K.V.3 ELA.K.V.1.3 K.L.V.3.b K.3.c

Word Categories Kindergarten

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): K.3.c
identify and use words that name actions; directions; positions; sequences; categories such as colors, shapes, and textures; and locations.
Florida - Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking: ELA.K.V.1.3
Identify and sort common words into basic categories, relating vocabulary to background knowledge.
Arkansas Academic Standards: K.V.3
Sort and categorize objects and images by concepts.
Georgia Standards: K.L.V.3.b
Identify and sort common words into basic categories based on similarities and differences. (I)

Action Words and Direction Words

Action words
An action word tells what we do. Run, jump, eat, and sing are action words.
We find action words when we read or hear. We use action words to tell what we do.

Example:

Find it: What does the girl do? She runs. Runs is the action word.

Use it: Now we use an action word. Which word fits?

A fish can ______.

swim or blue

A fish can swim.

Swim is an action word. It tells what a fish does. Blue is a color. It is not an action.

Direction words
A direction word tells which way a thing goes or faces. Up, down, left, right, forward, and backward are direction words.

↑

↓

down

←

left

→

right

North, south, east, and west are direction words, too.
We find them. We use them to tell which way to go.

Example:

Find it: Which way does the ball go? It goes up. Up is the direction word.

←

Use it: Now we use a direction word. The arrow shows which way the duck swims.

The duck swims to the ______.

left or right

The duck swims to the left.

The arrow points left. Left is a direction word. It tells which way the duck goes.

Position Words and Location Words

Position words
A position word tells where a thing is. Is it on a box? Is it in or under the box? On, in, and under are position words. Behind, beside, and between are, too.
We find them. We use them to tell where things are.

Example:

Find it: Where is the bear? It is under the table. Under is the position word.

Use it: Now we use a position word. Look at the apple.

The apple is ______ the table.

on or under

The apple is on the table.

On means on top of a thing. The apple is on top of the table.

Location words
A location word tells where. Some name a place. Home, school, park, and store are places. Some tell how near or far a thing is. Near, far, and close tell that. So do by and next to.
We find them. We use them to tell where we go.

Example:

Find it: Which word names a place? School is a place. School is the location word.

Here is the other kind.

The cat sleeps near Mom.

Near tells how close the cat is to Mom. Near is a location word, too.

Use it: Now we use a location word.

Mia wants to play on the swings. She goes to the ______.

park or hat

She goes to the park.

A park is a place with swings. Park is a location word. A hat is a thing. It is not a place.

Order Words and Group Words

Order words
Order words tell when things happen. They tell what comes first and what comes next. First, next, then, last, before, after, and later are order words.
We find them. We use them to tell the order of things.

Example:

Find it: Which word tells when? After tells us that Sam eats first. Then he brushes his teeth. After is the order word.

Use it: Now we use an order word. Kim gets a drink of milk.

First, Kim gets a cup.
Next, she pours the milk.
______, she drinks the milk.

Last or First

Last, she drinks the milk.

Last tells what comes at the end. First does not fit. Kim got the cup first.

Group words
Some words name things that go in the same group. Colors, shapes, and textures are groups.
Red and blue are color words.
Circle and square are shape words.
A texture is how a thing feels. Soft and hard are texture words.
We find these words. We use them to sort things into groups.

Example:

Find it: Which word names a color? Blue is a color. Blue is the color word. Circle is a shape word.

Use it: Now we use texture words. We sort these things by how they feel. Is each one soft or hard?

teddy bear

pillow

book

key

Soft

Hard

The teddy bear and the pillow are soft. The book and the key are hard.

Word Categories

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): K.3.c

identify and use words that name actions; directions; positions; sequences; categories such as colors, shapes, and textures; and locations.

Florida - Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking: ELA.K.V.1.3

Identify and sort common words into basic categories, relating vocabulary to background knowledge.

Arkansas Academic Standards: K.V.3

Sort and categorize objects and images by concepts.

Georgia Standards: K.L.V.3.b

Identify and sort common words into basic categories based on similarities and differences. (I)

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