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The Early Years Dictionary Series

Free activity sheets available below

A dictionary for every child.

The Early Years Dictionary Series

Free activity sheets available below

A dictionary for every child.

Dictionary Activities

COMPLIMENTARY ACTIVITY SHEETS

To celebrate the release of Oxford's Early Years Dictionary series, we are offering FREE in-class or at-home dictionary activity sheets to confidently build dictionary skills.

Oxford Children's Word of the Year

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The Oxford Australian Children’s Word of the Year is one of the ways OUP engages with the ever changing language of Australian children. After countless hours reviewing thousands of entries, OUP ANZ has announced its 2023 Children’s Word of the Year: Cost.

At a glance

Year Levels

F-2

Editions

Oxford Australian Junior Dictionary
My Personal Dictionary 4th Edition (NSW, VIC, QLD)
Oxford Wordlist 1-100 Flashcards

Resource available

Dictionaries
Student handbooks
Oxford Wordlist
Flashcards

A dictionary for every child

The new Oxford early years dictionary series is a suite of resources to help achieve reading and writing success for students in Foundation to Year 2 (ages 5–9). The suite consists of a first and junior dictionary, personal dictionaries and flashcards. These resources provide essential support for spelling, grammar, word identification, writing and vocabulary development.

Easy to connect with – Australian content and examples give students language context linked to their everyday experiences.
Easy to use – simple, clear layouts with large child-friendly print.
Easy to understand – written and reviewed by language experts to ensure content is age-appropriate.