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Effective Vocabulary Strategy – Flash Vocabulary Game
A quick, fun and engaging activity to have students learn and practice using vocabulary is a game called Flash Vocabulary. In this game students are paired up. Using a document camera or overhead projector, teacher places a vocabulary words down, … Continue reading
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Effective Vocabulary Strategy – Flash Vocabulary Game
A quick, fun and engaging activity to have students learn and practice using vocabulary is a game called Flash Vocabulary. In this game students are paired up. Using a document camera or overhead projector, teacher places a vocabulary words down, … Continue reading
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Effective Vocabulary Strategy – Jeopardy Game
Make vocabulary fun and the students will be more likely to learn it. A great way to deliver this fun is through Jeopardy. Please see the link below for grade-level and subject area Jeopardy games. If none of the listed … Continue reading
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Effective Vocabulary Strategy – Vocabulary Self-Awareness Chart
Allowing students to use descriptions composed of everyday language is important in effective vocabulary comprehension and retention. One way to do this is through a vocabulary self-awareness chart. Teachers then can revisit this chart throughout the unit of study, creating … Continue reading
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Effective Vocabulary Strategy – Students Develop Crossword Puzzles
Another way I have my students interact with vocabulary is creating crossword puzzles. This can be done by hand or computer-generated. Students write the definitions and construct their very own crossword puzzles. Typically, I ask students to include prior vocabulary … Continue reading
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Effective Vocabulary Strategy – Vocab War
Learning games can be another venue to increase students’ vocabulary comprehension. I have used this learning game with 5th graders and, currently, with seniors in high school. The benefits of this game are that it’s hands-on, engaging, and everyone is … Continue reading
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Effective Vocabulary Strategy – Vocab War
Learning games can be another venue to increase students’ vocabulary comprehension. I have used this learning game with 5th graders and, currently, with seniors in high school. The benefits of this game are that it’s hands-on, engaging, and everyone is … Continue reading
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Effective Vocabulary Instruction – Quizlet
Quizlet is an EXCELLENT resource for teaching vocabulary. Students can play, interface with vocab in different ways, learn word parts, and much more… One more thing…not a strategy, but a tool for vocabulary. Have you discovered Quizlet yet? It’s a website … Continue reading
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Effective Vocabulary Instruction – Cartoon Vocabulary and Discussion
I’d like to add to what Teri said. I also like students to do what I call “cartoon vocabulary.” We discuss the word in context. Then the students fold their paper in half twice (once “hamburger bun” style and once “hotdog bun” style). … Continue reading
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Effective Vocabulary Instruction – Continually Test Prior Vocabulary
Finally, the tests are very thorough requiring the students to spell the words correctly, know their definitions, and be able to use the words correctly. The tests include the current list plus five random words from our previous lists. - Teri Please check back to view … Continue reading
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