Vocabulary

=Vocabulary: It's Important!!!=




 * drill and kill is **not**the way to learn new terms!
 * experience the words (touch and feel while learning)
 * discover the words (let them come up with the word by talking and sharing ideas)
 * play with the words (games get kids excited and motivated)
 * use the words in discussions (the more its used the more it is understood

=Vocabulary Trading Cards= (Picture of vocabulary trading card)


 * manipulative for the students
 * can play games for younger students (i.e. Go Fish, Memory)

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=Vocabulary Games= (Picture of vocabulary games)


 * whole body learning (accessing all parts of the brain)
 * students up and moving instead of sedintary

=Capture the wheel=
 * Review game

=Vocabulary Word Art=
 * Use word art to fill in the letters of a vocabulary word with corresponding pictures.

=Concept Cartoon=
 * Draw cartoons to represent vocabulary words for a visual reference.