Vocabulary-related+Activities

toc //Post information, resources, and tips for learning and teaching vocabulary in any language here.//


 * Teaching Vocabulary** - Outlines some basic principles and strategies to consider when teaching vocabulary user:chericem1

[|Teaching Compound Words]

**Ideas for Teaching Specific Vocabulary Topics**
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 * Animals
 * Alphabet
 * Body Parts
 * Classroom Objects and Actions
 * Cognates
 * Colors
 * Clothing & Descriptions
 * Days of the Week
 * Emotions
 * Family
 * Fashion
 * Food
 * Greetings
 * House
 * Making Comparisons
 * [|McDonalds Beanie Baby Preposition Activity]- A description of ways to use teeny beany babies (or other stuffed animals) to teach prepositions user:chericem1
 * Months and Seasonsuser:Bubblewrapper
 * Numbers
 * Personality characteristics & Emotions
 * Places
 * School
 * Shapes
 * Time
 * Transportation
 * Weather

= =**General Vocabulary Activities**=


 * [[file:Apurate.pdf]]- (Hurry up!)- A way to practice spelling and vocabulary with music. The idea is that you play fast, upbeat music and they practice spelling words 4 times. You have the students fold the paper vertically. The first time, you display the Spanish on the board (or TL), they write the English (its easier) then, you switch. (I change the order of the words too- so they just dont mindlessly memorize the order!) The idea is that you make them do it quickly. The first time, you do it, give them about 2 minutes for 10 words. Then each consecutive time, you cut it a little shorter. When the music stops, so do they. You repeat the process again on the other side of the paper. They usually do much better each time and its a great tool for review. user:cartierm
 * Bingo
 * C'est Dommage(Too Bad)
 * Concentration/Memory
 * Concrete Poetry user:spanruss
 * [|Connect the Dots](with letters for practicing alphabet, numbers, or pictures for practicing vocab.) user:chericem1
 * Cucharasuser:blitzsar
 * Dibujar y Adivinaruser:emilylewis
 * Flash Cards (Race)
 * [|Ideas for Practicing Vocabulary]- A lengthy list of things students can do at home to study vocabulary, as well as ideas teachers can use in the classroom to help students practice vocabulary user:chericem1
 * [|Increasing Students' Retention of Vocabulary]- A long list of ideas from FLTEACHers on the subject user:chericem1
 * Jigsaw
 * Mind Maps- a strategy for students to organize and retrieve vocabulary using color and pictures user:blitzsar
 * [[file:PalabrasDesconocidas.pdf]] I use this for students to create their own vocabulary lists. Each week for our quarter (9 weeks) they must pick out 10 words they dont know they have seen in class and that becomes their spelling and vocabulary list for the next week. They then move the words they master (which may or may NOT be all 10 each week) to this sheet. [[file:PalabrasConocidas.pdf]]They then can see a lot of their progress from week to week, and have a concrete visual of words they have learned, so they dont sat "I dont know anything!" anymore. user:cartierm
 * [|Pictures]- a website designed for Spaniards learning English, vocabulary is organized thematically and each section has a picture list with great clip art as well as some activity ideas that could be adapted to different languages. user:richa521
 * Poke the Pig.... great for review of vocab and verb conjugations, fill in each pig with a different word or conjugation, put students in pairs, called out vocab words or conjugations, first student to poke the correct pig get a point [[file:POKE THE PIG template.doc]]user:AmandaGSpanish
 * Raps- vocabulary practice/assessment using rap music and vocabulary words user:blitzsar
 * Shadow Game-Vocab practice using gestures for the words user:leonar77
 * Sodokuuser:cartierm
 * Spaz- So this is a card game that could be used with advanced language learners. Groups of 3-4 work best. The students compete to say a word that begins with the same letter as the card (so, a four would be anything that starts with F) BUT they can not use ANY numbers. (This sounds very easy but under pressure it is difficult, even in your native language) Whichever student says a word that works, wins that card. The deck is controlled by the winner of each round (playing each group member in a circle) until a new winner is declared. Then, the deck moves on to the winner. Students end up shouting words (and sometimes the numbers on the card!) very enthusiastically. You CANT repeat words, and the objective is to get through the entire pile and whoever has the most cards when the deck is finished is the winner. This game may need adaptations or changes based on the language that you are working with. I have only tried this with English, and with very advanced students because they need such a wide range of vocabulary to play. But its really fun and the kids start expanding their vocabulary, and remember it for the next rounduser:cartierm
 * SquaresConnect 4 dots to make a square, but can you remember the word inside the box too?- user:cartierm
 * Toca la Boca-Vocab practice using a sheet with words written in the Target Language at random. user:leonar77
 * [|Vocab. Quizzes (Long)]- An extensive list of formats and question types that teachers can use to create vocabulary quizzes user:chericem1
 * [|Vocabulary Quizzes]- A compilation of perspectives from a variety of FLTEACH subscribers on vocabulary quizzes user:chericem1
 * Win, Lose or Draw user:blitzsar

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