CAN STUDENTS ENJOY STUDYING VOCABULARY?

OF COURSE THEY CAN-JUST KEEP IN MIND Ss HATE LEARNING THINGS BY HEART Ss HATE STUDYING LONG LISTS OF WORDS Ss HATE DICTATION BUT Ss LIKE GAMES Ss ENJOY COMPETING Ss ENJOY MOVING AROUND THE CLASSROOM Ss LIKE LISTENING TO MUSIC AND SINGING

WHEN? WHEN YOU HAVE A FEW MINUTES TO SPARE BEFORE THE BELL RINGS. WHEN YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE Ss WILL REVISE THE VOCABULARY THEY HAVE LEARNT . BEFORE CHRISTMAS,EASTER,CARNIVAL,HALLOWEEN.THANKSGIVING DAY.

WHAT CAN WE DO? WE CAN CREATE OUR OWN WORDSEARCHES. WE CAN MAKE OUR OWN CROSSWORD PUZZLES. WE CAN CREATE OUR OWN STUDY SETS. WE CAN GENERATE OUR OWN MATCH-UP WORKSHEETS. WE CAN EVEN USE SONGS TO TEACH NEW VOCABULARY RELATED TO A SPECIFIC TOPIC.

WHAT DO WE NEED? SPACE A PC (IN SOME CASES) OR A CD PLAYER PHOTOCOPIES

HOW DO WE DO IT? WE PRESENT THE NEW VOCABULARY WE ASK THE Ss TO WORK IN PAIRS OR SMALL GROUPS WE GIVE INSTRUCTIONS THEY ARE ALLOWED TO USE THEIR NOTEBOOKS THEY APPOINT THE LEADER OF THE TEAM AND THE WINNER IS…….. SUCH A TASK CAN BE ASSIGNED AS H/W AS WELL

Name: _________________________________________________ SCHOOL SUBJECTS Y M Q C M A T H S A S M X H R B G P X I T N H A R T C N N N F T Q E E U A M E I U E Y Q Y C J H G H E H O G A U C B G W M J U I N Y D I N D G E L S H I Q U K I K E O T F S G E R R L I N O W S U P S N N H R T L H A M F C O L I T E R A T U R E O I W P A X O L O W C F F Y G R N N R S G H N V J O G D Y Q J B R V Y C Y H F Y G T F G Y Y X Z U Q E T E H Y V V G X S N Y P G R E E K E T E Q A A Y G D M B L H T Y J L G K P H Y S I C S T Find the following words in the puzzle. Words are hidden and . ANCIENT-GREEK ART BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY ENGLISH FRENCH GEOGRAPHY GERMAN GREEK HISTORY LITERATURE MATHS MUSIC PHYSICS TECHNOLOGY

ADJECTIVES Write the letter of the correct match next to each word. 1. OLD a. SHORT 2. BIG b. FAR 3. BLACK c. BAD 4. MODERN d. SMALL 5. TALL e. WHITE 6. NEAR f. OLD-FASHIONED 7. GOOD g. NEW 8. HAPPY h. LIGHT 9. RIGHT i. SAD 10. DARK j. LEFT

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https://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/match-up/ WRITE THE TITLE WRITE THE WORDS IN THE FIRST COLUMN WRITE THE DEFINITIONS,SYNONYMS,OPPOSITES IN THE SECOND COLUMN DECIDE WHICH COLUMN TO SHUFFLE GENERATE YOUR MATCH-UP ACTIVITY SAVE AND PHOTOCOPY IT

https://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/word-search/ CHOOSE A TITLE (CHRISTMAS,NATURE,SCHOOL SUBJECTS) WRITE THE WORDS CHOOSE THE SHAPE CREATE IT SAVE AND PHOTOCOPY IT

https://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/crossword/ CHOOSE A TITLE (ADJECTIVES,RAINFOREST,HALLOWEEN) WRITE THE WORDS WRITE THE DEFINITIONS MAKE YOUR CROSSWORD SAVE AND PHOTOCOPY IT

http://www.quizlet.com CREATE AN ACCOUNT (IT’S FREE) LOG IN GO TO CREATE WRITE THE WORDS WRITE THE DEFINITIONS OR THE OPPOSITES OR THE SYNONYMS (YOU MAY FIND PICTURES AS WELL) CREATE FLASHCARDS FOLLOW THE STEPS AND HAVE FUN WITH YOUR STUDENTS

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