Math Curriculum Vocabulary /  Science  /  Social Studies

First Grade

Language Arts  /   Math  /  Math Curriculum Vocabulary  /  Science  /   Social Studies

 

Second Grade

Language Arts   /   Math   /  Math Curriculum Vocabulary / Science  /  Social Studies

 

Third Grade

Language Arts  /   Math  / Math Curriculum Vocabulary / Science  /  Social Studies

 

Fourth Grade

Language Arts  /  Math  / Math Curriculum Vocabulary / Science  /  Social Studies

4th Grade Jeopardy

4th Grade Hoops

Fifth Grade

Language Arts  /  Math  /  Math Curriculum Vocabulary / Science  /  Social Studies

• Language Arts Holiday Squares

Sixth Grade

Language Arts  /  Math  /  Math Curriculum Vocabulary / Science  /  Social Studies

• Social Studies Raceway 1
• Social Studies Raceway 2

Seventh Grade

Language Arts  /  Math  /  Math Curriculum Vocabulary / Science  /  Social Studies

• Social Studies Squares

Eighth Grade

Language Arts  /  Math  /  Math Curriculum Vocabulary / Science  /  Social Studies

 

*Technology List Cards

*The technology list was created by Jefferson County and is not part of the TN Academic Vocabulary initiative.

Secondary Vocabulary: