Word of the week

Introducing students to challenging words through Word of the Week can help increase their confidence in reading, writing, & speaking.

Introducing students to challenging words through Word of the Week can help increase their confidence in reading, writing, & speaking.

Word of the Year Ideas! Instead of writing a new year’s resolution, you could choose a focus word instead. A single word that encapsulates what you need more of, what you want to focus on, or what you need to improve on. Here are more than 300 ideas for choosing your word of the year.

Help your students reach new levels in vocabulary work with this Word of the Day resource. This covers 36 weeks for a total of 144 words that are perfect for kindergarten, first, and second graders. Included are word cards, definition cards, picture cards, 2 versions of quick checks, application, word map, and links to video clips for each word. Kinders, 1st, and 2nd grade students love this engaging vocab review that will keep them learning and reviewing all year round.

I made this Vocabulary Word of the Day poster. Each day a new vocabulary word is looked up.

For the upcoming school year I would like to revamp our Daily 5 “Word Work” options. Last year during that rotation our students completed worksheets on previously taught grammar, spelling, and vocabulary skills. I want to take less of a “drill and kill” approach for this year. I am working on a few different ideas.…

If you're looking to refresh your vocabulary routine, read this post! Word of the Day or Words of the Week is a fun way to incorporate new vocabulary into your daily classroom routine without much extra time. Better yet, your students will love the challenge of building and using their vocabulary! Here, you'll learn how to use this Building Vocabulary resource to enrich word study in your classroom. You'll find more great teaching ideas at ShelleyGrayTeaching.com

We started introducing our new core vocabulary target last week which is PUSH. We will continue using this word this week. Check out the PUSH handout below. Our students have particularly enjoyed listening and participating in the reading of the book - Don't Push the Button. If you want to use this book at home, you can check out the video below.

Days of The Week 2401 worksheets by intanhussain .Days of The Week online exercise for Year 2 Live Worksheets

This days of the week word search has 8 words to find -- the 7 days plus the word week. Download the word search printable PDF for free here.