27 January 2013

Building Vocabulary For Older Students!

Many have requested MORE activities for older students!  Well, who couldn't use more activities to build vocabulary!!  After browsing age-appropriate vocabulary lists and books, I developed a fun activity to build vocabulary.

In this file:

-Vocabulary Matching Cards: On each card is a vocabulary word and another with it’s definition.  Use these cards to teach, review, drill, and play memory matching games. 30 vocabulary words included!!

-Parts of Speech Sort: Use the vocabulary words (cards from matching cards activity) and sort by noun, verb, and adjective to assist in comprehension of new terms.

-Identifying Synonyms Game:  Students will pick a card and read the sentence provided.  Each sentence will have a vocabulary word bolded and underlined.  They must use their knowledge of the definition and synonyms to select a synonym from the choices provided.  Each card has a point value, 1-5.  At the end of the game, the students will add up their points to determine a winner.

-Review Worksheets: Use these sheets to have students review and document new vocabulary words. (1 graphic organizer and 3 matching review worksheets)

Grab this fun vocabulary-building download at my TpT store HERE!!!

Does this activity look like something you would be interested in?!  How about a chance to win it in a giveaway!!  Leave a comment below including your email to get a chance!!  I will announce a winner on Monday, January 28th in the evening!!

28 comments:

  1. I have a lot of older students on my caseload with very low vocabulary skills I would love to win this activity to help them strengthen their semantic ability (tatyana.elleseff@gmail.com)

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  2. Vocabulary is something I feel like I'm always incorporating! Thank you so much for the giveaway! It looks really cute and useful! speechymusings@gmail.com

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  3. This looks great! As an SLP, you are always looking to incorporate vocabulary for kids. Thanks for the giveaway! jkiekhoefer1@gmail.com

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  4. This is wonderful! I am at a middle school 4 days a week and the boys just don't dig the "cutesy" stuff! This looks fun as well as age and goal appropriate!

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  5. I try to always incorporate vocabulary in everything. Many of my older students are socio/economically disadvantaged. This would be great! bjandour3sons@comcast.net

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  6. I'm always working on vocabulary with my students, especially the older kids, so I would love to win this! slp4kids@verizon.net

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  7. I need high school things!! and middle school! thanks!

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  8. YAY! I am always looking for new ways to work with vocabulary in my speech room!
    Thanks for the chance! cpnass@gmail.com

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  9. This would be great for all my upper elementary kids!

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  10. I can always use activities like this, particularly for my high functioning autism/asperger's clients! straightupspeech.gmail.com

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  11. The young, the old, so many need to work on developing vocabulary skills. Thanks so much for creating an activity with that in mind. I particularly like how you have created the unit to reinforce the target vocab (visual organizer, sentence level, review). Great work, Miss Speechie! maria.wellman@gmail.com

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  12. This is my first year in a school & am trying my best to accumulate helpful activities for my kids! I have LOTS of 5th & 6th graders that would greatly benefit from this semantics exercise. Thanks!! Bethany.phillip@gmail.com

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  13. This looks wonderful! I am always in the market for new higher level vocabulary materials. I love that you included the graphic organizers, which is so important for students like ours! jess.schulman@gmail.com

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  14. I just switched over to the middle school setting this year, and this would be GREAT for the vocab goals! Great activity! languageofspeech@gmail.com

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  15. This looks like a great activity for my older students...more age appropriate and not so "cutesy"! Love the graphic organizers!
    roberts4@live.com

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  16. I would really like this to work with some of my middle schoolers (and even some a little younger as well). e-mail address is: azann001@hotmail.com (zero-zero-one)

    Thank you for the chance to win this activity.

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  17. So happy to see more activities for older kids. No matter their level of function, tbey still want to be teens!! Looking forwars to trying this out!!

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  18. Oops, forgot to leave my email... speechpathaz@aol.com

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  19. I'd love to use this with my older elementary students! :) fair2284@yahoo.com

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  20. I'm always looking for new ideas with my older students! allisonltrent@gmail.com

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  21. Also always need ideas for the 5th and 6th graders who grumble at coming to speech!

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  22. I have so many students who could use it. It looks like a great pack! Claire.brady24@gmail.com

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  23. This looks like it would be very useful for my older students. Nice to see activities for our more "mature" :) students. momwrex@gmail.com

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  24. This looks great! I could really use this!

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  25. It's tough to find new ways to motivate my older students. This pack looks great for working on vocabulary skills! dellapej@gmail.com

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  26. Always looking for activities to keep my older students busy and entertained! Love the packet it looks fantastic! Kristina_Smith87@hotmail.com

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  27. This activity is great for my older kiddos. Thanks for the giveaway.
    ssjvarga@yahoo.com

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  28. Looks great! My older kids would love it.

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