In preparation for this weeks discussion, because I am one of the leaders, I read an article on vocabulary by Lane and Allen. In the very first part of the article they jump straight into how a kindergarten teacher uses circle time and classroom positions to build vocabulary on a strong foundation and to keep improving and adding to it as the year goes on. This got me thinking how can we as teachers/future teachers make learning news words more integrated into everyday lessons, conversations, and even games. So I got to looking around for some ideas and came across several things:
An idea from another
blog uses a new student every week to incorporate their vocabulary words into a paragraph about the student. This makes it more interesting for the children because it personalizes the activity.
I really like the link you posted to the vocabulary resources. Technology is big in everyone's lives now, even children and to be able to incorporate technology into learning vocabulary is a great thing. Looking around on that sire briefly, I saw some fun ways to learn vocabulary and spelling!
ReplyDeleteThese are such cute and creative ideas! I love seeing examples of how other teachers have effectively used the strategies we're learning! I'm going to have to remember these ideas for later on. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love the word wall baggies!! What a fun hands-on way to encourage learning! I would love to try this in my own classroom!
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