Lesson Plan

100 First Words for

Little Geeks
Story Summary
100 First Words for Little Geeks provides a perfect
context to grow children’s vocabulary every day.
There are sections on science, coding, video games,
RPGs, superheroes, science fiction, monsters, high
fantasy, and beloved movies. 100 First Words for Little
Geeks is a fun way to learn new words!

Lesson Focus
Geek (interesting and unusual) Vocabulary
Book Information
Run Time 10:41
Activity Ideas
Author Brooke Jorden
Vocabulary Routine
Illustrator Kyle Kershner Create a vocabulary routine for children to add the
words to their oral and written vocabulary.
Narrator Doug Stone
Flashcards
Publisher Familius Make your own flashcards to memorize words from
Ages 2+
100 First Words for Little Geeks.

Arranging Words
Genre Non Fiction
Provide a list of words and ask children to arrange in
Text Structure Words for geeks with pictures like categories.

Themes & Ideas Interesting and unusual vocabulary words

Additional activities can be found in the following
Language & Pictures of the words
Literary Features
pages of this document.
Vocabulary Tier 3 words for geeks

Special Geek (interesting and unusual) vocabulary

Vocabulary words in the areas of science, coding,
video games, RPGs, superheroes, science
fiction, monsters, high fantasy, and beloved
movies.
Illustrations Pictures illustrate words

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 Vocabulary

100 First Words for Little Geeks

The Importance of an Increased Vocabulary

Words make a difference. Children who are exposed to rich and robust
language experiences, enter school with essential language skills
needed to be successful readers. Children who enter school with
Integrated Circuit
limited exposure to rich vocabulary generally struggle with reading
in school. It is important to plan experiences that will grow children’s
vocabulary. Read alouds provide a perfect context to grow children’s
vocabulary every day.

Children’s literature contains words that children hear in everyday

conversations as well as decontextualized language—words and ideas
outside of everyday use. Vocabulary is often divided into three tiers:
Marshmallow Tier One words are the most basic words which rarely need instruction
in school (happy, sad, run, etc.); Tier Two words are high frequency
words, important to academic success (radiant, enormous, delicate);
Tier Three words are low frequency words used in specific domains
(quadrilateral, neutron, photosynthesis). Read alouds often build oral
language skills as well as vocabulary skills.

The vocabulary in 100 First Words for Little Geeks are mainly
Tier 3 words specific to the following categories: science, coding,
Elementary video games, RPGs, superheroes, science fiction, monsters,
high fantasy, and beloved movies.

Considerations for choosing which words to teach:

● Which words will children find interesting?

● Which words will be useful in children’s lives?
● Is the word familiar to the children?
● The number of words to focus on is dependent upon
Sai your audience.

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 Instructional Strategies
Vocabulary Introduction
Before reading After Reading
● Choose words. Specific word introduction
● Use a picture or object with the word printed for the children to ● Reuse the picture card introduce before reading.
see. ● Begin a targeted discussion about the word,
● Ask children to indicate their familiarity with the word by holding “Today, one of the words we read was _________.”
up fingers: Specific word repeated
● 1 finger—I have never heard the word. ● Ask children to repeat the word.
● 2 fingers—I have heard the word but don’t know ● Define in child friendly terms.
what it means. Specific word as used in the story
● 3 fingers—I have heard the word and know what it means. ● Read the page emphasizing the vocabulary word
● 4 fingers—I have heard the word, know and discuss what it means in the story.
what it means, and can use it in a sentence.
Specific word examples used outside of the story
● Ask the children to watch and listen for the word ● Give several examples of the word as it is used outside of
as the book is read. the story. (You will need to think of these before teaching.)
Specific word examples from the children
During reading ● If verbalization of this step is difficult for the children,
ask them to act it out.
Pause when the word is used and give the children a Specific word repeated
very brief, child friendly definition. ● Ask children to repeat the word again.
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 Coloring Sheet NAME
Use the coloring sheet to color and learn some of
the words from 100 First Words for Little Geeks.
cyborg dice
pi
elementary
radioactive
swallow
inconceivable
atom
answer ring
mothership rebel
cabbages
holy grail hoverboard boomerang zombie
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 Drawing and Writing NAME

What was your favorite vocabulary word from 100 First Words for
Little Geeks? Draw a picture of it and finish the sentences below.

My favorite word was ____________________________________________ .

I liked it because ___________________________________________________________________________ .

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 Geeks Matching NAME

Match the picture from 100 First Words for Little Geeks
with the correct word. Draw a line to connect the two.

Stonehenge

Robot

Dragon

Sai

Apocalypse

UFO

L.A.S.E.R

Galaxy

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Geeks Vocabulary Cards
Use the template to create your own geek Write the definition on the lines provided
vocabulary cards to help you remember words and the word on the back of each card.
from 100 First Words for Little Geeks.
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