Things You'll Need:
- Pad of sticky notes
- 3 x 5 cards
- Paper
- Pen or Pencil
- Markers
- Colored pencils
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Step 1
Create a pictograph. Kids love drawing and what better way to understand a word than by creating a picture that represents that word. She could draw a fireman spraying water on a building to represent the word “extinguish.” Use colored markers or pencils. The picture can be as simple or elaborate as he wants. Write the word at the top of a 3 x 5 card and draw underneath.
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Step 2
Take a sticky note from the pad and write the definition of the word on the front. Lift the front flap and write the word on the back. Any time he wants to check if he has the right word he just lifts the front of the sticky note. Place the notes so her eyes stay in constant contact with the definitions. Plaster them on mirrors, doors, drawers, closets.
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Step 3
Connect her to the word by using her own name and one of her friend’s names. You can use a pet’s name, too. For each vocabulary word, write a sentence that begins with his name. John looked tentatively at Billy’s bike. Put the word in the real world.
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Step 4
Create brand new exciting TV shows, songs or movies for each vocabulary word. Write each one separately on the front of a 3 x 5 card. The Forbidden Ferrets! I Undoubtedly Love You. On the back of the card create one sentence that describes the show, song or movie. Make it funny, scary, silly.
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Step 5
Associate each vocabulary word with a type of food. Food motivates kids. That’s an indisputable fact. Describe the food, have the food do something or make it feel a certain way. The pizza felt soggy. The frantic hamburger forgot his bun. Write each one on a 3x 5 card.
