Vocabulary Playground Scope and Sequence

Countdown Vocabulary Playground

Scope & Sequence

In the Vocabulary Playgrounds, teachers have access to premade assignments that showcase the meaning of many words that students encounter in Countdown, Blast, and HD Word. Students experience words in a way that helps them understand all aspects of the word: the phonology, the orthography, the morphology, and the meaning. This explicit exposure drives orthographic mapping and rich word-level literacy. Early on, when students have not yet learned many decoding patterns, we use this time to familiarize students with the process of deeper vocabulary learning. The words will be presented with many different picture representations, fostering a more flexible understanding of the words' meaning so that students will be prepared to recognize and understand the words in a variety of different situations.

Multiple Meanings

Because the Vocabulary Playgrounds are audio supported, students will not need to decode the words, but they will be familiar with the pronunciation. This helps them store the word in their phonological processors, which is essential as students learn to orthographically map words later.

Really Great Reading’s Vocabulary

Playground games provide instruction and practice with four types of words:

Deep Teach: words students may not know, taught to a deeper level of understanding

Multiple Meaning: other meanings of Deep Teach words

Light Touch: words students may already know, taught lightly

Related Words: synonyms or antonyms of Deep Teach words

Light Touch (In Pairs) Related Words

+ Students are not yet decoding words at the beginning of Countdown. The vocabulary words taught in Countdown's Vocabulary Playg round are often words that are used orally in Countdown activities. Although these words may not be decodable, they are useful vocabulary words for Countdown students to learn.

++ Occasionally, some vocabulary words taught in a certain unit have been pulled from a previous unit. For example, the word "row " is from Countdown Unit 1.

Unit 8Unit 9

dim first fly jam tape

fly tape dive, lake add, cod chess, same beak, chin fetch, cube

dark, bright initial, last glide, march jelly record

Unit 9 Unit 10

fan gap iron roam spin

iron fan lid, gas match, mow itch, rug robe, bag rose, quilt

admirer, critic space, bridge flatten, wrinkle wander, dwell rotate, unwind

Unit 10Unit 11

beg clip dump bawl trip

clip dump trip

vat, wax tale, rub cab, nail doze, brook chalk, bury

plead, refuse trim, grow unload, load weep, laugh stumble, rise

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Unit 14Unit 15

trimquill, vase chain, pin tusk, fog hen, drag comb, wag

duck note

cob, hike sheet, heat worm, rake bean, gold jog, seal

fuse hog elk, quail jot, different rattle, vehicle oat, nibble sidwalk, cactus

tinaim, bin lot, neat each, rib sop, sag enter, jug

tear, mend poke, shove border wind, untangle blink, stare

squat, tower record, omit heap search, find glow, fade

pain, relief wick pig stop, continue drag, propel

pretend, real repair, break devise, destroy label canister

Unit 15Unit 16

ban dab lob nip under

Unit 16Unit 17

above ask can hop middle

Unit 17Unit 18

hot nap oven quarrel yield

Unit 18Unit 19

cooperate floppy observe plump whole

Unit 19Unit 20

dish gush mesh shed shut

Unit 20Unit 21

beginning compare jumbled soar wipe

inside, sub lab, sum bet, mitt act, devour tux, twins

canthread, tie bat, rat needle, sock wig, yarn ox, rough

bed, relax nurse, thermometer yolk, omelet fireworks, concert cup, kid

apron, overalls kayak, island routine, responsible violin, oboe easel, keyboard

dish shed cash, kit wish, shop shin, push hush, lush fish, sheep

thumb, hammer dozen, parlor sorting, envelope squint, lightning eggplant, ham

forbid, allow tap, scrub throw, receive nibble, chomp below, above

atop, beneath inquire, respond able, unable jump median, side

blazing, cold sleep, wake stove argue, agree produce, waste

assist, prevent limp, stiff notice, overlook chunky, lean complete, half

bowl spurt, trickle net, fabric shack, mansion close, open

start, end match, differ messy, organized float, swoop wash, peel

Unit 21Unit 22

describe greedy joyful slick tough

slickbefore, kangaroo after, extinct sea, scaly tumble, skateboard next, slide

explain, confuse selfish, generous delighted, miserable slippery, sticky strong, delicate

* Each Vocabulary Playground unit contains words that will be found in the next Countdown unit. For example, when students play in the Vocabulary Playground Unit 1, they will be working with words from Countdown Unit 2 so that they are exposed to the meanings of those words before they encounter them in the lessons.

Unit 22Unit 23

careless chat chip garbage whiz

whizchum, quirky whale, spine chap, ax weigh, bat acorn, chimney

forgetful, careful talk, hush fragment rubbish, treasure hustle, lag

Unit 23Unit 24

category dock pack rack shock

dock pack rack

puck, kick sick, sip neck, igloo coordinate, maroon prefer, vary

group, example pier fill, unpack shelf surprise, calm

Unit 24Unit 25

ball call hash pal tall

ballrod, mall wall, ladder gal, curl all, bushy below, hall

party holler, whisper medley friend, enemy high, short

Unit 25Unit 26

block crush dust step stick

block crush dust step stick

fresh, stem gift, plush grin, drum clam, grip lamp, plan

deter, enable compress, build wipe, coat walk, crawl adhere, loosen

Unit 26Unit 27

comic gift object solid upset

comicsubject, backpack cabin, fabric contest, potluck runt, mascot picnic, public

cartoon, tragedy talent thing dense, liquid unhappy, pleased

Unit 27Unit 28

crush inspect invent nonstop relish

relishattic, cobweb expect, nutmeg contact, bobsled unpack, sundress unzip, laptop

dominate, tie examine, ignore create, demolish continuous enjoy, dislike

Blast Foundations Vocabulary Playground

Scope & Sequence

Really Great Reading’s Vocabulary Playground games provide instruction and practice with four types of words:

Deep Teach: words students may not know, taught to a deeper level of understanding

Multiple Meaning: other meanings of Deep Teach words

Light Touch: words students may already know, taught lightly

Related Words: synonyms or antonyms of Deep Teach words

mapthorn, squirm truck, plum peck, jump tie, shop swim, glide

Related Words

moist, dry barrel happy, sad atlas plush, hard halt, go

loop fog, sun view rise, lie (down)

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Unit 4Unit 5 brush hug cut flush glum lug

bash dash ship shot

rush, rash smash, trash ash, flash sash, mash that, dish

outline drink jump clear noise, silence crumb, wad bash dash shift ship shot stash

break, fix hurry, dawdle adjust, remain deliver, collect opportunity, unlucky hide, show

clean, smear embrace, release eliminate, include rosy, pale disappointed, elated drag, leave

order to provide exposure to a rich selection of vocabulary, some words in the earliest Blast have been pulled from Countdown units. These words may not be decodable according to the Blast Scope & Sequence, but they are useful vocabulary words for Blast students to learn.

Occasionally, some vocabulary words taught in a certain unit have been pulled from a previous unit. For example, the word "blu sh" is from Countdown Unit 5.

Unit 5Unit 6

blush++ test fun set thick thin

blush set test

bug, moth broth, wet elf, path math, gum nut, bun

embarrass inspect, overlook delight, dismay ready, unprepared wide, narrow slim, broad

Unit 6Unit 7

best end jest pet rest pen

pen pet rest

sent, jet hem, vest vet, leg trek, den peg, tent

greatest, worst finish, begin joke, criticize stroke, push pause, continue cage, field

Unit 7Unit 8

branch bunch chop chug pinch rich

branch chop pinch

much, inch munch, chip brunch, when bench, lunch which, ranch

expand, merge cluster, individual cut, bind gulp, sip bit, lot wealthy, poor

Unit 8Unit 9

back buck deck lock tuck flock

back buck deck flock

frock, quick pluck, tick shack, tack brick, rock chick, lick

reverse, forward toss, hold porch secure, unlock stuff, untuck gather, scatter

Unit 9Unit 10

batch dodge pick match pledge switch

match pick switch

clock, latch judge, black notch, ledge stitch, wedge hatch, muck

bundle, single duck, meet select, reject pair, split promise, forget exchange, retain

Unit 10Unit 11

bill buff dull loss miss pass

bill dull miss pass

boss, huff hall, mess sell, cuff shell, toss still, fuss

receipt polish, tarnish drab, fascinating defeat, win crave, despise give, grab

* Each Vocabulary Playground unit contains words that will be found in the next Blast unit. For example, when students play in t he Vocabulary Playground Unit 1, they will be working with words from Blast Unit 2 so that they are exposed to the meanings of those words before they encounter them in the lessons.

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Deep Teach Multiple Meanings Light Touch (In Pairs) Related Words

check ditch lack less pitch track

Band Dusk Flex Hunt Lift Melt

complex finish limit panic sluggish zigzag

clutch edge glass profit snip staff

flap flush fry hitch shy well

classic focus jumbo program protect unit

adapt label mammal model open travel

check ditch pitch track

slack, sack stuff, hutch etch, lodge grudge, crutch smudge, block

observe, ignore abandon, keep shortage, abundance fewer, more toss, catch lead, follow

Band Flex

complex finish

dress, silk clap, fist frog, pond grill, bent sand, fast

wombat, sunset insect, napkin plastic, pumpkin chipmunk, radish rabbit, uphill

orchestra sunset, sunlight curve, straighten forage, locate elevate, depress dissolve, solidify

tricky, simple cease, commence restrict, surpass dread, tranquility sleepy, alert wavy, straight

clutch glass profit staff

flap well

focus program unit

tennis, topic fudge, satin pass, badge robin, gust ridge, blacktop

dentist, mint hill, grass tell, rent crash, flop gull, bun

event, menu robot, tripod planet, begin blazing, banjo motel, mantis

grasp, drop perimeter, interior pane earnings, losses sever, attach workers, supervisor

flutter abundant, limited sear, freeze fasten, detach timid, confident thriving, ailing

original, irregular spotlight, sideline large, miniature activity shelter, harm section, total

change, refuse tag, anonymous creature, reptile example, novice accessible, closed tour, linger WORDS FOUND IN

BlastFoundationsVocabularyPlayground

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Deep Teach Multiple Meanings

drive fine grade late quake state

erase inflate invite polite stampede unsafe

complain gain meal play stay stain

coat flight highest load loaf right

cracked dented landed peeled spilled toasted

coach credit empty faster foamy patches

afraid broke checked explode frosted yelled

drive fine grade state

cube, shape globe, game hope, lane kite, pine bake, smile

athlete, wishbone caveman, handmade trombone, parade rockslide, tadpole cupcake, sunshine

operate, park excellent, inadequate rank tardy, punctual tremble, steady territory

delete, keep bloat, contract summon, exclude courteous, impolite charge, saunter dangerous, safe

play stain bead, need teen, asleep clean, beet queen, treat read, rain

grumble, cheer boost, reduce feast, snack entertain, work halt, bail spot

load loaf

comet, night cheek, throat flashlight, helmet soak, soap oak, adult

camping, lost dragon, flame bacon, melon blanket, chest children, away

empty patches classmates, painting grapes, sweeter legs, player helper, dreamer raining, roses

jacket ascent, descent tallest, shortest cargo laze, toil correct, incorrect

chipped, intact bumped, bulging grounded, launched uncovered, covered tipped roasted, burnt

teach, learn praise, blame barren, filled quicker, slower bubbly sections

scared, brave damaged, repaired examined, overlooked burst iced, plain shouted, mumbled WORDS FOUND IN

HD Word Vocabulary Playground

Scope & Sequence

Really Great Reading’s Vocabulary Playground games provide instruction and practice with four types of words:

VOCAB. PREVIEWED IN

WORDS FOUND IN

Unit 1Unit 1

Deep Teach: words students may not know, taught to a deeper level of understanding

Multiple Meaning: other meanings of Deep Teach words

Light Touch: words students may already know, taught lightly

Related Words: synonyms or antonyms of Deep Teach words

Deep Teach Multiple Meanings

go high slip small task trail+ vent

slip trail vent

Light Touch (In Pairs)

bride, peck cake, plate vend, felt seat, boat stuck, plug

Related Words

proceed, wait lofty, low note tiny, huge job, hobby route declare

Unit 1Unit 2*

cram drip plot spend swell flat fall

fall plot swell

bluff, win past, bend luck, cap flag, desk mop, disk

squeeze, stretch trickle, flood plan, improvise pay, reserve puff, deflate level, bumpy stumble, soar

Unit 2Unit 3

glitch hedge judge prompt snatch sprint tempt

promptsplint, shrug scratch, frost craft, strap bridge, splash script, strum

defect, benefit thicket, clearing evaluate, guess timely, belated seize, offer race, stroll entice, repel

Unit 3 Unit 4

epic express inhabit inhibit instrument subtract unplug

express instrument

blemish, candid traffic, plug speck, splotch fantastic, magnetic shred, botch

grand, ordinary communicate, withhold reside, vacate hinder, encourage tool deduct, add disconnect, engage

Unit 4Unit 5

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document grumpy moment pro respect tantrum++ virus

documentphoto, volcano trophy, logo zero, gravy beyond, navy music, pastry

report irritable, cheerful instant, eternity expert, amateur reverence, disrespect outburst, patience germ, cure

order to provide exposure to a rich selection of vocabulary, some words in the earliest HD Word units have been pulled from Blast units. These words may not be decodable according to the HD Word Scope & Sequence, but they are useful vocabulary words for HD Word students to learn.

Occasionally, some vocabulary words taught in a certain unit have been pulled from a previous unit. For example, the word "tantrum" is from HD Word Unit 4.

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Deep Teach Multiple Meanings Light Touch (In Pairs)

Related Words

across accomplishment basic confess instant maximum practical

compute divide maze migrate slope spy volume

active explosive mistake palace passage repulsive template

appear freedom frightful hungry obtain screen slight

belief brief creep flow greet seal tail

arch charm embark forbidden formula inform market

legal, wisdom local, command difficult, attached even, attend splendid, habitat

crosswise, beside achievement, failure simple, complex admit, deny immediate, delayed full, minimum useful, useless

spy volume episode, slop slide, pavement amuse, skate ozone, theme extreme, antelope

explosive passage native, cabbage festive, package luggage, secretive positive, stethoscope attentive, cottage

calculate, estimate segregate, unite labrinth move, occupy slant, plateau agent chapter, series

busy, quiet combustible, stable error, correction estate, hovel journey disgusting, pleasing pattern, copy

screen slight

flight, sunscreen cocoa, snowball daisy, seed roadside, highway shadow, rainbow

seal tail cashier, gallon kidney, image dream, showmanship hockey, scrape trolley, windshield

emerge, disappear liberty, captivity scary, welcoming starving, nourished acquire, return barrier meager, ample

idea, doubt temporary, prolonged sneak, stomp progress, interfere welcome, shun contain, spread rear, head

charm formula market

dome fascinate, offend initiate, complete prohibited, permitted equation, exception advise, repress store, warehouse WORDS FOUND IN

Unit 11Unit 12

Deep Teach

adore explore floor floral glaring organ spare

Multiple Meanings

floor glaring organ spare

Light Touch (In Pairs)

carnivore, primary parent, care more, share awareness, restore cardboard, pour

Related Words

love, loathe sightsee foundation, ceiling botanical, geometric shimmering, dull limb surplus, primary

Unit 12Unit 13

burn current discover earn hurt rehearsal shore

burn current hurt

occur, transform fortress, whirling clerk, member dessert, cultural understand, mineral

ignite, douse modern, antique detect, conceal reap, lose sore, healed practice, performance coast, inland

Unit 13Unit 14

forgotten harbor harness predator stellar victory worry

harbor harness stellar

inspector, factory nectar, orchard blizzard, calendar caterpillar, colorful mustard, cheddar

erased, remembered port collar hunter, prey outstanding, average triumph, surrender concern, peace

Unit 14Unit 15

gloom gratitude include pollute putrid pursue stew

gloom stew

baboon, scoot bamboo, tofu crew, salute goofy, attitude jewelry, loom

shade, sparkle appreciation, thanklessness insert, exclude contaminate, purify stinky, fragrant chase, desert casserole

Unit 15Unit 16

avoid boil bore join loyal pointed spoil

boil bore pointed

employee, coil disappointed, foil coin, soil jointed, destroy enjoy, voyage

elude, embrace heat, cool drag, excite connect, separate devoted, indifferent sharp, rounded ruined, perservered

Unit 16Unit 17

account encounter pound sprout surround work worth

account pound sprout work

background, town discount, pouting grouch, frowning shower, howl flower, ground

narrative, conversation converge, diverge kennel blossom, wither enclose, bypass effort, relaxation value, worthless

VOCAB.

IN

Unit 17Unit 18

book brood duty overlook rook pull root

book brood duty overlook rook root

bush, snoop footage, chuck handbook, rookie cooking, soot unicorn, scrapbook

text, video children, ancestors obligation, defiance observatory deceive, enlightened tow, thrust forage, organize

Unit 18Unit 19

applaud draw jaunt launch snub vault wave

draw launch vault wave

claw, prawn haunted, wait shawl, laundry haul, dawn lawn, crawl

clap, jeer sketch errand, excursion activate, terminate rebuff, acknowledge rotunda, basement beckon

Unit 19Unit 20

boycott count daunting downpour scout swoop protrude

count scout ooze, tube fawn, fluke brow, yawn withdraw, pouch author, bulletin

protest, approve tally, approximate intimidating, alluring deluge, drizzle survey plunge, climb extend, recede

Unit 20Unit 21

blink bring cranky shrink singular swanky trunk

blink trunk

dunk, cling trinket, tinkering slink, trunks boomerang, chunk mustang, donkey

flicker, glare transport, discard crabby, cheerful shrivel, enlarge one, multiple fancy, plain base, twig

Unit 21Unit 22

able article baffle cradle flexible readable spectacle

article cradle

steeple, temple dimple, tentacle dwindle, sprinkle puzzle, marble doodle, hurdle

capable, inept story, caption confuse, clarify embrace, dismiss bendable, rigid legible, illegible pageant

Unit 22Unit 23

construction fusion gracious mission notion pretentious satisfaction

mission notion

erosion, attention superficial, lesion feature, carnations venture, nation tension, capture

VOCAB.

Unit 23Unit 24

balance cancel cave cell cringe clog stage

balance cave cell clog stage

grocery, digit gown, magic cyclist, plunge circus, galaxy introduce, galley

Related Words

equity, inequity void, certify cavern, mountain chamber wince, face obstruct, unclog platform, audience

Unit 24Unit 25

department dependent exactly fitness graceful secretly motionless

Unit 25Unit 26

discussing poisonous retailer reporter tasty trendy tricky

Unit 26Unit 27

crushed detailed drenched overcrowded sloppy stuffed winner

Unit 27Unit 28

conserve disinfect dislodge inspire imperfection uncommon unaware

Unit 28Unit 29

payment, replacement swiftly, commitment skillfully, treatment gladly, compartment cuddly, delightful

office, headquarters reliant precise, imprecise wellness, illness elegant, awkward privately, openly stationary, mobile

lunges, crunches thriller, closing chunky, creamy comfortable, presenter researcher, stackable

crushedcarbonated, remind catapult, curved puzzled, beginner talented, develop leveled, dripping

talking, ranting toxic, harmless boutique journalist delicious, gross stylish, outdated challenging, easy

folded, inflated intricate, bare soaked, parched packed, vacant unkempt, tidy loaded, unloaded victor, loser

profess propel provide recycle reflective refresh relocate

reflective refresh

insert, incomplete install, inactive unclear, disagree unlock, impolite uneven, discolored

ration, squander sterilize, infect remove, place motivate, discourage flaw rare, typical oblivious, mindful

claim hurl, retract supply, take salvage, scrap radiant, opaque revive, weaken transfer, stabilize

Unit 29Unit 30

acceptable adjustable instructing nervous pompous professor vanished

Unit 30Unit 31

boldly childishly costly grind independent mild incredible

contrasting, peaceful unwilling, perform surveyor, recollected aviator, consultant reflection, centerpiece

grindthunderbolt, jolt binder, rewind survival, marigold impossible, jagged puddles, mildew

satisfactory, unsatisfactory moveable, fixed teaching, learning worried, relaxed arrogant, respectful teacher, student faded, appeared

bravely, cowardly immaturely, maturely expensive, cheap sand autonomous, supported gentle, harsh phenomenal, insignificant

Unit 31Unit 32

absorb approach habit expend react royal trial

royal trial

cameo, soloist dairy, geography cardio, display crowded, evacuate duet, mosaic

consume, expel advance, retreat routine, occasion use, save respond, disregard imperial sample, purchase

* Each Vocabulary Playground unit contains words that will be found in the next HD Word unit. For example, when students play in the Vocabulary Playground Unit 1, they will be working with words from HD Word Unit 2 so that they are exposed to the meanings of those words before they encounter them in th e lessons.