Challenge your students to think of as many words that can be used in place of cup. First, you will think of a word, like “cup” that has multiple words that mean the same thing- a cup can be called a “mug, glass, tumbler, etc”. What's another word for?Ī quick, no-prep activity that works well when you have a little extra time is this “what’s another word for?” game. If you teach First Grade and up, this is a great activity that they can do independently. You can find this Missing Word worksheet in my CVCe Words Worksheet pack. This will help students understand the definition of the word. You can also show or tell them 3 words as their options to see which one works for the blank space.įor example, your sentence may be “The moon _ at night.” You may have the words “appears, relaxes, or invites” Only the word “appears” makes sense in that sentence. Read the sentence with the blank and have students repeat.Īsk your students, “What word is missing?” Give your students some time to think about what word it could be. It’s best to write the sentence on the board, even if they cannot read, so they can visualize the spot that is missing the word. You can do this once or twice a week as a quick vocabulary lesson or when you have 5 extra minutes in your day.įirst, you will pick a sentence and leave one word missing. Missing Wordįinding the missing word is a great activity to practice both vocabulary and reading comprehension. You can read more about how I implemented a word of the week in this post here. We used this word throughout the week in our lessons, transitions, and more. Sometimes they knew what the word was, sometimes they didn’t know. With our word of the week, I introduced it every Monday morning during our morning meeting. Don’t overthink this word, just pick one and move on. This word can be from one of your lessons, seasonal or holiday themed, or just a word that you want to teach them. The easiest way to implement more vocabulary practice in your day is to have a word of the week. To read more about how to teach vocabulary in Kindergarten, check out this blog post here. These 5 simple vocabulary activities for Kindergarten take little to no time to prep and can also be used as time fillers, transitions, and lesson ideas. Luckily, teaching and practicing vocabulary words can easily work throughout your day. Vocabulary instruction can be hard to fit into your daily schedule in Kindergarten.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |