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Congratulations on your purchase of this Really GoodStuff® Math Vocabulary Word Wall–Primary—a colorfulvisual reference for essential math vocabulary.

This Really Good Stuff® product includes:• 24 Math Vocabulary Word Wall Cards• Zippered Plastic Storage Bag• This Really Good Stuff® Activity Guide

Preparing and Displaying the Math Vocabulary WordWall–PrimaryBefore you display the Math Vocabulary WordWall–Primary, make copies of this Really Good Stuff®

Activity Guide, cut apart the reproducibles, and file thepages for future use. Or, download another copy of itfrom our Web site at www.reallygoodstuff.com. Eitherhang the Word Wall Cards on a bulletin board or wall all atonce, or introduce them and add them to your math worddisplay as you present the individual math skills.

Introducing the Math Vocabulary Word Wall–PrimaryIf you choose to hang all of the Cards at once, pointthem out to students and explain that this is yourclassroom math word wall. Explain that each Card has aword that they will be using in Math and a picture toshow what the word means. Then, as you introduce eachword on the wall, point out the Card, and review itsmeaning with students.

If you choose to hang the Cards as you introduce eachMath concept, hold up the Card, and point out the wordon it. Read the word to students, and ask them todescribe the picture. Relate the picture to the definitionof the concept. (For example, for the Card on height,explain that a giraffe is very tall and that height is themeasurement that shows how tall something is.) As youhang the Card on the word wall, indicate that wheneverstudents hear it in class or see it in work they are doing,they can look at the Card and the picture on it to remindthem what that word means.

Here are some ways to use the Math VocabularyWord Wall–Primary:

• Whenever you use one of the concepts in a lesson,point out its Card and picture on the wall.

• When students have a question about an activitythat relates to a word on the wall, refer them to theCard to refresh their memory of its definition.

• When you are presenting a homework assignment orMath project that involves one of the vocabulary onthe wall, point out the Card.

Organizing Your Math Vocabulary Word Wall–PrimaryThe Math Vocabulary Word Wall–Primary contains wordsthat relate to different areas of primary mathematics.As you hang the Cards, you may want to group them inthe following way. If so, make labels on word strips withthe boldface terms.

Measurement: Length, weight, height, volume, yard,foot, mile, inchNumber Sense and Operations: Add, subtract, sum,difference, odd, even, less than, greater than, equal,place value, fraction, ordinal numberAlgebra: PatternGraphing and Data Analysis: Tally, graphGeometry: Shape

As you introduce additional math vocabulary, usecardstock to create new word wall cards by writing theword and drawing a simple picture or example thatillustrates the word. Hang the card in the appropriatespot on your math word wall.

Math Vocabulary Reference Cards ReproducibleCopy and distribute the Math Vocabulary ReferenceCards Reproducibles. Create a mini vocabulary referencebook: Have students cut the cards apart, punch holes inthe cards, stack them together, and tie them togetherwith yarn. To practice the meanings: Hold up theindividual reference cards as flash cards, and askstudents to provide a brief definition for the word.

My Math DictionaryTo help students develop a deeper understanding ofvocabulary by providing their own examples anddefinitions of vocabulary words, copy and distribute MathDictionary Reproducibles when you introduce a new wordfrom the Math Word Wall. Have students write theirname at the top of the page and the word they aredefining on the Word line. On a piece of chart paper, modelhow to draw or write a picture or example thatillustrates or describes the word. Instruct students tocreate their own picture or example on the reproducible. Ifstudents are able to write, have them write their owndefinition in the box. Or, write a definition as a class andtell students to copy the definition into the box. Afteryou have checked the dictionary sheets for accuracy,staple them together into a math dictionary for eachstudent.

Math Vocabulary Word Wall–Primary

All activity guides can be found online:

Math Dictionary Reproducibles