https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54 Vocabulary Development Hear me Roar! Brainstorm some ideas based on past experience and use current knowledge on how to teach vocabulary to your students. How would you teach vocabulary from informational texts in your classroom? en-us 2016-10-06 18:53:50 UTC 2025-09-24 08:18:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/129843801 - Allow students to create his or her own definition for a word so that it makes sense in a child-world
- Focus on one book as a class and have a word of the week. Encourage students to use that word or phrase as much as possible throughout the week
- Find ways to make the vocabulary meaningful. Connect the vocal learned in science to what you are doing in all other content areas.]]> 2016-10-11 15:12:04 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/129843801 hallorankd https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/129875831 -Write stories using those vocabulary words in them
-Have a word of the day
-Draw a picture of what the word means
-Make a concept map with drawings or arrows for how the words relate to each other
-Look for those words in your reading
-Replace overused words with new vocabulary words like 'exclaimed' instead of 'said'
(PS the background makes me really hungry!)]]> 2016-10-11 16:20:22 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/129875831 kabaker21 https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/129921347 -Allow students to make real world connections using their vocabulary.  Give students examples and have them make connections. 
-Look for vocab words at home. Either on TV, on the computer, in a book or in a newspaper. 
-Have students write sentences using their vocabulary words. 
-Have students make illustrations of what their words mean. ]]> 2016-10-11 18:00:36 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/129921347 crengert21 https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/130010977 - Play bingo by not only giving definitions, but giving students real sentences that word could be used in. 
- Have different words written on a piece of paper and allow students to create their own definitions to the words and add on to their friend's definitions. 
- Give your students a word. Have them review their word and then have students go around the classroom talking with other students pretending to be that word. 
- Use the vocabulary that go directly with your reading curriculum to help develop deeper understanding. ]]> 2016-10-12 02:00:03 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/130010977 https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/130311852 -Interactive word walls
-Explain to the students what a word means and then help them to come up with their own definitions.
-Make up a song to remember the definitions of words.
-Have students draw pictures of what they think the word is.
-Encourage students to look for these words in everyday life, in books, on tv, around the school, etc.

]]> 2016-10-13 01:49:01 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/130311852 https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/130552160 - Making graphic organizers of words related to a specific vocab word
- Learning vocabulary through board games
- Talking about each word with the students to relate it to some experience or concept that they understand (connections aid understanding)
- Creating a picture around the word (ex. "light" would have a lightbulb drawn around the "l")
- Act out the words in small groups

]]> 2016-10-13 18:04:31 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/130552160 caleigh_mvnu https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/130590396 -Word hunt with a dictionary to start 
-Create sentences using those words
-]]> 2016-10-13 19:38:57 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/130590396 laurianne_ponsart https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/130620203 -Reread books and highlight new vocabulary words
-Make a anchor chart with new vocabulary words
-Make an academic word bulletin board. 
-Have a word of the week and try and integrate the new word into conversations throughout the week.

]]> 2016-10-14 00:02:14 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/130620203 megfoley35 https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/130726243 -Paint chip vocabulary- have the students write the vocab word at the top and words that are alike on the other lines.
-Fly swatter vocabulary- have the students use a fly swatter and hit the definition.
-Roll A Word-
1. Give a definition
2. Give a synonym & antonym
3. Write a sentence
4. Draw a picture
5. Make a connection
6. Your choice (they get to choose one of the above to do)]]> 2016-10-14 13:22:48 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/130726243 zebulonjfrank https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/130870102 -Word wall
-Writing your buzz words of the week in a story
-Writing sentences that include certain words
-Games like Sparkle
-Display words in various contexts throughout the room so the students are constantly around them]]> 2016-10-14 19:45:53 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/130870102 https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/130875114 -Word Walls 
-Word of the Day
-Have each student choose a vocabulary word and write a sentence, definition, and draw a picture 
-Play board games with vocabulary words
-Encourage students to listen and look for new words outside of school
-Fly Swatter Vocab Game- I made a fly swatter board game last year and had my students write their vocabulary words in the circles. I would say the definition of a word and they would have to swat at the word. Whoever got it first won!]]> 2016-10-14 20:17:58 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/130875114 dear_rachael_ann https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/130875946 -Word Walls/Interactive Word Walls
-Personal Dictionaries: have students have a journal they fill up during the year with news words they find. Create a culture in the classroom of inquiry, where students learn how to use the dictionary and look things up when they don't know a word. 
-Vocab Bingo: students have words on their sheet and when the teacher reads the definition, they put a chip on the word that pertains to the definition. 
-Have students make an ongoing book with the words and definitions they are learning; have them illustrate the meanings of words. 
-Quizlet has a variety of games that can be played on iPads or a SmartBoard with vocab. ]]> 2016-10-14 20:23:01 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/130875946 https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/130893003 - Word Walls
- Personal Dictionaries
- Word of the day
- Use a list of vocabulary words, and use them to write a paragraph/story
- Draw the vocabulary word and write about the drawing

]]> 2016-10-15 03:06:10 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/130893003 kaileychow https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/130934481 -word of the day
-corresponding actions
-BINGO
-foldables
-picture dictionaries
-songs
-flash cards
-]]> 2016-10-15 19:59:55 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/130934481 https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/130946418 - Read it in books
-Word walls
-Vocabulary journals
- Write stories with them
- Have games and activities with the vocabulary words in centers
- Research a sentence about the word. 
- Use a thesaurus]]> 2016-10-16 03:31:41 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/130946418 bailee_mvnu https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/130990641 - Word walls
- Making up songs that have the word and meaning in it.
- Relating it to their life
- Have students find words within their informational texts that they do not already know and then find the correct definition either on their own or as a class
- Vocabulary notebooks
- Dictation writing: have the vocabulary word in a sentence that uses it in the right way according the the definition of the word used
- Games/ activities 
- Charts for categorizing

]]> 2016-10-16 19:07:29 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/130990641 https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/131008522 - Songs and Rhymes
- Word Walls
- Vocabulary Trading cards with definitions on one side and the term with a picture on the opposite side
- Vocabulary Journals
Word jars; have students take turns selecting vocabulary words from a word jar that they must then use in a sentence]]> 2016-10-16 23:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/131008522 april_renee_garris https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/131015692 -P ersonalized definitions (each child creates their own definition so that they understand the meaning of the word)
- Pictures with each word 
- Word Walls
- Fly swatter
- Create sentences using the words 
- Memory game
- Match the word to the definition
- Match the definition to the word
- Other texts that use the same vocabulary 
- Use the vocab words in the classroom, in different subjects 
- Charades


]]> 2016-10-17 01:04:48 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/131015692 fergusonkn https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/131025005 -Read aloud information texts, point out new vocabulary, ask what they think it means based on context and previous knowledge, write it on board with definition everyone came up with
- Vocabulary journals- write words along with definitions they initially came up with, a picture, as well as definition in glossary or dictionary
- Vocabulary board and card games at centers
-Vocabulary games as whole group
-Write on post-it notes and leave them on pages where they find new vocabulary and write definitions they come up with
-Graphic organizers to connect vocabulary terms to words they may already know]]> 2016-10-17 02:39:30 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/131025005 https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/131032984 -Word walls
-Repetition writing of words
-Reading text that has the words in them.
-Doing a cross word puzzle with the words in it.
-Having the students write sentences with the word in them.
-Have the students label things with their words.
-Unscrambling words
-Use games like Sparkle to peak their interest. ]]> 2016-10-17 04:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/131032984 https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/131310593 2016-10-17 20:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/131310593 https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/131310602 -Personal Vocabulary Book
-Going around the room and using the word in a sentence
-Word Wall
-Creating a story using the vocabulary words in small groups
-Reading books and pointing out the vocab words
-Create a picture for each vocab word in a notebook]]> 2016-10-17 20:56:10 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/131310602 christina_gerardi https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/193206640 - Interactive word walls
- Picture word association
- Personalized dictionaries with personal definitions (connect to Frindle)
- Vocabulary battleship
- Shades of synonyms with paint chips
- Puzzles (words, definitions, pictures)
- Charades and taboo
- Definition jeopardy
- Interactive word sorts

]]> 2017-10-02 20:32:04 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/193206640 https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/193241868 Word Walls 
Breaking Down the Words,
Charades/Heads Up
Quizlet
Picture/Connection
Possible Sentences
Bingo
Word of the Day
Read Books with the Word in it. 
Replacing Common Words with New Vocab]]> 2017-10-03 00:44:39 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/193241868 edereed https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/193482326 - Interactive Word Walls
- Flashcards/Quizlet
- Kahoot
- Personalized definitions
- Image connections (have them draw something that they connect to the word)


]]> 2017-10-03 15:19:09 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/193482326 misswhite12 https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/193600509 -Word Studies
-Interactive Word Walls
-Pictures of new vocabulary
-Acting out words
-Using books to teach new words
-Synonyms
-Word of the day
-Create a vocab journal
-Use the new words to write an original story
-Flashcards
-]]> 2017-10-03 18:42:06 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/193600509 shelbikeller_mvnu https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/193663520 -Foldables
-quizlet
-flashcards
-Word walls
-Vocabulary worksheets
-Matching words to defintions
-Using the words in a sentence
-Personal defintions
-Bingo
-songs]]> 2017-10-03 22:06:19 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/193663520 bethiejoy96 https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/193668026 -Games such as Kahoot! or hangman
-Word walls (traditional and interactive) 
-Have the students identify unknown word throughout independent reading and read alouds
-Practice writing and using the words in class
-Create sayings and phrases to remember the meanings of words]]> 2017-10-03 22:55:49 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/193668026 ashleywall_mvnu https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/194097385

Word Walls

Quizlet Online Flashcards

Word Families

Vocabulary Lists

Spelling words/Vocab words

Using the vocabulary in a text, unit, lesson

Synonyms/Antonyms (i.e. how do words relate to each other)

]]> 2017-10-04 21:29:33 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/194097385 https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/194354647 To teach vocabulary that is in informational texts I would utilize strategies such as:
-drawing pictures/finding images]]> 2017-10-05 15:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/194354647 katlynschafer_mvnu https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/194500713 -using the word in a sentence
-word walls
-flashcards
-drawing pictures to help define a word
-worksheets:(
-Connections (the words I remember the best are the ones that teachers had a personal story about or used the word ALL the time)]]> 2017-10-05 20:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/194500713 hanniemarie984 https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/194527034 A strategy that I really liked was word walls. This something that is effective because it is in the classroom and the students see it everyday. Another way would be graphic organizers. Student could put the word in the middle and put other things around it that represent and help the student to remember the word. ]]> 2017-10-05 23:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/194527034 abbieabendroth_mvnu https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/194869057 -Word Walls
-Vocabulary Games
-Using words in a sentence
-Using vocabulary words throughout the week
-Pictures matched with words
-Guessing word meaning using context clues]]> 2017-10-07 00:46:41 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/194869057 samanthaoberdorf https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/194870002 -Multiple exposure regarding vocabulary words
-Drawing pictures about words
-word sorts
-Word walls
-Providing a variety of texts in a classroom library 
-Co-created anchor charts
-viewing photos for words
-Word study activity's
-Graphic organizers 
-Writing sentences using new vocabulary (circle the vocab word)
-Read aloud and discussion about new vocabulary
-Songs/videos that target spelling pattern rules 


]]> 2017-10-07 01:09:56 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/194870002 https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/194870090 - Interactive word walls
- Letting students create a definition for a word in their own words
- Acting out vocab words (like charades)
- Word of the day/week
- Quizlet/Kahoot
- Drawing a picture that goes with a word's definition]]> 2017-10-07 01:11:56 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/194870090 julfriend https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/194988691 -Student made dictionary
-Have students act out definitions
-Anchor charts
-Word walls 
-Quizlet
- Creating drawings for words]]> 2017-10-08 12:18:05 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/194988691 cassaidygalvin_mvnu https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/195317099 I would be sure to always be introducing new vocal words but to be purposeful about them. I would have a new set every two weeks. The current set would be displayed on the walls. We would have reading that would connect to the vocab words. I would go over them each morning and provide a picture, definition, and an example in a sentence.

]]> 2017-10-09 17:20:23 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/195317099 https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/199407525 -Word Walls
-Skits
-Flash Cards
-Magnets
-Quizlet
-Word families
-Word sorts]]> 2017-10-22 23:27:10 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/199407525 https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/287857670 -Vocab games: roll a word
-Word Wall
-Word Puzzles
-Songs
-Word Sorts
-Word Stories
-Word scavenger hunts
-Musical chairs with words
-New word dictionary
-Word Sandwiches ]]> 2018-10-01 20:16:10 UTC https://padlet.com/enapier/1an5wj48lg54/wish/287857670