Vocabulary
Building Vocabulary with Journey North- multiple ways to teach students new vocabulary words using many strategies to reach all students. I love how this website connects to science. Vocabulary is an essential part for students, all while learning about specific animals and nature! http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/tips/Tip0023.html
Cuesta College- vocabulary words separating compound words, showing roots and prefixes. This website also helps teachers to explain synonym and antonym vocabulary lists. You could use these as part of a power point to use in your classroom to show examples. I would give each child a word and have them go around the room looking for their compound word partner. For example one student had basket and the other would have ball. I would then share the compound partner vocabulary words in whole group for everyone to learn. To extend I would have the students play a pictionary game with the vocabulary words. http://www.cuesta.edu
Ixl- an amazing dictionary with vocabulary definitions, it provides teachers with different ideas to use in their classroom. This dictionary is age appropriate for students of any age through college with a dictionary activities to build their vocabulary. http://www.esldesk.com
Word focus- a list of classic poems for teachers to use with students in their classroom. I live that they have a vocabulary word of the day. I will use this in my classroom to teach new and interesting vocabulary words in a daily basis. I really like how I can have the students engage with the poetry by reading for fluency. I can also use the poems for a guided or shared reading in whole or small group. http://www.wordfocus.com
Discovery school's word search puzzle maker- this is a great website to generate crosswords and word search puzzles for students. It would be fun to have the students use this puzzle maker and make their own puzzles. I would have them switch with partners to complete the puzzle, while learning new vocabulary words. Most likely I would give a list of words to choose from so students can collaborate about the vocabulary they learned. http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/WordSearchSetupForm.asp?campaign=flyout_teachers_puzzle_wordcross
Word Central- this is an online create your own dictionary. I love this idea so students can keep adding vocabulary words to their very own dictionary. This can grow with the students. I also like that you can create a small competition with young children, like who can add the most vocabulary to their dictionary in the month of February. I know children enjoy competitions with some positive reinforcement. http://www.wordcentral.com
Little Explorers Picture Dictionary- provides a visual picture for describing vocabulary words for young learners. This also provides other languages to connect to a second language. I like that the vocabulary words are separated by categories that young learners can connect to real like situations using their schema. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html
Is there a new way you could help me use these any of these websites effectively?
