WHAT: A vocabulary square
WHEN: After a text has been read, to help students review for a vocabulary test, study guide, in class activity after the vocabulary has been intorduced to the students, or as a homework assignment.
HOW: Give the students the blank template for the vocabulary squares. Depending on how large the list of words is, the teacher could chunk the vocabulary and assign each student to 1-3 words and then make a collaborative list. The teacher could also make all the words be due by a certain day so that the students are responsible for completeing a few words each night to help them be reviewing the words in general.
WHY: Research presented to me in my methods 1 class said that students need to be exposed to an unknown vocabulary word at least 12 times before it becomes thier own. Repitition of the words is important. Students need to be working with the vocabulary in many different ways to help them grasp the idea. The nice thing about vocabulary squares is that it allows for a little bit of creativity with the images and choice of words and sentence.
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=80159&title=Vocabulary_Squares
http://www.slideshare.net/TAMUSA/vocabulary-squares-lesson
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