BUILDING VOCABULARY WITH WORD PLAY, PUZZLES, AND VISUAL MNEMONICS

General and Multiple Approaches to Building Vocabulary
Building Vocabulary through Prefixes and Root Words
Building Vocabulary through Context and Content

Basic Not Boring Language Skills: Words and Vocabulary, Grades 4-5, by Imogene Forte and Marjorie Frank. . Inventive Exercises to Sharpen Skills and Raise Achievement. This book is part of a series which presents skills in a carefully researched sequence and features exercises based on age-appropriate, high-interest themes. The goal is to make fundamental skills exciting and achievable. In this book the theme is ocean adventures, and this is the context in which students will develop some of the following skills:

• Learn new words in a variety of categories

• Identify words used correctly

• Use context clues to determine a word's meaning

• Recognize prefixes and suffixes to determine word meanings

• Recognize and use synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms

• Recognize, form and use compound words

• Choose the appropriate words for a particular connotation

• Identify and define multiple meanings of a word

• Identify and use figurative language

• Use correct words to complete analogies

Students learn these skills through puzzles, paraphrasing, drawing, analogies, choosing the right word, connecting words, and more. An interesting approach to expanding vocabulary. BTH-1550. $8.06-D

Basic Not Boring Language Skills: Words and Vocabulary,  by Imogene Forte and Marjorie Frank. Middle Grades.  Inventive Exercises to Sharpen Skills and Raise Achievement. This book is part of a series which presents skills in a carefully researched sequence and features exercises based on age-appropriate, high-interest themes. The goal is to make fundamental skills exciting and achievable. In this book the theme is ocean adventures, and this is the context in which students will develop some of the following skills:

• Learn and use new words.

• Use context clues to determine a word's meaning

• Identify meanings of common prefixes, suffixes, and root words

• Recognize and use synonyms, antonyms, homographs, and homonyms

• Recognize, form and use compound words

• Distinguish between denotation and connotation

• Identify and define multiple meanings of a word

• Identify and use figurative language

• Use correct words to complete analogies

• Explore the history and origins of words.

Students learn these skills through puzzles, paraphrasing, drawing, analogies, choosing the right word, connecting words, and more. An interesting approach to expanding vocabulary. BTH-1549. $8.99-D

Basic Not Boring Language Skills: More Words and Vocabulary Middle Grades.   by Imogene Forte and Marjorie Frank.  Inventive Exercises to Sharpen Skills and Raise Achievement. This book is part of a series which presents skills in a carefully researched sequence and features exercises based on age-appropriate, high-interest themes. The goal is to make fundamental skills exciting and achievable. In this book the theme is  interesting activities in and around the sea, in which students will use word skills for many situations: whether a barnacle could wear a monocle, what the word shark brings to mind, whether a bandage could be put on an antiphony, and more. This is the context in which students will develop some of the following skills:

• Learn and use new words.

• Use context clues to determine a word's meaning

• Identify meanings of common prefixes, suffixes, and root words

• Recognize and use synonyms, antonyms, homographs, and homonyms

• Recognize, form and use compound words

• Distinguish between denotation and connotation

• Identify and define multiple meanings of a word

• Identify and use figurative language

• Use correct words to complete analogies

• Explore the history and origins of words.

Students learn these skills through puzzles, paraphrasing, drawing, analogies, choosing the right word, connecting words, and more. An interesting approach to expanding vocabulary. BTH-3006. $8.99-D

Flip-Flash Phonics Cards, Ideal/McGraw-Hill, 2002. These are spiral bound self-checking sets of 78 flash cards that increase vocabulary, improved reading comprehension and writing skills, and help prepare students for standardized tests.

    Flip-Flash Homonyms has 78 commonly confused pairs of homonyms. For ages 7-11. BTH- 4014. $4.93-B. Supply limited to stock on hand
      Flip-Flash Opposites has 78 words with their opposites. For ages 4-8.  BTH-4015. $4.93-B. Supply limited to stock on hand
   Flip-Flash Synonyms has 78 words and synonyms. For ages 7-11. BTH-4016. $4.93-B. Supply limited to stock on hand

Fun with Crossword Puzzles and Word Searches Set . Teacher Created Resources. Motivate students with word searches and crossword puzzles to develop language and vocabulary skills. This set contains four different titles for grades 4 and up: Homonyms, Idioms, Synonyms, and Antonyms. Each book is 48 pages. BTH-3840. $28.77-D

The King Who Rained  by Fred Gwynne. Enter the literal world of children's thoughts with this delightful book of illustrated word play for all ages.   The illustrations show what may well be in a child's mind when she hears expressions such as a king who rained, fork in the road, mole on the nose, playing bridge, children with bear feet, prince in the snow, etc. Trade paper. BTH-4847. $6.29-D

Marvin Terban books: These develop vocabulary and usage through word play, and especially through riddles. Good for many ages, grades 2-9.

Word Games, Grades 2-3 by Linda Schwartz. Creative Teaching Press, 2005. Provides a collection of challenging puzzles and word games to help improve vocabulary and spelling as well as to sharpen creative thinking skills. Perfect for learning centers, small group instruction, or whole class activities. Topics include word scrambles, crossword puzzles, analogies, and word searches. 128  pages.  BTH-5472. $13.49-D
 

Word Games, Grades 4-5 by Linda Schwartz. Creative Teaching Press, 2005. Provides a collection of challenging puzzles and word games to help improve vocabulary and spelling as well as to sharpen creative thinking skills. Perfect for learning centers, small group instruction, or whole class activities. Topics include word scrambles, crossword puzzles, analogies, category games, word searches, and more 128 pages. .  BTH-5473. $13.49-D
 

Word Games, Grades 6-8 by Linda Schwartz. Creative Teaching Press, 2005. Provides a collection of challenging puzzles and word games to help improve vocabulary and spelling as well as to sharpen creative thinking skills. Perfect for learning centers, small group instruction, or whole class activities. Topics include word scrambles, crossword puzzles, analogies, category games, word searches, and more. 128  pages. BTH-5474. $13.49-D
 

Vocabulary Cartoons: Building an Educated Vocabulary With Visual Mnemonics Gives the student visual memory aids for learning new words and rhyming words to associate with them.   210 cartoons and new words, example sentence that use the words, and 21 review exercises. Index. For grades 3-6. Paper, $11.66-D Click here for sample cartoon But remember to come back for your discounted price.

Vocabulary Cartoons: SAT Word Power Uses same techniques as above, but intended for grades 7-12.  Paper, $11.66-D

Vocabulary Connections: Interactive Games for the Classroom, by Jill S. Norris. Incentive Publications, 2006. This book has 8 complete classroom games. Laminate the colored game cards and cut them out. Students will enjoy actively practicing standards-based skills. The games can be stored in manila folders or plastic portfolios -- there's even a label for the hold included, as well as an answer key and reproducible pages to introduce the vocabulary used in the games. Game topics include Multiple-Meaning Words, Synonyms and Antonyms, Denotation and Connotation, A Strategy for Learning New Words, New Vocabulary, Simile and Metaphors, and Alliteration. 160 pages. For the Middle Grades 5-8.  BTH-3024. $17.96-D

Word Bogglers: Visual Words and Idioms. This is a book of reproducible vocabulary puzzles that help students use thinking skills to review vocabulary and become familiar with common idioms. For grades 3-6. Cat.#BTH-180 $9.86-D

Word Meaning and Reasoning Strategies Level 2: Activities to Raise Students' Test Scores by Dorothy Rubin. Good Apple, 1996. For grades 5 and up. Books in this series help students improve their ability to figure out  word meanings and develop their reasoning skills through the use of gamelike activities which are equally useful in the classroom or at home. Activities include analogies, riddles, rhymes, hidden words, scrambles words, and word hunts. The three levels are graduated in difficulty. I only have levels 2 and 3 and the books are now out of print, so sales are limited to stock on hand. Answer keys and score sheets are included. 95 pages. Reproducible for classroom use. BTH-3155. $12.93-D

Word Meaning and Reasoning Strategies Level 3: Activities to Raise Students' Test Scores by Dorothy Rubin. Good Apple, 1996. For grades 5 and up. Books in this series help students improve their ability to figure out  word meanings and develop their reasoning skills through the use of gamelike activities which are equally useful in the classroom or at home. Activities include analogies, riddles, rhymes, hidden words, scrambles words, and word hunts. The three levels are graduated in difficulty. I only have levels 2 and 3 and the books are now out of print, so sales are limited to stock on hand. Answer keys and score sheets are included. 95 pages. Reproducible for classroom use. BTH-3156. $12.93-D

Words! Words! Words: Creative Vocabulary Activities to Teach About Our Language by Barbara T. Doherty and Charlotte S. Jaffe. This book traces the development of language and communication from its early beginnings to the present day. It is divided into five parts: Part I introduces the story of written language and highlights its evolution in ancient cultures. Part II teaches students about older versions of English and the contributions of writers such as Chaucer and Shakespeare, who used them. Part III traces the growth of American English. Students will participate in coining phrases, using jargon, finding roots, translating British English, and other challenging activities. In Part IV, students will play with words as they create anagrams, use euphemisms, and ponder palindromes. The culminating activity is in Part V, where students will create a planned language, use the language in an original short play, and perform the play for family and friends. Activities are reproducible for classroom use. For grades 4-8. Cat. # EI-087-4AP. $8.96-D

General and Multiple Approaches to Building Vocabulary
Building Vocabulary through Prefixes and Root Words
Building Vocabulary through Context and Content

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