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Vocabulary Mind Mapping, Hone in on Foundational Vocabulary - Coggle…

- - - - Include difficult vocabulary
      - Analyze materials, texts, and assignment directions to identify crucial words and phrases
- - - - Playing games: Have students engage in playful activities that involve the term such as Pictionary, Charades, Fly Swatter, Bingo, and other fun games.
      - Discussing the term: Have students discuss the term with a partner or in a small group.
      - Adding to knowledge: Have students add to their vocabulary notebooks with activities that help them learn more about the term.
      - Creating a visual representation: Have students draw, create a symbol, or make a graphic to represent the word.
      - Restating the meaning: Ask students to explain the term in their own words.
      - Providing an example: Give a description, explanation, or example of the new term. You can use
    - - Help students utilize graphic organizers. Graphic organizers help students visualize relationships between words, deepen understanding, and improve retention. Some examples include using a…
        
        Frayer Model: This type of graphic organizer is designed to help students analyze and understand the meaning of words:
        
        Semantic Map: For learning new words, consider helping students create semantic maps that visually represent the relationships between them.
        
        Word Map: Have students create word maps to explore definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and example sentences.
    - - Vocabulary Journals for students to log new words, definitions, and their own sentences. Once they have done so, they are encouraged to share and refine their entries with peers.
        
        Peer discussions that encourage students to discuss words and their meanings in small groups.
        
        Think-Pair-Share activities for students to think about the meaning of a word, pair up to discuss, and share insights in a larger group or the entire class.
- - - - content-specific, or crucial to understanding subject matter
      - Tier 3 words should be prioritized if they occur frequently in the curriculum
      - prioritized if they are foundational to the unit.
- - - - makes it easy for students to engage in interactive practice with key vocabulary. Teachers/students can create digital flashcards with words and their definitions and then study through various methods such as flipping through cards, playing games, taking practice tests, and listening to pronunciations.
        Bitsboard: Bitsboard is a
    - - is a slick, user-friendly tool that allows educators to create a variety of activities including flashcards for student use.
    - - turns a Google Sheet into a set of online flashcards. Other options for word review include word searches, crossword puzzles, bingo cards, and Jeopardy!-style quiz games.