Students will love to learn about new vocabulary words with this center activity. With the roll of a die, students will investigate new words and deepen their understanding. Perfect for workshop, centers, partners, or independent learning. Use with your GLAD science and social studies units.

A fun filler or end of lesson activity in which students practise vocabulary and quick thinking. Kids love to play and compete. - ESL worksheets

Vocabulary instruction is so critical is today's classroom! A vast vocabulary will help students to become better readers and writers. V...

In light of the Vocabulary Week I have going on at my blog, The Classroom Game Nook, I decided to create a fun freebie!Looking for a new way to have your students make meaningful connections to their vocabulary words? This is a whole-class activity that takes very little prep time. Students are assigned a secret ... Read More about Word Map {Vocabulary Practice}

Vocabulary is a huge part of comprehension. It kind of goes without saying that if you don’t understand the words, you won’t make meaning of what you’re reading. Helping kids learn new vocabulary words is a worthwhile activity for this very reason. This summer, I’m going to continue the vocabulary learning with this simple comic ... Read More about Learning New Vocabulary Words with Comic Strips

This week I tried something new with the vocabulary in the story. I got the idea at a First Grade Conference in December. The student writes the vocabulary word in the middle of the sheet and then there are four things to do with the word. We completed two of the boxes together as a class and they finished the last two boxes independently. The kiddos sure had a great grasp of the vocabulary after this. When we read the story they had fantastic comprehension.

This vocabulary tic tac toe board gives students choices between nine different activities that focus on students learning the meaning of their words. Activity worksheets are included. ...

Worksheet on practising/reinforcing Halloween vocabulary. Key included. - ESL worksheets

It should be easy to identify what a "multiple meaning word" is, however many people do not know what they are. Did you know there are three different types of multiple meaning words!? I didn't! I created this chart to help myself, other teachers and my students differentiate between the different...

“Vocabulary is the best single indicator of intellectual ability and an accurate predictor of success at school” W.B. Ellet. As a reading teacher, this quote certainly hits home. These are such powerful words concerning the importance of vocabulary instruction, which is often neglected in today’s classroom. There has been a great deal of research concerning […]

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I have a confession...I don't have a word wall! I adore them, but I don't have my own classroom. I've tried using "portable" word walls & I have so many ideas (for next year!) on how to really make them useful. Despite this, I really love word walls! Anything that helps my students become independent writers makes me happy! I also use these spinners when working with my Guided Reading small groups. i.e.: introducing new vocabulary. Click here to grab these tools to help your students…

Get kids interacting and improving their language skills with this fun game! For the activity, I tossed vocabulary words in a lun...