Do you believe in a one time cure to weight loss? No?

Well, then don’t treat academic vocabulary as a one time encounter

either.Really? Take this pill and then go for a bike ride? I don’t think so!

• Topic: Academic vocabulary: Make it a relevant,an easy and a constant encounter!• Activities: Two academic

vocabulary take away activities to use with your

student• Start Now!1. 1.Grab materials2. 2. log into the computer3. 3. While it is warming up

cut out the big yellow box4. 4. Follow the directions on

how to fold the vocabulary fortune teller

Take away activity number oneFortune Teller

• 1. Have students make their own fortune teller

• 2. Review the terms on the fortune teller to the class

• 3.Students pair up to practice terms• 4.Students should refer to their

vocabulary terms• How to play

• Student 1 picks a word• Student 2 picks part of speech on the

fortune teller • Student 1 opens and closes the fortune

teller to spell out the part of speech• Student 2 picks a number

• Student 1 opens and closes the fortune teller according to the number chosen

• Student 2 picks a number• Student 1 opens the

number• Student 2 uses the

vocabulary words according to the directions

• Students switch roles

Bingo Boards• Teacher preparation• Vocabulary words• Log into bingo board website to

create cards by using Chrome or Fox Fire

• Follow directions provided on sample website card

• Print cards

Bingo Boards

http://osric.com/bingo-card-generator/

• How to play• Distribute bingo boards• Teacher should have words

list/meanings as their answer key• Give definition or a fill in the blank

sentence to the class• Students cover correct boxes• Bingo winner must relay correct

words to win• Variations of Bingo

• Students can play in base groups• Play various forms of a winning

board such as: Diagonal, vertical or horizontal row , four corners