Skill Spotlight:  Vocabulary

• Subject: ELA

• Grade: 4

What is my child learning?

Through this week’s activity, your child is developing several important language and thinking skills. This activity strengthens vocabulary expansion as they search their mental word bank for terms that fit specific categories. It also builds categorization skills by helping them understand how words relate to different groupings. Playing under time pressure develops quick thinking and recall abilities, while writing down answers provides natural spelling practice. Additionally, the game encourages creative thinking when they work to come up with unique answers that others might not think of. These skills are fundamental to language development and will support their reading comprehension and writing abilities across all subjects.

📅 Coming tomorrow

This week’s activity is called “Crazy Categories.” You and your kid will be practicing vocabulary skills. Look for it in your text tomorrow!