ra ˜5 vocabulary anchor - pta · vocabulary vocabulary is the knowledge of words and word...
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Grades 3–5
Vocabulary
Vocabulary is the knowledge of words and word meanings. Print vocabulary is the set of words of which students know the meaning when they read or write them.
Materials:• Vocabulary Anchor handout (blank, provided) • Vocabulary Anchor sample (provided)
• Pencils or crayons • Dictionary • Chart paper (if variation is selected)
Preparation:• Printvocabularyanchorhandout(enoughcopiesforeachfamilytohaveone)andsample(onecopy,forfacilitator
to show to families)
• Writeatheme-relatedvocabularywordoneachboatforparticipants
Activity Instructions:1.Beginbymodelingforparticipantshowwecometounderstandsomethingnewby“anchoring”ittosomethingwe
already know (see the example for an illustration of this process):
a. Selectawordandwriteitnexttotherocket(e.g.,“mountain”).
b.Choosearelatedwordandwriteitinsidetheanchorattachedtotherocket(e.g.,“hill”).
c. Show the participants how the familiar word is the anchor of the new word, and the two are connected by the rope.
d.Talkaboutsimilaritiesbetweenthetwowords.Writetheseontheleftsideoftherocketandtotheleftoftheanchor,
ontheplus(+)side(e.g.,“landforms,raisedelevation,notflat”).
e. Talkaboutcharacteristicsthatsetthetwowordsapart.Listthesetotherightoftherope,andkeythemwithatilde
sign(~)(e.g.,“taller,steeper,bigger”).
f. Discuss a personal experience that you associate with the new word. On the top of the rocket, write a few key words
fromyourexperienceordrawapicturetorepresentyourmemory(e.g.,“climbedMt.Marcy,”“sorefoot,”ordrawa
picture of a swollen foot because of the climb).
g.Summarizebyreviewingthedrawingandtalkingaboutwhatthetwovocabularywordsmean.
2.Aftermodeling,askfamiliestocompletetheirownvocabularyanchorsheetasateam.Handoutworksheetsforthemtouse.
3.Circulatetohelpanyfamiliesthatseemconfusedor“stuck.”
4.Variation:Insteadofcompletingahandout,youcandrawtherocketandsectionsonapieceofchartpapertomodelfor
studentsatechniquetheycanuseforvocabularydevelopmentwhenreading.Thevocabularyanchorhandout(and/or
thecompletedexample)canbeprintedandprovidedtostudentsforusewhenpracticingtheactivityathome.
Vocabulary Anchor
hill
landforms, tall
larger, bigger
Mt. Marcy
Mountain