Summer Vocabulary Words (Printable Word List for Kids)

Summer vocabulary words are a helpful way to add seasonal spelling, copywork, writing, and word work to your homeschool day. This printable summer word list includes a variety of familiar summer words for preschool and elementary students, along with richer words that older students can use for writing prompts, notebooking, or descriptive writing.

You can keep the list nearby during the summer months, use it with a writing center, or print it for quick seasonal language arts practice.

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Many homeschoolers take only a small part of the summer off so we can have frequent breaks throughout the year. My favorite homeschool schedule is ending our year at the end of May, and then starting the new year right after July 4th.

If you’re like me and enjoy starting school “in the middle of summer”, this summer vocabulary words list will be a great fit! Go ahead and print it so you have one thing checked off of your list.

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Summer Vocabulary Words for Kids

This summer vocabulary list includes familiar words such as beach, pool, sun, watermelon, and ice cream, along with stronger words such as humidity, drought, summer solstice, and Independence Day.

Younger students can use the words for copywork, picture labeling, and simple spelling practice. Older students can use the list for summer writing prompts, descriptive paragraphs, poetry, notebook pages, or seasonal vocabulary review.

☀️ At Glance – Summer Vocabulary Words

Ages: Preschool through high school
Pages: 1 printable word list
Skills: vocabulary, spelling, copywork, writing, seasonal word work
Prep: print and go
Use for: summer writing prompts, word walls, notebooking, copywork, and spelling practice

Ways to Use These Summer Vocabulary Words

Use this summer word list in simple, low-prep ways throughout your homeschool week. Choose 1 or more of the following:

Weekly spelling lists – If you have a particular spelling program, continue to use that, only choose 2-5 words from this list as “add-ons.”

Summer creative writing prompts – Choose several words from the list as summer writing prompts, or you could have your child choose the words that interests him the most.

Daily handwriting or copywork – choose several “letters” from the list – Letters A through D, for example – and have your child copy those in print or cursive.

Word wall or pocket chart – Write several of these words on the white board, or print and use around the room to create a word wall and use for a few weeks. Or place word cards in your pocket chart.

Sort by Parts of Speech – Determine whether the summer vocabulary word is a noun, adjective, verb, or one of the other 8 parts of speech.

➡️ Practice grammar in an easy way with this 8 Parts of Speech Recitation for 3rd-5th Grades

Alphabetizing Practice – Reinforce alphabetical order with this list. Choose only a few words at the time based on your child’s ability.

Story starters or sentence building – This is a fun one that my kids and I do often! Choose the first word on the list. Go around the room as each person makes a sentence using the next word on the list. You can choose to make these serious or silly sentences!

For older students, you could also have them choose several words from the list and write a paragraph about a summer memory, a favorite outdoor activity, or the differences between summer weather and another season.

Summer Vocabulary Words List (Alphabetical)

✅ There is a printable version of the Summer Vocabulary Word List at the end of this post. Don’t miss it!

A

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adventure	afternoon	air conditioning
ant	aquarium	August

B

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backpack	barefoot	baseball
bathing suit	beach	beach ball
bicycle	blueberries	boat
bonfire	books	breeze
bucket	butterfly

C

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camp	campfire	campground
canoe	carnival	celebration
cooler	corn	crab

D

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daisy	diving
dragonfly

E

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F

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fan	fireflies	fireworks
fishing	flip-flops	flowers
frisbee

G

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garden	goggles
grill

H

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hammock	heat	hiking
hotdogs	humidity

I

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ice cream	independence
insects

J

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jellyfish	July
June

K

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kite

L

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lake	lemonade	lifeguard
lightning	lightning bugs

M

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marshmallows	meadow
mosquito

N

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O

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ocean
outdoors

P

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parade	park	patriotic
peaches	picnic	playground
pool	popsicle	porch

Q

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R

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rainbow	relax	river
road trip	roasting

S

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sailboat	sand	sandals
sandcastle	seashell	shade
shore	shorts	skateboard
sprinkler	starfish	strawberries
sun	sunburn	sundress
sunflower	sunglasses	sunhat
sunrise	sunset	swimming

T

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thunderstorm	towel
travel

U

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V

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vacation	vegetables
visit

W

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watermelon	waves	weather
wildflowers

X

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Y

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Z

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zucchini

Numbers

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June 20, 21, or 22
July 4

Download the Summer Vocabulary Words Printable

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Want More Summer Word Practice?

If you’d like more no-prep summer vocabulary practice, the Summer Word Search Worksheets packet includes printable word searches with kid-friendly summer words. These are useful for morning work, quiet time, early finishers, literacy centers, or simple summer review at home.

☀️ Click here to see the Summer Word Search Packet – contains 15 different summer word searches

More Summer Worksheets and Activities

If you are planning a light summer homeschool routine, I would start with the vocabulary list and then add one or two printable packets that match your child’s age and skill level. A few pages at a time can give you just enough structure without turning summer into a full school day.

Don’t miss the Summer Worksheets Hub — browse summer-themed worksheets and printable activities for preschool and elementary ages.

• July Word Search Packet
• Summer Color by Number Worksheets
• Summer Coloring Pages Bundle: Beach and Pool
• Summer Hidden Pictures Packet