DragonFaerie Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I really like the idea of a quick "word of the day" lesson. I don't need worksheets and all that so I don't want to buy a workbook or anything. I really just need lists of suggested vocabulary words by grade level or something. Anybody know of any free resource that might help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 We are using Evan Moor's A Word A Day. We access it via Teacher's Filebox, but you can preview it there or on their website for free. All of the words are on the preview. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 We are using Evan Moor's A Word A Day. We access it via Teacher's Filebox, but you can preview it there or on their website for free. All of the words are on the preview. I have Teacher's Filebox but when I tried to search for Word a Day, all these other random things came up. And on your link, I don't see any preview, just the page to buy the book. Is there a link I'm missing on the site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 If you're on Facebook, Visual Latin does a Word a Day post most days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 If you're on Facebook, Visual Latin does a Word a Day post most days. Thanks but I really need a list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlessedMom Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Here are a few online "word of the day" resources: http://wordcentral.com/buzzword/buzzword.php http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words/middle/index.shtml http://wordsmith.org/words/today.html On this site you can sign up for a word a day email with a video or just choose words yourself from the list. http://www.vocabahead.com/ This one also has a short video but the words are easier: http://pbskids.org/island/activities/stories.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 I'm really looking for a list of grade-level vocabulary words (3rd - 6th). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlessedMom Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Maybe this site? http://www.aaaspell.com/vocabulary_lists/10347/exercises?1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 Maybe this site?http://www.aaaspell.com/vocabulary_lists/10347/exercises?1 Thank you. That helps. Still not quite the simple list of words I was hoping for but closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay3fer Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I have Teacher's Filebox but when I tried to search for Word a Day, all these other random things came up. And on your link, I don't see any preview, just the page to buy the book. Is there a link I'm missing on the site? Here's a link that MAY work. However, you may need to specify the Grade level and the type of resource (ie ebook or whatever). It will then show you (with thumbnails) a list of available e-pages, ie all the pages in the book. My dd6 is in Grade 1 but she was bored with the Grade 1 words ("I want to learn words I don't know already"), so I went through until I found some that would challenge her and now she is enjoying the Grade 3 words instead. These are words she has almost always HEARD before but probably not understood fully and would not normally use herself until we have learned them together. That's my idea of the right level, not just an arbitrary grade number. :-) I have TeacherFileBox, and what I do is sign in at the TFB site, then switch to the main Evan-Moor site. It will then let you preview AND print from there, so you don't have to use the TFB search box, which is stupid and useless, as you mentioned. Since you have paid for this already, I hope you find a way to use it that works for you!!! LMK if this works or I will try to figure out something else. p.s. I wasn't sure if we would use all the "wrap-up" review questions etc at the end of the week, but both kids seem to enjoy them. Dd6 loves filling in the "bubbles" on the multiple-choice questions, and even ds4 gets in on the action, shouting out the words to fill in the sentences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenbrdsly Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I'm having a word a day thread going through my blog this year. I have the Merriam Webster 365 New Words a Year calendar, and I'm going to work each day's new word into my blog post somehow. I'm starting today, ab ovo. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 Here's a link that MAY work. However, you may need to specify the Grade level and the type of resource (ie ebook or whatever). It will then show you (with thumbnails) a list of available e-pages, ie all the pages in the book. My dd6 is in Grade 1 but she was bored with the Grade 1 words ("I want to learn words I don't know already"), so I went through until I found some that would challenge her and now she is enjoying the Grade 3 words instead. These are words she has almost always HEARD before but probably not understood fully and would not normally use herself until we have learned them together. That's my idea of the right level, not just an arbitrary grade number. :-) I have TeacherFileBox, and what I do is sign in at the TFB site, then switch to the main Evan-Moor site. It will then let you preview AND print from there, so you don't have to use the TFB search box, which is stupid and useless, as you mentioned. Since you have paid for this already, I hope you find a way to use it that works for you!!! LMK if this works or I will try to figure out something else. p.s. I wasn't sure if we would use all the "wrap-up" review questions etc at the end of the week, but both kids seem to enjoy them. Dd6 loves filling in the "bubbles" on the multiple-choice questions, and even ds4 gets in on the action, shouting out the words to fill in the sentences. It worked! It worked! Thank you!! :D I'm having a word a day thread going through my blog this year. I have the Merriam Webster 365 New Words a Year calendar, and I'm going to work each day's new word into my blog post somehow. I'm starting today, ab ovo. :) I thought about using a word a day calendar but I thought the words might be too advanced given that most of them are geared toward adults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekmom Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Just a suggestion - I have found that choosing a word from the read aloud each day is way more effective than selecting a word from a list because your child will remember the context of the word. For example, last year we were reading a story about a fox who was able to eat the chickens because he was NOT impetuous. My kids still remember what impetuous means bc of the fox! If I had just pulled that word from a list, they would have never remembered it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 Just a suggestion - I have found that choosing a word from the read aloud each day is way more effective than selecting a word from a list because your child will remember the context of the word. For example, last year we were reading a story about a fox who was able to eat the chickens because he was NOT impetuous. My kids still remember what impetuous means bc of the fox! If I had just pulled that word from a list, they would have never remembered it. That's a good idea but I'm not sure it will fit in with how I want to do this. And usually when I read to them, I stop and explain words and concepts they might not know. Thanks for the idea, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay3fer Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 We do that ALSO. :-) We will come back to new words again and again, but this is something kind of - well, bonus. It seemed weird and unnatural at first, but I just started "feeding" them a new word at breakfast every day. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 A bonus is exactly what I'm thinking. I don't want to add more work to their already full days. My thought was literally to just introduce a new word each day. I want to have the word, the part of speech, and the definition written on the whiteboard each morning for them to copy into their notebook. Then they'll write a sentence with their new word and that's it. Short and sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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