Practice - Vocabulary

Now that you've viewed the video and read the Guidance section of this module:

1. Consider these questions:
   • How you will select the vocabulary words for this lesson?
   • How will you activate prior knowledge to find out what words the students already know?
2. Review strategies highlighted in this video segment.
3. Or, use some of the ideas from the links below to develop vocabulary.

For online activities/resources:

• Check out:
  • As Slippery as an Eel: An Ocean Unit Exploring Simile and Metaphor from Read*Write*Think. Grades K-2.
  • Acquiring New Vocabulary Through Book Discussion Groups from Read*Write*Think. Grades 3-5.
• View Arthur's Reading Tips at PBS TeacherSource.