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Weekly and Monthly Vocabulary Plans Sometimes the hardest part about creating activities for students is choosing which types to do and when to do them.
The following is a
suggested weekly and monthly plan of activities organized by grade level. These sets of materials can be prepared at the end of the previous week, over the weekend, or even on Monday morning. The creation and preparation of all activities will take only minutes!
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SUGGESTED WEEKLY PLAN: K-1ST
Afternoon
Kindergarten-1st Grade
Morning
Monday
SPELLING LIST: Create and pass out a list of vocabulary words that the students can use to review throughout the week. The list can be individualized for students with special needs.
Tuesday
WRITE 5 TIMES EACH: Give the kids some added practice writing the words with this activity.
Wednesday
RAINBOW WORDS: This useful activity gives students an opportunity to practice their printing while reviewing their vocabulary words.
BOOK A (items only): ABC ORDER (write/rewrite): Students can CONCENTRATION: While using this create their SM: (8/pg.): activity, students own vocabulary Students read and books by manipulate the memorize words as words by illustrating they play a fun placing them in pictures that matching game. alphabetical match the words printed order and rewriting them. in the middle of each page.
Thursday
Friday
BOX LETTERS (w/word bank): Students determine which words fill groups of letter boxes and gain practice in noticing the shapes of words they encounter.
SCRAMBLED WORDS (w/o word bank): As a morning activity, students can use this activity to unscramble their vocabulary words. This gives them a better awareness of the letters that compose each word.
BINGO 9 SQUARE: Create a class set of varied bingo boards with the students’ vocabulary words on them. Read out definitions of words, and have the students mark the words that you are defining.
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SUGGESTED WEEKLY PLAN: 2ND-3RD
Afternoon
2nd-3rd Grade
Morning
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
DEFINITION CARDS: SPELLING LIST: Students can Create and pass MATCHING create their own out a list of (word/def.): definition cards vocabulary Students review with each words that the spelling word on the definitions of students can use the vocabulary a hidden flap to review words by and the throughout the drawing a line definition on the week. The list from each word front. The can be students can use to its matching individualized definition. these at home to for students with study special needs. throughout the week.
WRITE 5 TIMES EACH: Give your students some added practice writing the words with this activity. This aids both their spelling and their cursive writing skills.
WRITE A CUBE: SENTENCE: Type in Students can use vocabulary this activity to words, one word write sentences per side. In using the groups, have vocabulary students take words. This turns rolling the demonstrates die and reciting their the definition or understanding a sentence that of word includes the meanings. word that was rolled.
Thursday
Friday
WORD SEARCH MORSE CODE: (intermediate): Children have Instantly create the opportunity a word search to decipher their designed to help vocabulary students review words and learn their spelling the morse code words for the alphabet. test later today.
GO FISH: This custom made matching activity will give students the chance to review their vocabulary words while participating in a classic children’s game.
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Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Morning
SPELLING LIST: Create and pass out a list of vocabulary words that the students can use to review throughout the week. The list can be individualized for students with special needs.
FLASH CARD: C (fold/1 blank side): Students can write a definition and draw a picture on the back of each of these flash cards to give them a helpful study tool for the week.
WRITE A SENTENCE: Students can use this activity to write sentences using their vocabulary words. This demonstrates their understanding of word meanings.
WRITE 3 SYNONYMS: Students list three different synonyms for each of their vocabulary words. This furthers their vocabulary and gives added practice with a thesaurus.
WORD CARDS (10/page): Enter the vocabulary words and definitions on word cards. Divide the class WRITE 3 TIMES into two teams. EACH: Give one half Students receive the vocabulary added practice words and one and gain half the exposure to their definitions. vocabulary Have the words with this children find writing activity. their match. After they are finished, you can mix the cards up and do the activity again.
CUBE: Distribute these cube patterns with spelling words on each of the sides. Break the students into small groups and have them do a shared story writing activity by taking turns writing sentences with the words they roll.
OLD MAID: This fun matching game will give students a chance to review and read their vocabulary words in an engaging setting.
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
SPELLING LIST: Create and pass out a list of vocabulary words that the students can use to review throughout the week. The list can be individualized for students with special needs.
SENTENCE STRIPS: Students receive sentence strips with their vocabulary words on them. On the back, they write the definitions of each word. The students then link the strips together to create a chain of the words they’ve used throughout the year.
WRITE 3 ANTONYMS: Students list three different antonyms for each of their vocabulary words. This furthers their vocabulary and gives added practice with a thesaurus.
Afternoon
6th-7th Grade
Morning
SUGGESTED WEEKLY PLAN: 6TH- 7TH
WRITE 10 TIMES EACH: Give your students some added practice writing and spelling the words with this activity.
WORD SEARCH (ADVANCED): Instantly create a word search designed to help students review their vocabulary words.
Thursday
Friday
WRITE A BOX LETTERS SENTENCE: (W/O WORD Students can use BANK): this activity to Students write sentences determine using the which words fill vocabulary groups of letter words. This boxes and gain demonstrates practice in their noticing the understanding shapes of words of word they encounter. meanings.
FAMILY CARDS: B (W/8 LINES): On the blank BINGO 25 SQUARE: lines, each Create a class student will write set of varied synonyms for bingo boards the printed word with the on the card and students’ fold the paper vocabulary on the dotted words on them. line. After this, Read out the students can definitions of form small groups and by words, and have the students looking at each mark the words other’s that you are synonyms, they defining. can try to guess the word being described.
