![]() This activity is great for vocabulary since students have to think of synonyms, antonyms, and relationships with other words. Students are forced to dig deeper and use their critical thinking and deductive reasoning skills to figure out which one does not fit with the others. Which one does not belong task cards have critical thinking imbedded in them. It’s a perfect strategy for children!Ĩ + 1 does not belong because it adds up to 9 while the other 3 facts add up to 10 8 – WHICH ONE DOES NOT BELONG >ĭo you remember the Sesame Street song, “Which one of these is not like the others?” These task cards ask the same question…which one does not belong? It forces you to think about what things have in common…which leads to thinking about the one that that doesn’t belong with the others. This activity was great for a ten minute filler or a rainy day. Every student was engaged, learning, and having fun. Whoever said the correct word first got to come pick a card next and draw. I chose a student to come pick a card and then they would draw a picture of that vocabulary word on the white board. My students love playing Pictionary, especially my 6th graders! I would write all the vocabulary cards on cards and put them in a basket. It has a football theme because I’m from Texas, and we love our football! Great for variety! Football Fever Vocabulary also works with any subject, any grade, and any topic. But it also includes a spinner and cards that students can choose from with the same activities. Just like the dice activities in Number 2 above, this activity involves dice. I found that these are great to do with a partner or group since they have to collaborate together. I did several examples together with my students before having them do one on their own. There are four parts: definition in your own words, facts or characteristics, examples, and non-examples. The Frayer model is a graphic organizer used to build vocabulary. ![]() ![]() Here is an example on cowboys that was created after reading an article on cowboys. You can include pictures, examples, real world connections, definitions, descriptive words, etc. Creating a word map on vocabulary words stresses students to find the relationships between the vocabulary word and other words. Creating clever clues for each word will really make them think hard about each word, especially if you make it to where they can’t use definitionsĤ – Word map ~ This one can go so many ways. Have your students create a crossword puzzle with their vocabulary words. There are two different versions, each one with different numbers of words. It’s editable, so you can add in your own words to make it work with with any topic, any subject, and any grade. Making a textbook fun and engaging? Yes, it can actually happen!Ĭlick on one of the pictures to purchase this activity. The student does the activity according to what number is rolled. Roll a Word: Dice Vocabulary Activities can work with reading passages from different subjects…īasically all you do is roll one die for each word. My students actually begged to do these activities. Dice make practicing vocabulary super fun and engaging for kids. So get your students up out of their seat and have them act out their words. Acting out the word made them remember it. And they remembered the meaning even months later when I would point to the word on our word wall and ask what it meant. I had my students stand up and act out seeing the castle for the first time. I finally got to go to Disney Land and saw the castle, and I just stood there staring with my mouth open. I gave the story of dreaming of going to Disney Land for years just hoping to see Cinderella’s castle. I still remember to this day the word”amazed”. Their favorite activity was acting out the vocabulary words. We would read stories out of the reading textbook and do activities with the stories. Year ago (I won’t tell you how many years….) I taught 3rd grade. Hopefully you can find a couple of new ideas to use in your own classroom! ![]() Here are is a collection of 10 fun and engaging vocabulary activities that I have collected through my years of teaching. In order to truly understand vocabulary words and what they mean, inside and out, you have to manipulate the words and use the words in meaningful ways. Do you think I truly understood those vocabulary words? ![]() When I was growing up, our vocabulary activities consisted of looking up definitions in the dictionary and copying them down on notebook paper. As teachers we know that vocabulary is pivotal in students’ success. ![]()
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