Vocabulary Activities

What is a reading mini-lesson? Reading mini-lessons are a key component in the Reading Workshop. This whole group lesson explicitly teaches students applicable strategies that they can use during independent reading. Find out more about the components of reading minilessons and tips for implementation in this comprehensive guide. Plus download the FREE printable planning forms! #thereadingroundup #teacherfreebie #readingminilessons

Character Emotions Charts don't just help improve students' reading comprehension, they can also enhance their writing. Students can increase their vocabulary using the emotions charts as they learn synonyms for commonly used emotion words. The printable anchor charts can be displayed in an elementary classroom or in students' writing notebooks. Find other easy and fun ideas for incorporating this tool into your Writing Workshop! #thereadingroundup #anchorcharts #easteractivitiesforkids

Character Emotions Charts don't just help improve students' reading comprehension, they can also enhance their writing. Students can increase their vocabulary using the emotions charts as they learn synonyms for commonly used emotion words. The printable anchor charts can be displayed in an elementary classroom or in students' writing notebooks. Find other easy and fun ideas for incorporating this tool into your Writing Workshop! #thereadingroundup #anchorcharts #springactivitiesforkids

What reading mini-lesson tools should you be using to plan your instruction? Do you have everything you need to plan mini-lessons? Keep reading to find out the essential tools for planning and implementing more effective reading mini-lessons during your reading workshop! Elementary teachers will also find the FREE printable lesson plan templates valuable when planning your reading minilessons. #thereadingroundup #teacherfreebie #readingminilessons

Need to help your students get more hands on practice for their vocabulary words? I've got 5 fun vocabulary games you can use right away!

Character Emotions Charts don't just help improve students' reading comprehension, they can also enhance their writing. Students can increase their vocabulary using the emotions charts as they learn synonyms for commonly used emotion words. The printable anchor charts can be displayed in an elementary classroom or in students' writing notebooks. Find other easy and fun ideas for incorporating this tool into your Writing Workshop! #thereadingroundup #anchorcharts…

Character Emotions Charts don't just help improve students' reading comprehension, they also enhance writing. The digital task cards provide engaging comprehension and fluency practice. Students use reading response sheets to analyze the characters' emotions. The digital interactive notebook pages build vocabulary as elementary students record synonyms for common feelings words. Make distance learning fun this spring with digital literacy activities! #thereadingroundup #digitallearning

Readers Theater is an extremely effective and engaging strategy for fluency practice. It allows elementary students to practice reading fluently and expressively in an authentic manner. But did you realize you can also use it to work on vocabulary, comprehension, and writing skills? Read these 5 simple Readers Theater ideas for more than just fluency practice with your guided reading groups. The best part is how engaging and fun they are for kids! #thereadingroundup #fluency #readerstheater

Are you looking for new ways to encourage your elementary students to add more details to their writing? Read these simple ideas for using emotions to improve students' writing. The activities also help increase students' vocabulary and will make writers workshop fun for students and their teachers! Don't miss the FREE printable anchor chart to display in your classroom or add to students' writers notebook. #thereadingroundup #writersworkshop #easteractivitiesforkids

Vocabulary activities and games for in-person or remote learning. Vocabulary includes word meaning, word parts that contribute to meaning, and developing a core of known words. This article also has many ideas that will help you teach your students with vocabulary instruction.

Try this free Vocabulary Bingo activity from Presto Plans to help your students review new vocabulary words in any subject area!

Character Emotions Charts don't just help improve students' reading comprehension, they also enhance writing. The digital task cards provide engaging comprehension and fluency practice. Students use reading response sheets to analyze the characters' emotions. The digital interactive notebook pages build vocabulary as elementary students record synonyms for common feelings words. Make distance learning fun with these digital literacy activities! #thereadingroundup #digitallearning

Need to help your students get more hands on practice for their vocabulary words? I've got 5 fun vocabulary games you can use right away!

Vocabulary instruction will never get stale or boring if you use a variety of activities. 20+ ideas for teaching and practicing vocabulary are shared.

Do your elementary students lack details in their writing? The Show, Don't Tell writing strategy is the perfect way to encourage students to describe how a character is feeling instead of just stating the emotion word. Students can use the printable recording sheet in their readers notebooks to record details from mentor texts to describe characters. These ideas can be used into their own personal narratives! Easy and effective! #thereadingroundup #writersworkshop #springactivitiesforkids