Tag Archives: Vocabulary

Excellent Vocabulary Tool

A teacher friend sent me a link to Quizlet.  I’ve been using ever since.   According to its website: Quizlet is the largest flash cards and study games website with over 2.5 million FREE sets of flashcards covering every possible subject. … 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 – 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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