Purchase Solution

Vocabulary game idea

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

Create a game to teach vocabulary for a selected content area. It can be for any grade.

Consider the community in which you live and/or teach. What different cultures exist in that community?

Develop an outline of how the Vocabulary Game will highlight the various cultures. Make sure resources and activities are respectful and authentic.

Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

This solution explains an original vocabulary game idea.

Solution Preview

Please rate 5/5 and ask for me specifically on future jobs as a Special Request.

Since I have created a game to teach vocabulary for a selected content area, mainly English/Language Arts, I offer some ideas for you for Grade 7 to modify for your specific purposes.

As you consider the community in which you live and/or teach, the different cultures that exist in my own school community include Hispanic (mainly Mexican), Asian (mainly Chinese and Vietnamese), African American, and Arabic.
After learning about the various cultures through picture books, geography and history lessons, as well as other interdisciplinary approaches, the vocabulary game will be played to review the vocabulary terms and concepts.

Because the game involves listening skills, visualization, and kinesthetic learning, it incorporates aspects of Gardner's Theory ...

Solution provided by:
Stacy Shaneyfelt, MA
Education
  • BS , Slippery Rock University
  • MA, Slippery Rock University
Recent Feedback
  • "thk u"
  • "Thank you. Posted one more.. if you are online pls help. "
  • "thk u"
  • "thk u"
  • "thnk you"
Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
ADHD: Fact or Fiction

Can you separate the facts from the fiction when it comes to ADHD?

Autism

Do you know all about autism? Find out with this quiz.

Educational Research: The Basics

This quiz provides a basic overview of terms typically use in educational research.

Baby Care

How much do you know about newborns? Test your baby IQ with this quiz!

Ages and Stages of Play

This quiz provides a brief overview of the typical ages associated with each level of play. Understanding the ages and stages of play is integral knowledge for anyone with a role in young children's lives.

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • What are the benefits of collaborative planning?

    The other team member used a game like taboo where the word could not be used directly, but clues were given to have the kids make inferences and guess. It was more of a verbal game.

  • Vocabulary game

    An example of a vocabulary game is embedded.

  • Black cats and broken mirrors

    You mentioned that some students like to know the meaning of every word, while others don't'; creating a vocabulary list shows that you are pointing out key vocabulary.

  • academic vocabulary

    Another great activity is a game called "ZAP" This is a type of game board in which you create just using larger oaktag or lager construction paper. Then you can just write the definitions on the paper.

  • Middle childhood development cognitive, social, emotional

    allowed and meaningful words, following the rules of the game.

  • How to help a struggling English student.

    Students are often willing to play such a game as a reward in class, since they tend to see only the game part, and forget they are also learning content.

  • How do students best acquire new terms?

    For instance, the day before a vocabulary quiz/test, I would always treat my class to a class game-day of BINGO or Hangman (on the board) to review with them.

  • Meeting literacy needs

    Many of the activities related to vocabulary and word use are in game form, which makes learning fun and interesting for younger learners. However, many of the games can be played by learners of all ages.

  • Selecting Vocabulary Words

    I use the same strategies for selecting vocabulary words for all of these levels. First, I select words that are essential for understanding the main idea and supporting details of a piece of text.

View More Related Solutions