This instructional activity has a new approach to vocabulary building where students generate their own vocabulary word lists and research the words' meanings.

The most effective vocabulary instruction teaches word meanings as concepts; it connects the words being taught with their context and with the students' prior knowledge. Six techniques have proven especially effective: Concept...

A lesson plan in which students work with a partner to choose the meaning of the underlined word in each sentence. Materials are included.

A lesson plan in which young scholars look for new vocabulary words and context clues to define them while reading an independent reading book. Materials are included.