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Vocabulary Activities
By Angie

I am a firm believer that kids will learn vocab if they see/hear it everyday, so we do vocab activities everyday for that story's words. Here are a few activities that have worked great for me.

Around the Room--I hang
up the definitions on cards on different objects in the room and the studnets make a list of the vocab words. They silently walk around the room and write down WHERE the definition is for the word. I tell them that they shouldn't stop and write it down because everyone will come running--they love this one!
Pass the Ladybug (or whatever you have)-I start a stuffed ladybug with a student

and they say a word and pass the bug to someone else who says the definition--then they pass to a new person for a word and so on--good for active learners.

Build Your Vocabulary--I have traced patterns for a variety of tools (hammer, screwdriver, saw, pliars, wrench--all smaller then real-life) and the student writes the word and definition on the tool and we make a bulletin board or hall display out of it. This is great for reviewing a unit of vocabulary.

Vocabulary Quilt--I have a pattern that is a large square with 2 smaller squares evenly spaced inside it. The student writes the vocab word in the center and then the definition in the 2nd square and uses it in a sentence in the outer square. They then color the squares and I mount them onto construction paper and tie together to create the quilt. I have also had them to put an illustration on there as well.

Win, Lose , or Draw-- a version of this game show where vocabulary words are put into sentences or used alone and the students must draw pictures and get their team to guess what the word or sentence is. Good for reviewing lots of words!

I hope I helped!