Vocabulary Activities

n*Vocabulary assists students in expanding their knowledge to raise achievement.

n*Vocabulary development increases when students have visual images of word meaning and when the words are categorized into groups.
*In order to understand spoken or written words a student must know 95% of the words.

n*The creation of labels is a tool for fostering new perceptions and increasing learning.

n*It takes a minimum of 15 encounters with a new word for a student to understand and apply
the word independently.

n --Awareness of words

n --Wide reading and extensive writing

n --Strategies for independently inferring word meanings from context

n --Direct instruction of vocabulary and vocabulary related skills

How are words learned?

1. Connect to Prior Knowledge Vocabulary Anchors Picture Walk Word ABC Charts Give One! Get One! Photographs Wordless Picture Books	2. Share Metacognitive Strategies Fix-Up Strategies Teacher Think Alouds
3. Active Engagement Vo-back-ulary Snap and Clap Songs/Dances Total Physical Response (TPR) Interview a word Multiple Meaning Word Toss ¢	4. Create a Word Rich Environment Word Walls Reading the Room Word Jars Word Books *Vocabulary Rings
5. Apply Strategies Across the Curriculum ABC Books Find and Photograph 4-Part Fold-ables Wordsplashes Circle Maps 5-3-1	6. Teach Strategies for Independence Multiple Meaning Word Draw From Here to There (linear arrays) Vocabulary Cards Vocabulary Folders (by content)
7. Mnemonics Acrostics and Acronyms Memory Paths

How are words taught?

Using Context Guess the Meaning Super Word Web 4 Part Foldables Predictable/Probable Passages Word Detectives 5 Box Word Analysis Matrix	Using Structure Flipbooks Making Words Activities Making Big Words Boggle Boards Word Sorts Prefix/Suffix boxes
Using Games Pictionary Scrabble Boggle Hangman	Using Websites Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun Vocabulary Pinball Vocabulary Games Flash Hangman Little Animals Activity Center Internet Picture Dictionary Easy Vocabulary Quizzes Vocabulary Lists

Which graphic organizers/activities should I use to teach vocabulary?

Frayer	Word Map
Meeting New Vocabulary	Guess the Meaning
Four-Fold Vocabulary	Word Analysis
Multiple Representations	Linear Arrays

The key to teaching vocabulary is....

Keep it personal. Keep it active. Be flexible. Be strategic.

Keep Word Walls

Accessible

nHighly Visible

nClutter-Free

rReferred to Often
Memorable
Useful
Practical

n--Word wall words should be cut according to their shape for grades K-3

n--Use large black letters on pastel backgrounds

n--Do not include too many words at one time

n--For grades K-1, begin the word wall with the names and photos of students

n--Do activities with the word wall each week, engaging all learners visually and kinesthetically.

n--Students should always be expected to spell and write the word wall words correctly during writing activities

Activities
Primary	Intermediate
Clap, Chant, Write Make Sentences Be a Mind Reader/I Spy Bingo Word Sorts Flashlight Fun Hopscotch Let's Cheer	10 Questions Opposites Attract Bingo What am I? Word Sorts

Pictures from the walls and halls of Cheatham Hill

Graphic Organizers for Vocabulary

Word Wall Pictures

1. Connect to Prior Knowledge Vocabulary Anchors Picture Walk Word ABC Charts Give One! Get One! Photographs Wordless Picture Books	2. Share Metacognitive Strategies Fix-Up Strategies Teacher Think Alouds
3. Active Engagement Vo-back-ulary Snap and Clap Songs/Dances Total Physical Response (TPR) Interview a word Multiple Meaning Word Toss ¢	4. Create a Word Rich Environment Word Walls Reading the Room Word Jars Word Books *Vocabulary Rings
5. Apply Strategies Across the Curriculum ABC Books Find and Photograph 4-Part Fold-ables Wordsplashes Circle Maps 5-3-1	6. Teach Strategies for Independence Multiple Meaning Word Draw From Here to There (linear arrays) Vocabulary Cards Vocabulary Folders (by content)
7. Mnemonics Acrostics and Acronyms Memory Paths

Using Context Guess the Meaning Super Word Web 4 Part Foldables Predictable/Probable Passages Word Detectives 5 Box Word Analysis Matrix	Using Structure Flipbooks Making Words Activities Making Big Words Boggle Boards Word Sorts Prefix/Suffix boxes
Using Games Pictionary Scrabble Boggle Hangman	Using Websites Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun Vocabulary Pinball Vocabulary Games Flash Hangman Little Animals Activity Center Internet Picture Dictionary Easy Vocabulary Quizzes Vocabulary Lists