Vocabulary Building Activity: Semantic Map for Grades K-2
In this activity, students create semantic maps to connect prior knowledge and vocabulary.
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16-30 min
Vocabulary Building Activity: Letter to Future Self
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In this writing activity, students reflect upon their learning after participating in a lesson or unit. Students write a letter to their future self describing what they’ve learned and what their future self should remember from the lesson or unit. Teachers save the letters and return them to students at a later date, such as at the start of a lesson or unit that continues or requires the knowledge and skills, or they give them to the teacher in students’ next course.
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Vocabulary Building Activity: Semantic Map for Grades 3-12
A semantic map visually connects prior knowledge to new vocabulary, aiding learning and formative assessment.
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1 HOUR+
Vocabulary Building Activity: Collage for Future Self
Students create collages reflecting learned concepts for their future selves, reviewed later to activate prior knowledge.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
0-15 MIN
Vocabulary Building Activity: Jumpstart Journal
In this activity, students use Jumpstart Journals to activate prior knowledge, prepare for learning, and support formative assessment.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
46-60 MIN
Vocabulary Building Activity: Comic Strips
In this activity, students create 3- to 5-panel comic strips illustrating targeted Tier 3 vocabulary words in real-life scenarios.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
31-45 MIN
Vocabulary Building Activity: Possible Sentences
In this activity, students predict, evaluate, and revise meanings of Tier 3 vocabulary words using text and discussion.
