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Divide your class into teams. Write the vocabulary words on notecards and place into a hat. To play, you should pick one vocabulary per round. Each team sends one player to view the vocabulary word. These students have the option to draw the vocabulary word, act it out, or sculpt it using clay for their team. The first team to guess the vocabulary word wins the round.

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Make up a riddle or a hinky pinky using the vocabulary word(s).
Example: a cross father - mad dad.

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Ask children to associate one of the new words with another word they know. Then ask students to tell why they think these words go together.
Which word goes with strong? (sturdy); Which word goes with careful? (cautious); and Which word is the opposite of weak? (sturdy).

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From a newspaper photo of a recent event to a personal account of a recent trip, there are countless things students can describe while putting new vocabulary to good use. This goes for both oral and written descriptions. You may give them some guidance, like indicating that they have to use at least five adjectives in their description, or five words related to sports, weather, etc…to no guidance at all.

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Introducing Nouns, things, object, animals, etc...

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Introducing Nouns, things, object, animals, etc...

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Visual elements work best with concrete nouns, but try to go beyond flashcards and illustrations. Try to use real objects
whenever possible, or even sounds, smells, and tastes. Appeal to all of your students’ senses!

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When the vocabulary words are associate with subject specific concepts, have the student create word posters.  Provide recognition for good work by transforming the student work into the class word wall!

Graffiti Criteria
1. Vocabulary word is drawn using bubble letters
2. Description of term using own words
3. At least 3 images representing the term
4. All white space must be colored in

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Identify 4-5 vocabulary words from the text that students will need to understand in order to comprehend the text.  In order to activate prior knowledge, students will brainstorm what they already know about the vocabulary term.

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In this activity, students 'dissect' a word by completing the components of the vocabulary square worksheet.  Not only will learners understand the term, they will also apply their knowledge by creating a visual representation and sentence.

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A wordsplash is a collection of key words or concepts chosen from a passage or chapter that students are about to read. This strategy gives students a chance to relate the new words or concepts to the main topic of the reading.

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This graphic organizer helps students to learn new vocabulary by not only defining the term in their own words, but contextualizing it through authentic examples and visual representation.