For beginners:
Sticky-note vocabulary
Look around the room and write words of things on sticky
notes. Give to the learner to stick on
the correct objects. At the end of the
lesson call out things and ask the student to bring you back the note. Keep for another time. Variations: elicit words from the learner
and/or learner does the writing.
Vocabulary Cards
Index cards are very useful for learning language. For example:
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write words on one side of the card and a drawing, definition or
sentence on the other, depending on the level of your learner
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review the words together from time to time, and also encourage
your learner to do so on their own
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learner chooses a card from the pile and uses it in a sentence
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choose two cards and discuss how these two words could be
related
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choose two cards and write a sentence with the two words
·
sort words in alphabetical order
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sort words into parts of speech and discuss other forms of the
word (eg. adjective “possible” relation to noun “possibility”)
Crossword Puzzle
Make a crossword puzzle with the vocabulary from your lesson. Use one of the free on-line crossword makers
and input sentences with the target word blank.
If your learner needs to add the target word in the sentences as well as
on the puzzle, they need to write it twice.
Making a crossword from the Westcoast Reader vocabulary gives great
scanning practice. If you’re not sure
how to do this… give me a call!
