Vocabulary Lesson Plans

In this lesson students 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.

5th graders examine basic theatre vocabulary and use it to discuss a play.  In this theater lesson, 5th graders identify the elements of a play.  5th graders 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. 

7th graders practice their vocabulary skills. In this word analysis lesson, 7th graders examine the roots of unfamiliar words and use their knowledge of roots to discern meaning through word analysis.

Students explore Spanish vocabulary. In this Spaninsh vocabulary lesson, students create a vocabulary quilt with the definition,  synonyms and antonyms for the word. Students also include a drawing for the word.

Learners practice vocabulary using the interactive whiteboard. In this vocabulary match lesson, learners review vocabulary words, take turns revealing a word or definition, then identify the match. Learners utilize a thesarus to find complete a vocabulary worksheet.

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.

This lesson has 5th graders discover new ways to build their vocabulary. In this vocabulary lesson, 5th graders work in groups to create a game using their vocabulary words. This lesson has 5th graders then play the game to study vocabulary.

Learners practice vocabulary skills and grammar structure. In this vocabulary skills lesson, learners play games online games to practice skills. This program decreases and increases difficulty according to the child's success. Everytime a child gives a correct answer rice is donated to a food program.

In this lesson students apply reading strategies. In this reading lesson students read a passage and utilize strategies for decoding the text. They infer during reading to find the meaning of vocabulary words. The students self-question as they read and check using a cueing system.