Do you believe in a one time cure to weight loss? No?
Well, then don’t treat academic vocabulary as a one time encounter
either.Really? Take this pill and then go for a bike ride? I don’t think so!
• Topic: Academic vocabulary: Make it a relevant,an easy and a constant encounter!• Activities: Two academic
vocabulary take away activities to use with your
student• Start Now!1. 1.Grab materials2. 2. log into the computer3. 3. While it is warming up
cut out the big yellow box4. 4. Follow the directions on
how to fold the vocabulary fortune teller
Take away activity number oneFortune Teller
• 1. Have students make their own fortune teller
• 2. Review the terms on the fortune teller to the class
• 3.Students pair up to practice terms• 4.Students should refer to their
vocabulary terms• How to play
• Student 1 picks a word• Student 2 picks part of speech on the
fortune teller • Student 1 opens and closes the fortune
teller to spell out the part of speech• Student 2 picks a number
• Student 1 opens and closes the fortune teller according to the number chosen
• Student 2 picks a number• Student 1 opens the
number• Student 2 uses the
vocabulary words according to the directions
• Students switch roles
Bingo Boards• Teacher preparation• Vocabulary words• Log into bingo board website to
create cards by using Chrome or Fox Fire
• Follow directions provided on sample website card
• Print cards
Bingo Boards
http://osric.com/bingo-card-generator/
• How to play• Distribute bingo boards• Teacher should have words
list/meanings as their answer key• Give definition or a fill in the blank
sentence to the class• Students cover correct boxes• Bingo winner must relay correct
words to win• Variations of Bingo
• Students can play in base groups• Play various forms of a winning
board such as: Diagonal, vertical or horizontal row , four corners