VOCABULARY ACTIVITY GRID
Sound Hunter:Explore in groups different texts from different contexts.
Find words with different spellings for the same sound, write their meaning and use them in sentences
Sub groups:
-tion: condition, recognition, exhibition,
-cian: dietician, physician,
-cean: ocean, crustacean
-sion: tension, pension / Base Word:
Create as many words as possible using a given base word and selected affixes
EG: base word – occupy
Affixes: un, mis, es, ant, ation, ed, ied, ies, al, pre, ing, er, s, est, ancy
Share and reflect on meaning and spelling changes.
Search for other words that use the base word.
Words that can be made: occupant, occupation, occupies, occupied, preoccupy, unoccupied / Making words:
(Teacher selects a secret word eg. ‘mountain’. Students are provided with letters of a secret word.)
Separate the consonants and vowels.
Manipulate the letters to make as many words possible starting with 1-letter words and increasing. Use all the letters to come up with the secret word
Word Cline:
Students generate words with similar meaning and arrange them to show a graduating intensity, according to a given criterion.
Eg. Family
Synonyms: relatives, kin, people, folks, ancestors, realtions
Students arrange words rising intensity from distant relationship to close relationship
Students discuss in small groups and reach a consensus about the order of the arrangement / Word, Words, Words,
Read a text
Highlight a selected part of speech – such as adjectives, nouns and verbs – in sentences
Discuss in small groups the function of the highlighted words.
Create a definition for the selected part of speech.
Use in writing sentences or a story.
Share definition, words and writing with the class / Word Observation
Select a class word eg. environment
- What part of speech is it?
- Does the word have a base or root word?
- How many syllables?
- How many letters?
- Any particular letter patterns?
- Is it a compound word?
Word Hunt
Read a text.
Find new words
Write their meaning and use them in sentences of their own.
Share with class / Vocabulary Squares
Select a word for the Vocabulary square and record information about your chosen word in the Vocabulary Square format (see enclosed). / Chain Writing
Select a word eg. frogs
Record words that describe frogs
List what frogs do
Slimy, croak
Green FROGS jump
Horrible swim
Slippery leap
Combine words to create sentences
Eg. Slimy frogs jump
Extension:
Where do frogs do these things?
…in the river
…outside my bedroom window
When do frogs do these things?
Why do frogs do these things?
Note:
Students choose Readingo texts (Readingoenclosed)
Studentsmay work individually or in small groups (activities designed for mainly small groups)
Students/groups share with whole class at the end
Decide on WOW words to be displayed
Each activity will be explicity taught
On students mastering the activity, they then may be used as Vocabulary Task Cards or Vocabulary Activity Grid for Independent activity.