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Take the Guesswork Out of Vocabulary Development.
Take the Guesswork out of Vocabulary Development.
Idea by Maria, 3rd Grade Teacher, Stow, Ohio:
Here’s a vocabulary activity that’s proven to be successful in my classroom. First I use a marker to divide a piece of poster board in half vertically. I title the left half of the board "Unknown," and the right half "Known." I then tell my students that when they are reading any text (science, social studies, reading, etc.) and they come upon a word they do not know, they should write the word on a sticky note, and adhere it to the "Unknown" side of the board. Then any student may remove that note, write the definition on the note and place it on the "Known" side. Anytime a student posts a word or a definition, he or she earns a sticker. When a child has earned a predetermined number of stickers, he or she is awarded a "free homework pass." At the end of the week we review the words and make any necessary adjustments to the definitions.
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