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Vocabulary Passports Kit

Congratulations on your purchase of this Really to each of your students. Have students write their
Good Stuff® Vocabulary Passports Kit—an name in the space on page 1 of the Passport.
engaging way for students to learn new vocabulary
words and track the words they have learned. Ask students if they have ever traveled with a
passport and talk about how they are used. Explain
This Really Good Stuff® product includes: to students that these Passports are a way for
• Collect a World of New Vocabulary Words Poster, them to practice new vocabulary words and keep
track of the words they have learned. Read through
Write Again® wipe-off laminate the directions on the inside cover together.
• 32 Vocabulary Passports
• Really Good Work Rubber Stamp 1. Write your vocabulary words on a page. Point to
• This Really Good Stuff® Activity Guide the Poster and explain that each day or week, you
will have new vocabulary words written on the
Meeting Common Core State Standards Poster and that they will be adding them to a
This Really Good Stuff® Vocabulary Passports Kit is page in their Passports. Demonstrate by having
aligned with the following Common Core State them write the current date and the word from
Standards for English Language Arts: the Poster on the first page of the Passport.

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use: 2. Fill out a vocabulary travel ticket for each word.
L.3.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple- Distribute a Vocabulary Travel Ticket Reproducible
to each student. Have students write their name
meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and and the date on the appropriate lines on the
content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. ticket. Choose a student to look up the word in
L.3.5. Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and the dictionary and read the dictionary definition
nuances in word meanings. aloud to the class. Then, ask for a volunteer to
L.3.6. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate say a definition of the word in his or her own
conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words words. Have students use their own words to
and phrases, including those that signal spatial and write a definition on the appropriate line on the
temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went ticket. Ask a student to use the word in a
looking for them). sentence, and write the sentence on the
L.4.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple- Vocabulary Travel Ticket. Continue this process
meaning word and phrases based on grade 4 reading and with the synonym and antonym lines, reminding
content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. students that not all of the vocabulary words will
L.4.5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word have synonyms or antonyms. Then, have each
relationships, and nuances in word meanings. student illustrate the word on the back of the
L.4.6. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general Vocabulary Travel Ticket.
academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including
those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of 3. Turn in your travel tickets. Designate a spot for
being (e.g., quizzed, whined, stammered) and that are basic turning in travel tickets and give students
to a particular topic (e.g., wildlife, conservation, and directions for when and where to turn them in.
endangered when discussing animal preservation).
4. Check off a circle for each completed word. After
Introducing the Vocabulary Passports Kit students have filled in their travel tickets for the
Before using the Vocabulary Passports Kit, make vocabulary word from the Poster, have them make
copies of this Really Good Stuff® Activity Guide and a check mark in the circle beside the word.
file the pages for future use. Or, download another
copy of it from our Web site at www.reallygoodstuff.com.
Use a dry erase marker to write a new vocabulary
word on the Vocabulary Words Poster and hang it on
a bulletin board or wall where it is easy for students
to see. Copy and cut apart the Vocabulary Travel
Ticket Reproducibles so there is one ticket for each
of your students. Distribute a Vocabulary Passport

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Vocabulary Passports Kit

5. Get a stamp on your passport page. Show 1. Gather a Vocabulary Travel Ticket for each word
students how they will receive a stamp on the you want to practice and place them in a stack.
page of their Passport for learning a new Divide your class into two teams and write team
vocabulary word. You can choose to stamp the names on the classroom whiteboard with space
top of the page for each new word (the stamps to write points earned beneath.
will overlap) or use the Really Good Work Stamp
to recognize a certain number of learned words. 2. Designate one student as the reader, or serve as
For example, students would receive a Really the reader yourself. The reader chooses a ticket
Good Work Stamp for every two words or every and reads the definition for the word.
five words.
3. Students on both teams raise their hands if they
Place a stack of Vocabulary Travel Ticket know the word. The reader chooses the student
Reproducibles in a designated area and have whose hand went up first and has that student
students store their Passports in their reading define the word. If correct, that student’s team
folders for easy access during vocabulary lessons. receives a point. If not, the other team is given
the chance to name the word and earns a point
Vocabulary Passport Center if correct.
Create a classroom vocabulary center using the
Vocabulary Passports Kit. On a table, arrange a 4. Play continues until all of the tickets have been
basket with all students’ Vocabulary Passports, a played or a team reaches a predetermined
basket full of Vocabulary Travel Tickets, an empty number of points.
basket labeled Completed Passports, several
dictionaries, pencils or pens, and drawing materials. Variation: Have the reader pick different information
Hang the Poster near the table, with plenty of space from the tickets for students to identify the word,
around the Poster for students to hang tickets. such as a synonym, an antonym, or an illustration.
Each week, use a dry erase marker to write
vocabulary words on the Poster. During center or Passport Stamp Rewards
independent work time, students come to the Encourage your students to learn more words with
center, write the words from the Poster in their a simple reward system. Make a copy of the Collect
Passports, and complete tickets for each word. a World of New Vocabulary Words Rewards
They then place their Passports with the completed Reproducible on colored paper and devise a listing
tickets inside in the Completed Passports basket. of rewards for certain numbers of Passport stamps.
After you review the completed Passports, stamp For example, 10 Passport stamps may earn a new
them, and then return them to students for their pencil, or 20 Passport stamps may earn a free
review. Hang the students’ tickets around the homework pass. Label the reproducible with stamp
Poster to display the week’s vocabulary work. amounts and classroom rewards and display it near
the Poster.
At the beginning of the next week, write new words
on the Poster and replenish supplies so students
continue recording new words in their Passports.

Vocabulary Guessing Game
Use students’ completed and checked Vocabulary
Travel Tickets to create a game that reinforces
new vocabulary.

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Vocabulary Travel Ticket Reproducibles

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Collect a World of New Vocabulary Words Rewards Reproducible

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