Words for Indicating Degree – Vocabulary Explicit Teaching Slides and Activities – Year 3

Description

Our Words for Indicating Degree Explicit Teaching Slides and Activities provide a dynamic, effective way to explore word meanings, making them an excellent addition to any structured literacy programme. Expanding students’ vocabulary is vital for enhancing reading and writing skills, as research shows that students with a wider vocabulary often perform better academically, especially in reading. Slides, flashcards and review activities are included.

This resource closely aligns with the updated English Curriculum (NZ) for Phase One (Oral Language – Vocabulary) – see details below.

Our Words for Indicating Degree Explicit Teaching Slides and Activities include:

1. Explicit Teaching Slides for Oral Language Discussions

• • 13 words that indicate degree
  • A variety of interactive activities to explore each word
  • Editable slide templates for customised vocabulary lessons

• These Explicit Teaching Slides provide:
  • Student-friendly definitions
  • Examples and non-examples
  • Semantic activities (synonyms and antonyms)
  • Visual supports
  • Short discussions for making meaningful connections
  • Comprehension checks to ensure understanding
  • Opportunities for students to create their own definitions

• Additional Features:
  • Suitable for whole-class use with an explicit instruction model
  • Available in PowerPoint format and compatible with Google Slides
  • Flexible for short, regular sessions, allowing exploration of multiple words per session
  • Randomly ordered skills to develop a range of abilities
  • Effective as review material—regular revision helps reinforce vocabulary retention

2. 13 Follow-up Review Worksheets

• Each worksheet focuses on one word for indicating degree and includes:
  • A student-friendly definition
  • Part of speech
  • Word broken into syllables
  • Example sentences
  • Examples and non-examples
  • Semantic activities (synonyms and antonyms)
  • Writing practice
  • A visual activity to demonstrate understanding of the word

3. Words for Indicating Degree Flashcards

• Flashcards are provided in word-only and word-plus-picture formats, with a guide for suggested ways to use them.
• Visuals help make abstract ideas concrete, supporting comprehension and memory retention.

1. Barely
2. Hardly
3. Slightly
4. Somewhat
5. Partially
6. Moderately
7. Significantly
8. Quite
9. Very
10. Extremely
11. Mostly
12. Fully
13. Completely

• During the Third Year
• Informed by prior learning, teach students to define and use precise vocabulary, including words for indicating degree e.g. completely.