Introducing Tier 2 Vocabulary: Food Themed Speech and Language Task Cards

This resource includes 62 food and drink themed task cards for ten high frequency vocabulary words, such as combine, contain, variety, etc. and they are PERFECT to pair with any cooking (or eating!) activity! There are five task cards for each word, targeting evidence-based strategies for introducing new vocabulary.

These cards include...

• a familiarity rating scale - how familiar are students with this word? have they ever heard it before?

• word identification card - pick out the word among other similar words based on its spelling and number of syllables; count the sounds and syllables; and manipulate phonemes

• word used in context - read an example of the word in a sentence and use context clues, part of speech, and word parts to determine its meaning

• fill in the blank with various forms - choose from variations of each word (i.e. accumulate, accumulated, accumulation) to complete sentences portraying

• picture prompt - use a form of the word to create a sentence about a photo

*Suggestions for additional research-based vocabulary activities, such as synonyms, antonyms, picture representations, etc. are also included.

This product was created for older students in speech and language therapy (5th-12th grade), but can also be used in special education or language arts classes to support vocabulary instruction. If printed and prepped, task cards are optimally size for storage in a 4x6 photo box. Resource can also be used as a digital PDF on a computer or tablet.