The Illustrated Dictionary of Everyday Things
Give your students a STOREHOUSE of words they can use for better reading and writing!
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“Our students couldn’t wait to get their hands on this book!”
Lynn Kendrick / Media Specialist / Ruskin Elementary
Written by Janet Caruthers, Ed. S.
Ed. S. Reading, M.A. English
B.A. Elementary Education/Early Childhood Education
ESOL endorsement
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A classroom teacher of 27 years in Title One schools
Academic Intervention Specialist
Reading/Writing resource teacher
• These are the foundational words many of your students didn’t learn
at home… but should have.
- These are the words essential for reading comprehension.
- These are the words your students need to talk about and write about
their everyday activities.
• These words provide details for more precise narrative and informational writing
• Knowing these foundational words improves your students’ reading
comprehension by helping them:
• Build broader concept knowledge ( “paw” “pawing” )
• Visualize as they read
• Increase understanding of multiple meaning words
• Make logical inferences
• And more…[21 Intriguing Ideas for Using the Illustrated Dictionary]
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Activities in this Dictionary Toolkit using
The Illustrated Dictionary will help students:
1. Build broader concept knowledge
2. Strengthen word choice
3. Expand application of words across contexts
4. Build word relationships
5. Extend concepts
6. Increase understanding of multiple meaning words
7. Use knowledge of individual words to predict meaning of compound words
8. Visualize as they read
9. Make logical inferences while reading
Includes 100 Days of Bellwork, Activity Sheets - Combining Vocabulary, Phonics and Spelling Practice, and more…
This page last updated 8/29/25