2013+Vocab+ideas

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 * Another game to learn about pyramids by building one is:
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 * after reading the poem the MUMMY, students can play the BBC Mummy maker. Link below:
 * Randomly assign kids (individually or in groups) to Dewey sections - send them into the section (you have to be OK with the fact that they will "mess things up") and tell them that they need to brainstorm key words which describe what they are seeing in that section. Send them back until they have numerous "good terms" - then have them use those words to create Wordles which you can use as "posters" for the year in the library. To add vocab to this idea, tell them they have to open a book that interests them and find words they don't know the meaning of - you can then use those words to either do word walls, Wordles or just words of the day or any other vocab lesson you can think of.
 * I use this site for a word of a day, by projecting it on a smartboard. It is visible as they come in. It also has an audio of how the word sounds.


 * High Interest Reading: Kids discover deep read... small groups to look up words-- then re-read!
 * Vocab in library - dewey words in each section: (ie.e astronomy words in 500's...anthmatic
 * Keywords to search databases - brainstorm (flood) synonyms
 * Flood with synonyms
 * ? Box - to ask about words you don't know
 * Library of Congress info to teach college readiness
 * Guess words from Read Aloud: Quiz Quiz trade
 * Vobackulary
 * Dictionary Bolderdash
 * Vocabulary Hat Day. - hat that represented their word....share.
 * Technology - Brainpop -->Use bold types to gain understanding
 * Video creations - or words... pictures to represent words
 * word walls