Word of the Day Vocabulary Cards for 2nd Grade – ESL Printable Activities

Description

Looking for an engaging and effective way to build academic vocabulary in your 2nd grade, ESL, or ELL classroom? This yearlong Word of the Day vocabulary resource is designed to support language development and comprehension with Tier 2 vocabulary picture cards, grammar lessons, and student activities.

Whether you’re teaching English Language Learners (ELLs), using vocabulary interventions, or simply enriching your students’ language skills, this versatile set provides daily or weekly vocabulary instruction in a fun, consistent, and visually engaging format.

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What Makes This Vocabulary Resource So Effective?

• 185 Core Tier 2 Vocabulary Words: Each word is carefully chosen for its academic value and includes a definition, part of speech, photo illustration, and sample sentence.

• Daily or Weekly Word Options: Flexible enough to use as a “Word of the Day” or “Word of the Week” routine.

• Supports Diverse Learners: Created with ESL, ELL, and Special Education students in mind, but ideal for any 2nd grade classroom.

• Engaging Visuals: Real-life photographs make vocabulary concepts stick and enhance comprehension for visual learners.

• Grammar and Sentence Practice: Each word card reinforces understanding of parts of speech and proper usage in context.

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What’s Included?

✅ 185 Vocabulary Word Picture Cards/Slides
– Tier 2 academic vocabulary
– Definitions, parts of speech, and example sentences
– Real-life photos for each word

✅ Differentiated Student Worksheets & Journal Cover
– Two activity page formats
– Sentence writing, meaning, illustration/image selection
– Use as printable journals or digital practice

✅ Parts of Speech Posters (2 Sizes)
– Clear reference visuals for noun, verb, adjective, adverb, and more
– Use in writing centers or mini-lessons

✅ Positive Reinforcement Notes
– Reward students for using new vocabulary
– Encourage oral language fluency and classroom conversation

✅ Editable Template Included
– Create your own custom Word of the Day cards and slides

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Skills Covered:

• Vocabulary acquisition

• Sentence writing

• Grammar and parts of speech

• Language comprehension

• Speaking and writing fluency

• Critical thinking

• Aligned with Common Core Standards (L.2.1, L.2.2, L.2.4, etc.)

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Who Is This For?

This resource is ideal for:

• 2nd Grade Teachers

• ESL / ELL Classrooms

• Special Education and Intervention Groups

• Homeschoolers

• Literacy Coaches looking to build consistent vocabulary routines

• Teachers seeking to differentiate vocabulary instruction for multilingual learners

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How to Use This in Your Classroom:

• Add a “Word of the Day” or “Word of the Week” routine to your morning meeting

• Build a classroom vocabulary word wall

• Use cards in centers, writing stations, or group discussions

• Assign activities in print or digitally through Google Classroom™

• Use for test prep, guided reading warm-ups, or daily language practice

• Reinforce vocabulary in speech therapy or intervention groups

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Bundle & Save!

🛒 Want to save on related resources? This product is also available in discounted bundles:
👉 Vocabulary Picture Cards – ESL Word of the Day for 2nd–3rd Grade
👉 Academic Vocabulary Words & Activities K–2 ESL/ELL Bundle

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Keywords You Might Be Searching For:

• Word of the Day for 2nd Grade

• Academic Vocabulary for ESL Students

• Vocabulary Cards with Pictures

• Tier 2 Vocabulary Activities

• Vocabulary Intervention for ELLs

• ESL Vocabulary Word of the Week

• Core Vocabulary Instruction for Elementary

• 2nd Grade Language Development Resources

• Visual Vocabulary Supports for Diverse Learners

 

FAQS

• Is this resource editable?

The cards themselves are not editable, however, an editable option is added at the end of the resource for you to create custom word posters/slides for your students.

• What words are considered tier 2 vocabulary words?

Tier 2 vocabulary words are less familiar, yet useful vocabulary found in written text across multiple domains. The Common Core State Standards refer to these as “general academic words.” These words are more precise or subtle forms of familiar words and include multiple-meaning words.

• Which words are included in this resource?

Full List of 185 Vocabulary Words Included:
above, accident, agree, amaze, amusing, annoy, apply, argument, arranged, arrive, attention, avoid, award, aware, balance, bare, behind, benefit, blast, board, bounce, brave, bright, calm, career, category, cause, center, check, classify, claw, clear, club, collect, community, compare, complete, conclusion, connect, continue, cooperation, core, corner, couple, crowd, curious, damp, dangerous, dash, dawn, deep, demolish, describe, design, detail, difference, direct, discard, discover, dive, doubt, dozen, edit, enemy, energy, enormous, enough, escape, estimate, evening, exactly, excess, exercise, expect, explanation, factory, famous, feast, field, finally, flap, float, flock, flood, fold, fresh, friendly, frighten, frown, fuel, gap, gasp, gather, gaze, greedy, gust, harm, helpful, herd, idea, impossible, include, insect, insist, instrument, interesting, introduce, invent, investigate, label, leader, leaned, leap, less, living, local, lonely, luxury, mention, motor, necessary, nervous, nibble, non-living, notice, observe, opinion, pack, pale, peak, peeking, plan, portion, possible, prefer, prepare, present, probably, process, proof, publish, purpose, rare, reflect, revise, rumor, safe, seal, search, separate, settle, several, shelter, shiver, shy, similar, skill, slight, smooth, soil, solution, stack, steady, steaming, stormy, strand, stream, support, suppose, sway, swoop, tiny, tower, travel, treasure, tremble, vanish, village, volunteer, warn, weak, wealthy, wise, wonder, zigzag

• The description says 2nd grade. Can this be used with students in other grade levels?

Yes, absolutely! Using this set with students in other grade levels is a great way to differentiate the learning in your classroom to support all students.

• Is this available in other languages?

No. At this time, this resource is only available in English.

• Can I leave feedback?

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