USING WORD CLOUDS TO TEACH VOCABULARY

ABCYa WordCloudIt TagxedoP.A.T.T. January 27

USING WORD CLOUDS TO TEACH VOCABULARY

ABCYa WordCloudIt TagxedoP.A.T.T. January 27

Higher levelVocabularyStrategies

Word Clouds

ABCYA http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm

Word It Out http://worditout.com/

Tagxedo http://www.tagxedo.com/

Marzano’s 6 Steps Process for Teaching New Terms

Teacher provides a description, explanation, or example of the new term

Students restate the description, explanation, or example in their own words

Ask students to construct a picture, symbol, or graphic representing the term

Periodically ask students to discuss the terms with one another

Involve students periodically in games that allow them to play

P.A.T.T. members ideas for using word clouds to teach vocabulary As a pre-assessment, students create a word cloud

of vocabulary words that they are not familiar with. Create a word cloud in a shape that represents the

vocabulary list (tagxedo only) Students type the vocabulary word and the key

word next to it (use ~ to connect two words) Create many word clouds and then put them side-

by-side Students create a word cloud describing a specific

vocabulary word. The class states the vocabulary word described.

Create a word cloud of beginning sounds, rhyming words, or words that begin with the letter?

Brainstorm examples of a specific vocabulary word.

Thinking Maps

Circle Map Brace Map Bubble Map Double Bubble Map Multi-flow Map Main idea/group Relating factors Flow map

Content Literacy Strategies/ Comprehensive Curriculum Activities

US History Unit 4 Activity 7 Math Grade 8 Unit 1 Activity 1 Science Grade 3 Unit 1 Activity1 and 3

Vocabulary Cards:DEFINITION CHARACTERISTICS

VOCABULARY WORD

EXAMPLES ILLUSTRATION