The following is a series of activities to teach themed vocabulary to beginners. For each of these games, you must have either a picture to ...
In a Connect Two activity, students think of any connections they want between any two of the new vocabulary words. They use the words on an...
In this activity, students use language and logic to describe new vocabulary words. They use higher order thinking skills and also think cre...
The BrainPOP ELL Flash Words, a vocabulary flash card feature, can be used in a variety of classroom activities. Here are a few suggestions!...
Students assess their knowledge of new vocabulary words before and after watching a BrainPOP ELL movie....
Students need opportunities to make connections to new vocabulary words and to use the words in authentic situations. They can make connecti...
Label each section of the Pyramid Graphic Organizer with the target categories, placing them in increasing difficulty from bottom to top. At...
Roundtable is a good cooperative structure and interactive activity to practice vocabulary, grammar, or even content. Students pass a paper ...
In the Story Impression strategy, pairs of students write a one-paragraph story together, using new vocabulary words. The teacher designates...
In a Think Aloud, teachers model their thinking process out loud. Students see and hear the connections made, questions asked, and vocabular...
This vocabulary strategy is especially great for abstract concept words or difficult academic terms. Students create a visual representation...
In this modified Word Map/Frayer Model activity, students choose one of the designated vocabulary words to explain and illustrate.
Procedur...
Word Sorts are vocabulary strategies in which students categorize the new words. In a Closed Word Sort, the categories are provided; in an O...
This activity is like a Word Sort in reverse. In a Word Sort, students must sort designated vocabulary words into
categories. In this activ...
