Vocabulary in ELA and Content Areas
Web Resources
Activities
Interactive Word Wall
Provide students with word card and arrows. They are to make connections between the words--not just use the words in a sentence. Arrows can go up or down, many arrows can come from one word, any direction is fine as long as students can JUSTIFY their connections. Best facilitated among small groups. Can use content-specific vocabulary for review or pre-assessment. |
Tabletop Twitter
1. Copy a dense paragraph and tape it to the middle of six-seven poster papers. 2. Group 3-4 students per poster. 3. Set a timer for 1 minute 40 seconds for each round (for the 140 characters in tweets) 4. In Round 1, students read the paragraph and write down the three most difficult words. 5. When the timer goes off, students move clockwise to the next poster. 6. Reset the timer and begin Round 2. |