Improve Your Vocabulary With the “Wheel of Feelings” 43.3K 292Share1 “I am happy” is a fine enough sentence for a six-year-old, but as we get older, that simplicity doesn’t always cut it.
Are you “watching-your-son-take-his-first-steps” happy, “just-won-the-presidential-election” happy, or maybe “getting-released-from-jail-today” happy? Finding the perfect word to pinpoint an emotion can be difficult, and sometimes we may need a little help. Enter: the Wheel of Feelings! (OK, technically I gave it that name– but I’m hoping it will catch on!) This tool is a must-have for writers of all ages, or people just looking to improve their vocabulary. [h/t: Lifehacker] Word Search Maker. Adding Words Locked Spell Check: Enabled Word List Saving Options Save your entered words for our other puzzle makers!
You can save your WORD LIST for later use, or transfer it to other puzzles! MUST READ Saving Instructions/FAQs Cookies and Javascript must be enabled to use this option. Close FAQ's [x] Save Slot Title Saved As Slot 1:EmptyEmpty Slot 2:EmptyEmpty Slot 3:EmptyEmpty I understand that by clicking "Fun Options" below, it will lock out my word list above to further changes, and saving options will be unavailable. Fun Options Many options are available in the grey bar after creating the puzzle, including font size, color, font family, and much, much more! Doing It Differently: Tips for Teaching Vocabulary. Every Monday my seventh grade English teacher would have us copy a list of 25 words she'd written on the board.
We'd then look up the dictionary definitions and copy those down. For homework, we'd re-write each word seven times. Good, now you know it. Test on Friday and never for those 25 words to be seen again. Poof. Copying definitions from the dictionary we would probably all agree is not an effective way to learn vocabulary.
The truth is, and the research shows, students need multiple and various exposures to a word before they fully understand that word and can apply it. Selecting Words Ah, so many words, so little time. My first year teaching, before my tenth graders began reading Lord of the Flies, I went through every chapter and made lists of all the vocabulary words I thought they'd have trouble with, so that I could pre-teach them. When I looked at those long lists, I began to freak out. Then, here's what to do after the students pick their own words: Ranking Words Teaching Words. Holly-Word. I am always trying to switch up my vocabulary instruction and keep it interesting.
I want my students to be engaged, excited, and above all to learn their targeted vocabulary words. :) I don't want them to memorize, test, and forget. I want them to remember them, savor them, & make the words a part of their written and spoken vocabularies. Sometimes this is easier said than done, but it doesn't have to be that way. Helping kids to conceptualize, explain, and play with words has great benefits. {Duh, right?} Well, today, my students were introduced to their new vocabulary Holly-Word style!
After we reviewed the role cards, I explained that they would be grouped and each member of the group would be given a specific job to do. My thirdsters were told to look up the meaning of their words in the glossary and to think about what they already know about their words from their own lives/experiences. In between each group, I had the kiddos turn and talk. Make a Word: IP. Vocabulary on Pinterest. Adjectives, Adverbs Vocabulary Games for ESL, Synonyms, Antonyms, Opposites, Comparatives, Extreme. DICTIONARIES.