VOCABULARY CHALLENGE
Jacqueline Galbreath/Beth Gasior
Super Sentences Learning Contract
Befuddled Confabulation
Kid Thesaurus is a great resources for younger students.
Etymology & Vocabulary Independent Extensions
Know Your MAP Vocabulary
Print this document for a list of vocabulary words that need to be introduced into the curriculum for each subject area and RIT score.
https://legacysupport.nwea.org/resources/Descartes_Vocabulary.pdf
Study Root Words!
On this website words are broken down into constituent roots. Each "Daily Root" has an interactive component and podcast to engage students. Use the Google document for whole class discussion or independently at a computer center.
Think Like a Linguist Graphic Organizer
Morphological Families
The TextProject bring us a resource on Morphological Families. Often, the most common words in a language have multiple meanings, a feature that is called polysemy (“many meanings”). The word "set", has 464 definitions. That is an unusually high number, but quite a few everyday words (e.g., find, change, good) have a surprising number of nuanced, or distinct, meanings. Here are some other Morphological Families.
Word Detectives
These graphic organizers requires students to use context clues and other information to formulate a personal meaning for a word.
Try this TED-ed Lesson Focused on the Words of Electricity
A Few Books for Vocabulary Studies
Donavan's Word Jar
Donavan is fascinated by words. He keeps the words he collects on slips of paper in a big glass jar.
But one day the jar is almost full and Donavan has a dilemma. A visit to his grandmother provides the unexpected solution in this story about how important words can be. Lexile 670
Miss Alaineus
Here is a link to the author's guide for extensions and planning a vocabulary parade. http://debrafrasier.com/docs/miss-alaineus/vocab-parade-full.pdf
Frindle
Frindle Book Discussion Guide and the Andrew Clements website has several other fun activities.