Teaching Vocabulary

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Teaching Vocabulary:

Teaching vocabulary is very important in the classroom setting and can be done many different ways. When teaching vocabulary you can be as creative as you would like and really get your students active in the processes. I think teaching vocabulary should be fun for us as the teacher as well as the students! Here is 5 ways that I would like to implement teaching vocabulary into my classroom! 

 1. Playing Games: There are many games that we can play to help students learn vocabulary! 
Using the Connect-Four gameboard to practice sight words

2. Vocabulary Journals: These journals can be kept all year round and can be something for students to look back on to help them! 


3. Mini Lessons: I personally like mini lessons they are a great way to teach a lesson in a small amount of time! Here is a neat one that gets students involved! 
KinderGals: Academic Vocabulary..What is it, Why is it important, and How do we teach it!

4. Pocket Charts are another great way to help students learn vocabulary. You could be teaching sight words or even creating sentences with vocabulary students already know! 
Engaging learners with interactive pocket charts - Fall Interactive Poem

5. Vocabulary Booklets: these are great practice for students and an easy assessment to see where students are with learning their vocabulary. 
FREE printable books for kindergarten practice comprehension and reading skills in small groups or rotations Kindergarten reading writing reading passage with comprehension questions vocabulary sight words – free freebie unit – guided reading RTI reading intervention writing sentences literacy centers spring #kindergartenreading #guidedreading #kindergartencenters #kindergarten

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  1. LinseyMay 18, 2020 at 5:22 PM

    These are all great ideas. I love mini lessons as well. I like the vocabulary journal and book. I think by having the student write the word will help them learn it. I like the vocabulary book because then they get to see the word several times. I have seen Pocket charts used for stations but I would like to do more research on them becaue I think they will work great in classroom but I need a better understanding of them. Thanks for sharing these fun activities.

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  2. Terri SteffesMay 20, 2020 at 5:37 AM

    These are great! Please plan to describe the game, #1, tonight!

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