Vocab activities high school

“Hey kids, it’s time to practice our new vocabulary words.” Can you hear the moans and groans?Practicing vocabulary is boring (according to kids) but when you add in dice, it becomes a game! I call it Roll a Word! It’s easy peasy to implement! For each vocabulary students roll a die. The number they […]

Looking for a fun vocabulary activity? This extension is perfect for middle and high school to help encourage critical thinking and associations.

Movement in the classroom is beneficial for many reasons. First and foremost, getting up to move in the classroom might help anxious students relieve stress.

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Use these high-impact strategies for teaching vocabulary to make learning active and engaging in your middle school or high school classroom!

Wish teaching vocabulary could be more creative and fulfilling? Try these ten strategies to make studying vocabulary more engaging and the words more memorable.

Middle school reading strategies can be fun and interactive! Get the inside scoop on how I use station reading activities to engage all learners!

A word wall is a great interactie tool in the ELA classroom to teach middle school and high school students vocabulary and literary terms. This post has ideas and activities that make a word wall effective in a Language Arts classroom. Plus, you can download a free template for a QR-Code word wall making it easy to create in your classroom!

Posts about Vocabulary written by Melissa Kruse

Vocabulary is the foundation for language development. Vocabulary expansion plays a critical role in reading comprehension, and it is also essential to the improvement of communication skills. Expanding a child's vocabulary impacts his overall writing, reading, listening, and speaking skills which allows him to understand and connect with the world. These assignments for students will provide you with activities to help students at various grade levels achieve essential vocabulary standards.