Reading Lesson Plans & Comprehension - Vocabulary Words

Vocabulary Words

For vocabulary words, I always send a word list home to study, and I make flash cards for them (I run off the words on a grid form and they cut them apart) to take home.

Before we take the flash cards home, we use them in class to answer questions. After they cut them out, they lay them across their desks and I say please find the word ________. They hold it up. The next day we do it by definition such as please find the word that means _________.

I also make up sentences with a blank, and give them a word bank to use to complete the sentences. I make word searches for them to find the vocab words in. I keep the words on a transparency so we review them from week to week. I also use dry erase lap boards-all of them have one-my purchase-and they will write the word I say from a set of words on the overhead or write the word I give the definition for.

We also play bingo with these words. On the overhead I put 20 words, past and present vocab words, they fold their paper into 16 squares, pick 16 of the 20 words-their choice-write one in a square, in random order,and I make a set of cards for myself and use it to call out the words.
Submitted by: Debbie Suffff@email-removed