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Activity: Vocabulary Builders
Guess the Category
Each week I gave the students a list of
10 new vocabulary words to study for a sentence dictation
the following week. We often played warm-up word games to
strengthen vocabulary retention. One such favorite was a
game we called Guess the Category. To play, one student
leaves the room while the teacher writes a category on the
board, such as “Banking Terms.” The student returns
and sits with his or her back facing the board. The other
students in the class shout out phrases such as “checking
account,” “customer service representative,”
“canceled check,” “teller,” or “ATM
machine.” The student in the chair must come up with
the category.
Crossword Puzzles
As we developed a larger home-buying vocabulary
base to work with, I made crossword puzzles on the computer
software crossword puzzle maker, Wordcross. Using crossword
puzzles is a very versatile and creative method of reinforcing
vocabulary; students love it.
And as in many other instances, they worked
in pairs to complete it. (A good resource for crossword
puzzles is Wordcross HI TECH of Santa Cruz, 202 Pelton Avenue,
Santa Cruz, CA 95060; (408) 425-5654; $44.95.)
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