#3 Teaching Vocabulary
Fun Way to Teach Vocabulary!
#1 Vocabulary Day!
At first this might sound crazy; however, imagine a day where students could choose anything and be anything! That is vocabulary day at its finest. Each student will select a word, for my example I will use decadent. The student will then be asked to find the meaning of the word. On vocabulary day students will come to school dressed as their word or in a costume that allows us to guess their word. Students will also be asked to turn in their word with the definition and their interpretation for vocabulary day. If my word was decedent, I would come to school in a crazy costume like a pizza costume and allow students to guess before providing them my word and definition.
#2 Game Show
Learning vocabulary consists of so much more than simply sitting behind a dictionary. In order for students to truly learn a word, we must teach them how to use it. Students should be able to define the word, find a synonym or antonym, or use the word in a sentence. There are a million ways for students to demonstrate their knowledge, so why not have a little fun?
Vocabulary Bing and Vocabulary Jeopardy are a great way to check for knowledge and encourage teamwork among your students. Examples of both are shown below!
#3 All in the Roots
Vocabulary can be tricky and sometimes students get tripped up (like on a root). 😉 So why not spend a day digging into the roots. Breaking down a word is a key strategy for students to discover the meaning. Again, why not have a little fun with it and get silly alongside your students.
#4 Good Detectives Use All Clues
Get into character! One of my favorite ways to engage students is to dress up! Detective day is all about focusing on the clues (context clues that is). Students will be provided magnifying glasses, mustaches, and more detective gear to get into character and discover what that word means.
Check out this Flocabulary video for Detective Day:
https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/context-clues/
#5 Guess My Word
You guessed it! In this interactive and movement lesson, students will be tasked with acting out words, providing synonyms, writing sentences, drawing pictures, and more to guide their classmates. Students will be provided a stack of cards, each with a different word on it. The selected student will draw a card, spin the will, and follow the activity to aid their classmates. This game is easily modified and would work well with the whole class or groups!
#1 Vocabulary Day!
At first this might sound crazy; however, imagine a day where students could choose anything and be anything! That is vocabulary day at its finest. Each student will select a word, for my example I will use decadent. The student will then be asked to find the meaning of the word. On vocabulary day students will come to school dressed as their word or in a costume that allows us to guess their word. Students will also be asked to turn in their word with the definition and their interpretation for vocabulary day. If my word was decedent, I would come to school in a crazy costume like a pizza costume and allow students to guess before providing them my word and definition.#2 Game Show
Learning vocabulary consists of so much more than simply sitting behind a dictionary. In order for students to truly learn a word, we must teach them how to use it. Students should be able to define the word, find a synonym or antonym, or use the word in a sentence. There are a million ways for students to demonstrate their knowledge, so why not have a little fun?
Vocabulary Bing and Vocabulary Jeopardy are a great way to check for knowledge and encourage teamwork among your students. Examples of both are shown below!
#3 All in the Roots
Vocabulary can be tricky and sometimes students get tripped up (like on a root). 😉 So why not spend a day digging into the roots. Breaking down a word is a key strategy for students to discover the meaning. Again, why not have a little fun with it and get silly alongside your students.
#4 Good Detectives Use All Clues
Get into character! One of my favorite ways to engage students is to dress up! Detective day is all about focusing on the clues (context clues that is). Students will be provided magnifying glasses, mustaches, and more detective gear to get into character and discover what that word means.
Check out this Flocabulary video for Detective Day:
https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/context-clues/
#5 Guess My Word
You guessed it! In this interactive and movement lesson, students will be tasked with acting out words, providing synonyms, writing sentences, drawing pictures, and more to guide their classmates. Students will be provided a stack of cards, each with a different word on it. The selected student will draw a card, spin the will, and follow the activity to aid their classmates. This game is easily modified and would work well with the whole class or groups!
Never thought of vocabulary day! Its just crazy enough I want to do it! :) I think the kids would dressing up. Detective day sounds fun as well. Students need a lot of practice using context clues.
ReplyDeleteI have seen the word detective in action at multiple grade levels. I think that the word detective is a great way to not only learn new words but to teach students how to find meaning for the words on their own. I also love the video that you added.
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