Vocabulary+Toolkit

= = =VOCABULARY=

__**TOOLKIT and KNOW the STUDENT:

INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES:**__

 __Word Maps__ > § definition > § category > § synonym/antonym > § example (what it is), non-example (what it isn’t) > § picture > § part of speech > § where would you find the word > § use the word in a sentence > § make a connection to student’s life __Cubing__
 * graphic organizer divided into sections
 * sample organizers
 * [[file:Vocabulary Graphic Organizers 2 .pdf]]
 * [[file:Vocabulary Graphic Organizers.pdf]]
 * sections could include:
 * have the students create a cube
 * include an idea from above on each side
 * hang the cubes in a mobile form to display new vocabulary words

__Concept Wheel__
 * a graphic organizer in the shape of a wheel with a concept in the middle and related words on the spokes

__Vocabulary Journal__
 * make a binder for students where they can store new vocabulary words in alphabetical order
 *  see attached templates for primary and intermediate versions
 *  suggestions for review: have students go through their journal and find 5 nouns they’ve learned (or 5 verbs or 5 adjectives)
 * [[file:Vocabulary Journal Template (primary).doc]]
 * [[file:Vocabulary Journal Template (intermediate).doc]]
 * [[file:Vocabulary Journal Template (intermediate with part of speech).doc]]

__Semantic Mapping__
 * select a word related to the topic
 * have students think of as many words as they can that go with the target word
 * __write__ each word on a card (for younger students: add a picture to go along with the word)
 * sort the words by category and label each category
 * extra practice: give a student the stack of cards and have them sort the words independently

__Show and Go Words__ __Vocabulary Scales__
 * great for visual/kinesthetic learners
 * have students act out the meaning of the words
 * students can draw a quick pictures to illustrate the meaning of the word
 * suggestion: use this activity as a “ticket” out the door before recess or dismissal
 * great to use with synonyms or adjectives
 * have students list words from one extreme to the other
 * big, large, huge, gigantic
 * suggestion: use with students who are struggling to include grade-level vocabulary in their writing

__Book Walls__ __Affix Web__ __Picture Dictionary/Thesaurus__
 * post a picture of a book cover with three words from the story on cards underneath
 * when students use the words in conversation or in writing put a small sticker with their name on it under the word
 * create webs with root words, prefixes and suffixes
 * have students create a dictionary or thesaurus by drawing picture of vocabulary

__Memory__ __Taboo__
 * make cards with pairs of antonyms, synonyms, homophones or words and their definitions
 * a twist on a popular game: great to work on new vocabulary and synonyms
 * choose a list of vocabulary words for students to use
 * students have to write the target word on a card and then think of the most common words associated with the target
 * these are the words that other students //cannot// use when playing the game
 * observe: watch, look at, view
 * precipitation: rain, sleet, snow, sky, water, fall

//Games for Students://** [|**www.vocabulary.co.il**] [|**www.eslbears.homestead.com**] [|**www.playkidsgames.com**] [|**www.freereading.net**] [|**www.gamequarium.com**] [|**www.manythings.org**] [|**www.a4esl.org**]
 * __WEB LINKS and RESOURCES:__

//**Teacher resources:**// [|**www.readwritethink.org**] [|**www.cobbk12.org/Cheathamhill/LFS%20Update/Vocabulary%20and%20Word%Walls.htm**]

 Scattegories Outburst Taboo Plix Stix games: categories, associations, synonyms/antonyms
 * //Other games/resources://**
 * similar to playing dominoes, only with words (available from speech/language staff)

//**Books:**// __Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12__ by Janet Allen __Building Academic Vocabulary Teacher's Manual__ by Robert J. Marzano & Debra J. Pickering __Vocabulary Plus K-8: A Source-Based Approach__ by Alleen Pace Nilsen & Don L. F. Nilsen __Daily Academic Vocabulary Series__ published by Evan-Moor


 * __ASSESSMENTS:__**


 * __RTI: The Classroom Connection for Literacy__ - Vocabulary Probes A and B (p.201-202), Kemp & Eaton
 * Cloze Passages
 * DRA 2
 * End of unit tests
 * Word sorts

//Informal methods to assess skills:// Use target words in writing and conversation. Draw pictures of vocabulary words.

//CBM Measurements:// []
 * matching probes
 * maze probes