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+Marzano’s 6-Step
Vocabulary Process
1. Provide a description, explanation, or example of the new term.
2. Students restate the description, explanation, or example in their own words.
3. Create a picture, pictograph, or symbolic representation of the term.
4. Engage in activities to deepen knowledge.
5. Discuss terms with each other.
6. Play games with terms.
+Classics
Students act out vocab words as a class.
Teacher calls out a vocab word and student is able to replicate action.
Students draw pictures to get their team to guess the vocab word
You can project word lists and have guessers face away from the screen.
Charades Pictionary
+Classics, cont.
Flip cards to find matches
Switch up play with synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, or homophones
Roll an alphabet die (or choose a letter)
Students write a word that starts with the chosen letter for each category
You may or may not set a timer
Memory Scattergories
+As Seen on TV
Science
Math
Art
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Jeopardy $100,000 Pyramid
Place vocab word or pictures in blanks
Students provide a question for which the term is the answer
More than one correct answer
“What’s the Question?” in Vocabulary Games for the Classroom
Each box of the pyramid is labeled with a category
Clue giver gives terms in the category
Guesser does not look at screen/board
+Talk a Mile a Minute
Talker faces screen with words
Guesser(s) face talker (away from screen)
Talker tries to get his guesser(s) to say each word
Can label word lists with a category name
Have partners switch and give another listArtistsVan GoghMichelangeloPicassoda VinciMonetRembrandtWarhol
Shapes
Square
Circle
Rectangle
Triangle
Right Triangle
Oval
Diamond
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Give clues about the word on the iPad, partner holding the iPad tries to guess the word
+Who Am I?
Similar to Heads Up
Students put on a hat
A name of a famous person is then attached to the hat so he/she does not see the name
Teammates/class describe the person for the hat wearer to guess
Marzano’s Vocabulary Games for the Classroom lists many historical figures that students should know
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“Sneak” vocabulary words into conversation
+Magic Letter, Magic Word
Write a “magic letter” on the board
Give a clue for a vocab word that starts with the magic letter
Team guesses word
Elementary Example:Magic Letter: AClue: A list of all of the letters is called an _____________.Answer: alphabet
Secondary Example:Magic Letter: SClue: A genre that intends to make political statements by using parody is called a _____________.Answer: satire
+Resources
+Thank you for joining me!
Have fun playing games with
your students!Please feel free to contact me anytime for more
tips or questions on vocabulary instruction!
Stephanie [email protected]
402.887.5041 ext. 1231
