#Vocab workbooks full#
#Vocab workbooks series#

I took the crossword puzzles and got them enlarged to use with the whole class. Like using crossword puzzles in place of tests, for example. I also created fun ways to measure students’ progress. It also helps in learning vocabulary if students can read, write, hear, and speak the words in context. Students need to be exposed to new words at least five times in order to really learn them. Then, the exercises in each lesson finish the job. The lesson titles are not only memorable, but often they are puns, or involve word-play of some kind. That’s why the words are grouped thematically. The trick is to get students hooked, and to get the words into long-term memory.

So, I set out to come up with something a little more interesting and a lot more fun.

The words had been grouped by supposed ‘difficulty.’ And they bored me to tears! If they bored me, I could only imagine what effect they were having on my students. “When I started teaching, I was given random, alphabetized lists of words for teaching vocabulary. What’s That Word? is a boredom-buster! Developed by veteran high school English teacher, Anne Yale, this fun vocabulary activities workbook is proven to improve vocabulary:

Ways to start incorporating new vocabulary words into every day conversationsĭeveloping a Fun Vocabulary Activities Workbook.

Imaginative illustrations of “Yakkity Yak,” who helps “steer” students through the workbook.

Entertaining fill-in-the-blank activities for learning new words in context.

A witty title like “Bad Words,” “The Love Connection,” “Wild Things,” or “Shady Characters” to capture students’ interest.

It’s a vocabulary escapade! Because the activities teach vocabulary in such an amusing way, students easily remember the words. What’s That Word? uses word-play, jokes, puns, puzzles, amusing stories, and verbal “jousting” to build vocabulary.

#Vocab workbooks full#

The 36 classroom-tested lessons are chock full of laughs. This will train students to become more creative and dynamic writers.What’s That Word? A Fun Way to Build Vocabulary is workbook full of fun vocabulary activities for teaching college-prep words in an entertaining way. Practice makes perfect – there are three vocabulary exercises after every model composition that teach students the different contextual usages of the power words. VOCABULARY EXERCISES are designed according to common examination themes to allow students to practise the power words that are presented in the model compositions. POWER WORDS with definitions are presented at the end of every model composition to help students establish an extensive vocabulary bank to better handle the requirements of writing an A* composition. MODEL COMPOSITIONS aim to teach students the tactics of writing an A* standard composition by exposing them to realistic and unique storylines.

The comprehensive thematic structure will expose students to crucial examination composition questions and provide them with the vocabulary to write the compositions well. All the model compositions, power words and vocabulary exercises are categorized based on popular examination themes.

#Vocab workbooks series#

This new series of books aims to equip students with an advantage to meet the challenges of excelling in composition writing. A moment of inspiration, a stroke of creativity and a mind full of literary expressions – these are ingredients that help a child write an excellent composition.