1. Vocabulary and spelling2. Punctuation3. Sentences 4. Paragraphing

What is the 7 letter word?

Boggle – Key word for the lesson???11 LETTER WORD = 5x

meritsThen how many:3 letter words4 letter words5 letter words6 letter wordsChocolate prizes!

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Ideas for vocabulary activities at start (or end) of lessons

Boggle – Key word for the

lesson

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‘Outstanding’ How many synonyms can you

think of?

• Exceptional • Terrific• Stupendous • Dazzling • Marvellous • Great• Excellent • Wonderful

Solve

ResolveCrackAnswerExplainDecipher UnravelWork out

Taboo/YSWP

• Corruption

• Revolution

• Element

• Contemporary

• Cardiovascular exercise

Maths Taboo Game

CompassDirectionPointycircle

Cube3DSquareFaces

StatisticsGraphsAveragesNumber

Pentagon5Sidesshape

ParallelLinesStraighttouch

Sphere3DCircleVolume

WOW week is NEXT WEEK

• Arrange a time and place for your 20mins observation

• It is a learning activity – not judgemental• Prepare some feedback of how it went –

how you think the students responded and how did it help their learning?

• Also think about how this strategy can be used with other literacy themes such as punctuation, paragraphing, sentences etc.

Time to plan

In pairs

Plan a time slot for the observations next week

Plan the activity you will trial today

Model it to us!

Extensions

• Learn definition of word• Find synonyms for homework• Add to vocabulary log every lesson

• Build in dictionary time / thesaurus

Spelling extension

Every other lesson quiz students on vocabulary learnt previously

GIVE students ownership of this – NO crosses X

Students choose which words they must learn (practice at home – put into sentences)

Peer assessment the next lesson