A colleague and I just finished teaching a graduate class on robust vocabulary instruction, which we called, "Words, Words, Words." The feedback was so positive! Besides professional reading and exploring a number of on and off-line resources, we designed the class with some work time so that teachers could research and create vocabulary practice games and activities to use in their own classrooms. (I love the idea from a first grade teacher shown above- the kids throw a squishy ball into a grid and attempt to read the vocabulary word or use it in a sentence. If they are correct, they get to "keep" the word. The student with the most words wins. )The teachers were so appreciative. Teachers never have enough time!
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