Vocabulary

Teaching morphology is a great way to improve vocabulary & decoding. This post shares guidelines and a leveled morphology scope and sequence.

Teaching Shades of Meaning - Vocabulary Timeline

Morphology, or morphological awareness, can be explicitly taught and practiced, and it helps students expand their vocabulary and become better readers, spellers, and word detectives

There are so many things I love about my job, from working with my wonderful students each day to learning from my blogging colleagues to organizing my classroom (you know I love that, right?). But on

Bloom’s Taxonomy’s verbs–also know as power verbs or thinking verbs–are extraordinarily powerful instructional planning tools. They can be used for curriculum mapping, assessment design, lesson planning, personalizing and differentiating learning. #CultofPedagogyPin

Etymology, which is the study of the historical word orgins and their meanings, is a powerful tool for improving vocabulary.

Unlock the power of words with Nikki's "5-Minute Morphology Routine"! This quick, daily activity is designed for educators who want to help their students build a deeper understanding of vocabulary. In this video, Nikki will walk you through a simple and effective routine that she does in just five minutes each morning with her students.

Morphology word matrixes are a powerful tool to help students understand the structural elements of words and build their vocabulary.

Prefixes Rap by Flocabulary Listen to this great rap by Flocabulary to learn about the prefixes you use in your language every day.

Click here to download poster Click here to download Descriptors of all Six Steps Last year we had Mark Fosseid of Marzano Research Associates, in for some high quality professional development on Academic Vocabulary Instruction. After two days, we had developed essential vocabulary words in science, K-5. See below: Click here to download Lake Myra Essential Vocabulary Vertical PLT's are also in the process of developing essential lists for Math, Language Arts and Social Studies. The way...

At the copier this morning, I found an old vocabulary graphic organizer. It was that one with “definition, picture example, and non-example”. I had forgotten about this type of organizer and tried it out with my class this morning. They loved it! We used the graphic organizer for one of our spelling words (of the […]

I'm excited to share this detailed free sampling of my Prefixes Suffixes and Roots Series. This sample contains 12 activities.

Enhance vocabulary skills with these 40 Greek and Latin Root Word Puzzles! These engaging morphology and language word work activities help students understand root words and build a strong vocabulary. Perfect for classroom word study, language development, and reading centers.Included in this resou...

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