As promised, I mused over vocabulary activities involving awards after receiving approbation as a Best Teacher Blogger from We Are Teachers two weeks ago. The result: I...
So often, we think that students will never voluntarily expand their vocabulary. We think it is only through our constant inundation of vocabulary in the classroom that they...
I have learned that in order to really keep a resolution, it has to become a habit. Therefore, I have made resolutions that I can easily turn into habits for both my...
My students love music-they walk in to class with earphones in or t-shirts blazoned with their favorite bands. One day last week, I was reviewing vocabulary definitions at...
Since the beginning of the year, I have been showing my students the Vocab Gal videos where I interview young adult authors about their favorite words and the reasons they...
I’d like to think that words make the man, rather than clothes (I also want to say human rather than just man). When it came to making my own business cards a few years ago,...
I will admit to being a high school English teacher with a word wall. Okay three word walls to be precise-one for each level of vocabulary I teach. I have finally realized...
Everyone has a favorite meal-foods that conjure up fond memories or set one’s taste buds to watering. Today, I propose we harness students’ stomachs and attach their...
Inspired by the PBS show, Word Girl, I've created a vocabulary activity where students teach vocabulary words to each other by creating a performing skits. So my pseudonym...
I always strive to come up with unique activities for teaching academic vocabulary. When vocabulary instruction becomes redundant, students tend to check out. Practice...
I propose to get great words at the front of our and our students’ brains (and tongues) by participating in this fun and easy activity. The Word for That Vocabulary Activity...
Have you ever noticed how many vocabulary words are in brands? Every year, my kids will walk up to me with a blank CD, DVD or jump drive and say, “Hey Ms. Ressler-it says...