Fun Vocabulary Lessons

When thinking of teaching vocabulary I think that the more a student is able to use motion or memory the better they will be at remembering what they have learned. Due to the fact that some students learn better visually or even when they are mobile. As a teacher I want to think outside of the box when it comes to teaching my students what they need to learn that is why it was so fun for me to look up different ways to teach vocabulary than the same old way of writing the spelling words so many times. Below I have found 5 different ways that teachers can choose to help students learn vocabulary. I think at the top of my list would defiantly be the sensory learning using other things such as what is showing with stamps and kinetic sand. But I also really like the fact of turning vocabulary into games such as the swat game and using scrabble and bingo. If students can relate the vocabulary words to something fun they remember then I feel they will be able to remember it for a while.

Word Walls

I really enjoyed looking up word walls! There are so many different ideas to choose from on how to organize the word walls. I plan on using them in the classroom for sight words that we may learn about from a book that we are reading as a class. Or even just words that I notice my students having trouble with. I feel that while students write the word walls would come in handy with what they are trying to express in their writing. Below are some pictures that I found on Pinterest of some word walls. Depending on what age group I end up teaching I fee that pictures that go along with the word can be helpful. I also love color because I feel that it attracts your attention more than a plain white background. I also love the "Tricky Tree" idea especially for words that we as a class find tricky! :)

Week 1 Take aways

I will be honest this first class was very overwhelming going over all of the assignments and content. I felt as though my brain was in over drive by the end of class. 😂 I am excited however to be able to practice more with unit plans. I think that will help me out a lot when I get into my career. When going over the content I found it interesting about the background of Language Arts and what it actually represented. I knew it represented reading and grammar but not really comprehension and phonics. Maybe looking back I could tell a little bit but it never really clicked in my head at the time. Another thing that I never really worried about was multicultural teaching. Seeing how diverse our country is becoming this may be something I want to reflect on more when I make lesson plans and teach my students.

Introduction

Hi Everyone! I am super excited to get these next 8 weeks started, I am hoping to learn more about what I can do to engage my future students in their reading endeavors. I am a stay at home home of a 2 1/2 year old with another little one due in August. For my current profession I am also a direct sales consultant with a Scentsy. In the future I hope to become a kindergarten teacher but any of the lower elementary classes would be fine with me. I am currently a junior at Columbia, hoping I can finish up my degree in the next couple of years so I can get into the school districts and begin my career as I love to work with children. For (2) truths and (1) lie my stories are.... 1) I own 5 dogs and 2 horses to which I love to spend time with. 2) I live in a little town that has only approximately 150 residents 3) I hate to garden.