Vocabulary Instruction
These links contain resources for teaching and practicing vocabulary words. Most are free to use.
Animoto
This is video creating software. There is a LITE version for free that allows for 30 second movies. The animations and music are all preloaded. Just add pictures and captions. This site is great for introducing new words.
Spelling City!"SpellingCity is an educational website with 25 different learning activities including spelling tests, vocabulary Flashcards, HangMouse (like Hangman), Unscramble, and crossword puzzles.
When teachers sign up for a free membership, they get their own homepages, where they can enter and save customized word lists that their students can access. These word lists may be used in a variety of games and activities. VocabularySpellingCity is great on interactive whiteboards. Most activities are printable. Students can use the site from any computer, at school or at home, 24/7." -Spelling City.com Spelling City has a free version that teachers can use as well as a "Premium Membership" That includes more activities and games. Captions for LiteracyClosed Captions for Literacy is a nonprofit organization that was established to promote families with children to turn the closed captions on during their REGULAR programming. Students are not encouraged to watch more TV, but this site has resources to share with parents about the benefit of the word sound associations that are formed when watching TV with captions.
Vocabulary BuildersThis teacher created Florida based site contains lessons and practice with categories of vocabulary words. It is totally free!
Puzzle MakerThe Discovery Channel presents this FREE word puzzle maker. You can include any words from your list in different types of word puzzles.
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Word Maps"A word map is a visual organizer that promotes vocabulary development. Using a graphic organizer, students think about terms or concepts in several ways. Most word map organizers engage students in developing a definition, synonyms, antonyms, and a picture for a given vocabulary word or concept. Enhancing students' vocabulary is important to developing their reading comprehension."
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Frayer Model Word Detective Vocab-O-Gram Own the Word Verbal and Visual Association Concept Map Storyline OnlineCelebrity members of the Screen Actors Guild read stories aloud. Each story also has a teacher guide with activities to accompany each story. This site is totally free but you can make a donation to the SAG.
ABCya!"ABCya.com is the leader in free educational kids computer games and activities for elementary students to learn on the web. All children's educational computer activities were created or approved by certified school teachers. All educational games are free and are modeled from primary grade lessons and enhanced to provide an interactive way for children to learn.
Grade level lessons incorporate areas such as math and language arts while introducing basic computer skills. Many of the kindergarten and first grade activities are equipped with sound to enhance understanding. Fun children's Holiday activities are available in grade level sections!" -ABCya.com This site is totally free! Nine things Every Teacher Should Know About Vocabulary InstructionThis useful article by Karen Bromley discusses key components to every successful vocabulary lessons. She provides a list of the most common prefixes and suffixes and shares some ideas for creative and motivating ways to teach vocabulary.
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