Happy Birthday, Bear! (Thematic Vocabulary Matching)

Developed by Cherry Carl and Paula Peterson, 2013 Images©art4crafts.com

Happy Birthday, Bear! (Suggestions for Thematic Vocabulary Matching)

1. Reproduce the activities on cardstock.

2. Laminate for durability.

3. Attach the labels to storage envelopes (or folders).

4. Store activity materials in matching envelopes

(or folders).

5. Use as a literacy center activity

to reinforce vocabulary development.

6. Options: Sort picture/word cards

by category or arrange in ABC order.

present

candles

friends

cupcake

balloons

cakes

Happy Birthday, Bear! Place the matching words and pictures below to make pairs.

Happy Birthday, Bear! (Matching)

cupcake

friends

cakes candles

present

balloons

zebra

giraffe

hippo

elephant

lion

panda

Zippety Zoo! Place the matching words and pictures below to make pairs.

Zippety Zoo! (Matching)

giraffe

panda

elephant hippo

zebra

lion

seahorse

starfish

crab

fish

whale

dolphin

Summer at the Seashore! Place the matching words and pictures below to make pairs.

Summer at the Seashore (Matching)

fish

starfish

dolphin seahorse

crab

whale

rooster

pig

hen

cow

duckling

chick

Find the farm animals! Place the matching words and pictures below to make pairs.

Find the farm animals! (Matching)

duckling

hen

rooster chick

pig

cow

snail

cow

slug

worm

ant

butterfly

It’s a Critter Connection! Place the matching words and pictures below to make pairs.

It’s a Critter Connection! (Matching)

spider

slug

ant worm

butterfly

snail

candy

cane

tree

ornament

Santa

present

star

Merry Christmas! Place the matching words and pictures below to make pairs.

Merry Christmas! (Matching)

tree

ornament

present Santa

star

candy

cane

microscope

battery

lab

test tube

magnet

telescope

Be a Super Scientist! Place the matching words and pictures below to make pairs.

Be a Super Scientist! (Matching)

lab

battery

telescope microscope

magnet

test

tube

soccer ball

baseball

football

basketball

golf

skateboard

Be a Super Sport! Place the matching words and pictures below to make pairs.

Be a Super Sport! (Matching)

baseball

football

golf basketball

skateboard

soccer

ball

biking

ice cream

fishing

swimming

hiking

lemonade

Fun in the Sun! Place the matching words and pictures below to make pairs.

Fun in the Sun! (Matching)

ice

cream

fishing

hiking lemonade

swimming

biking

crown

princess

unicorn

prince

dragon

castle

Once upon a time . . . Place the matching words and pictures below to make pairs.

Once upon a time . . . (Matching)

castle

prince

princess dragon

crown

unicorn

snowflake

sunshine

rainbow

snowball

raindrop

umbrella

Be Weather Wise! Place the matching words and pictures below to make pairs.

Be Weather Wise! (Matching)

sunshine

rainbow

raindrop snowball

umbrella

snowflake