Academic Action Words – 50 Interactive Flashcards with QR Video Lessons

Turn Academic Vocabulary into an Interactive Learning Experience!

Move beyond traditional vocabulary flashcards with Academic Action Words – Volume 1, a 50-word academic vocabulary resource designed to help students understand, remember, and actually use essential academic action words.

These aren't just flashcards.

Every flashcard includes its own QR code that connects directly to a word-specific video lesson.

Students can scan → watch → practise → apply each word, creating a learning experience that extends beyond the printed page.

Each video lesson reinforces the word through explanation, examples, and a quick quiz, giving students an additional way to hear the word, understand its meaning, see it used in context, and practise using it themselves.

What's Included?

50 Academic Action Word Flashcards

Each card includes:

• Clear, student-friendly definition
• Pronunciation guide
• Example sentence
• Study tip
• Challenge question
• Unique QR code
• Direct access to the corresponding video lesson

The Interactive QR Experience

The QR code isn't simply an extra link.

Each QR code takes students directly to the video lesson for that specific academic word.

Students can scan the card with a phone or tablet and immediately access the corresponding lesson without having to search through YouTube or find the correct video themselves.

This makes the resource particularly useful for:

• Classroom instruction
• Independent study
• Homework
• Vocabulary review
• Test preparation
• Tutoring and intervention
• ESL/ELL instruction
• Homeschooling

50 Academic Action Words

ANALYSE | COMPARE | CONTRAST | DESCRIBE | EXPLAIN | IDENTIFY | INFER | INTERPRET | SUMMARIZE | EVALUATE | CLASSIFY | JUSTIFY | SUPPORT | EXAMINE | PREDICT | DISCUSS | DETERMINE | CRITIQUE | SYNTHESIZE | ARGUE | APPLY | ASSESS | CALCULATE | CONCLUDE | CONSTRUCT | CREATE | DEFEND | DEMONSTRATE | DEVELOP | DIFFERENTIATE | ELABORATE | ESTIMATE | FORMULATE | GENERALIZE | HYPOTHESIZE | INVESTIGATE | MEASURE | OBSERVE | ORGANIZE | OUTLINE | PRIORITIZE | PROVE | RECOMMEND | REFLECT | REVISE | SELECT | SEQUENCE | SOLVE | VERIFY | CITE

Four Key Skills Covered

1. Academic Vocabulary

Students build familiarity with high-value academic action words commonly encountered across subjects, assignments, assessments, and exams.

2. Critical Thinking

Students practise analysing information, evaluating ideas, making connections, drawing conclusions, and supporting their thinking.

3. Academic Communication

Students develop the vocabulary needed to explain, compare, discuss, argue, justify, and communicate ideas clearly.

4. Independent Learning

The QR-linked video lessons allow students to review individual words independently, practise at their own pace, and revisit concepts whenever they need them.

Ideal For

Grades 6–12 | SAT & ACT Preparation | ESL/ELL | Homeschool | Tutoring | Intervention | Independent Study

Whether you're introducing academic vocabulary, reinforcing classroom instruction, preparing students for assessments, or helping learners become more confident with academic language, Academic Action Words – Volume 1 provides both a printable learning resource and an interactive digital learning experience.

Why Students Will Love It

Read the word.

Understand the meaning.

Scan the QR code.

Watch the lesson.

Practise using the word.

Build confidence.

50 words. 50 flashcards. 50 QR codes. 50 word-specific video lessons.

Don't just memorize the word — learn how to use it.