Lesson Plans and Worksheets
I have used several hands-on lessons that have helped to engage my students in topics that may have been mundane to them. I do not have a text book or resources for many of the topics that I teach, and it is nice to find so many resources in one place.
- Bowerston, OH
- 09-29-11
Vocabulary Lesson Plans
Find teacher approved Vocabulary lesson plan ideas and activities
Eleventh graders in groups create their own vocabulary continuum's. The groups place their words on a chart, use them in complete sentences with context clues to their meanings, add two creative strands (music, cameras, props, etc.) and then present them to the class.
Fifth graders examine basic theatre vocabulary and use it to discuss a play. In this theater instructional activity, 5th graders identify the elements of a play. Students perform their play and use theatre vocabulary to explain their experience.
Students play vocabulary bingo. In this vocabulary lesson, students find the definitions to vocabulary words in the book A Tale of Two Cities. They put the words on a bingo card and mark them when the teacher calls out the definition.
Seventh graders practice their vocabulary skills. In this word analysis lesson plan, 7th graders examine the roots of unfamiliar words and use their knowledge of roots to discern meaning through word analysis.
Young scholars explore Spanish vocabulary. In this Spaninsh vocabulary lesson, students create a vocabulary quilt with the definition, synonyms and antonyms for the word. Young scholars also include a drawing for the word.
Second graders practice vocabulary using the interactive whiteboard. In this vocabulary match lesson, 2nd graders review vocabulary words, take turns revealing a word or definition, then identify the match. Students utilize a thesarus to find complete a vocabulary worksheet.
Fifth graders discover new ways to build their vocabulary. For this vocabulary lesson, 5th graders work in groups to create a game using their vocabulary words. Students then play the game to study vocabulary.
Students explore new vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students create songs to explain new vocabulary words. Students break into groups and work together to create the song. Students present their songs to the class.
Students will explore vocabulary and expressions used in the English language. For this vernacular vocabulary lesson, students use visual word maps to become aware of the different uses of words which will allow them to more readily interpret texts. Students will listen/read different excerpts of "The Catch in the Rye" and analyze the slang terminology.
Help third graders master math vocuabulary! Start by reading the book Three Names and discuss the arithmetic vocabulary to create questions through think-pair-share activities. Third graders will then complete a worksheet with word problems. In the end, they will use the vocabulary words in complete sentences.
