Vocabulary Selections

A. Kindergarten, Story Time

I would choose words that are age and reading level appropriate.  These would most likely coincide with a small reading or book about story time.  I would choose words like: book, dog, cat, fish, run, walk, and so on.  These words would directly relate to the story chosen.
http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/other.asp

B. 4th & 5th Grade, Nature Hike

I would choose words that are age and reading level appropriate.  These would most likely coincide with a small reading or book about nature and hikes. Words like crust, erosion, fossil, metamorphic rock, atmosphere, cave, climate, and so on.  These words would relate to things we would see on a nature hike.
http://www.spellingcity.com/fourth-grade-science-vocabulary.html

C. High School, at the mall

I would choose words that are age and reading level appropriate.  These would most likely coincide with a small reading or book about the mall.  Some words would be alteration, accentuate, analogy, eschew, insatiable, coherent, emulate and so on.  These words would be words used when communicating in the mall.