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Vocab Postcards

I’ve got a weakness for buying postcards, but I’ve turned it into a fun classroom tool. It’s easy to pick up cheap and unique postcards in thrift stores, boutiques, and of course, while traveling. If you can build up a small collection, they make a really fun vocabulary tool. You can invite students to contribute too.

Simply lay out your collection across the front of the room each week and let students choose a new postcard. Then give them a fairly general prompt to write on, using their vocabulary words, inspired by the postcard. For example, “Write the story of a conversation that just took place in the scene you’re looking at. Try to include lots of descriptive details about the characters speaking, as well as all your vocabulary words.”

Write for a while, then, again, trade and let students read each other’s writing and give feedback on how they used the words.

Source

Potash, Betsy. “067: 10 Creative Ways to Teach Vocabulary.” Spark Creativity, 4 June 2019,  www.nowsparkcreativity.com/2019/ 06/067-10-creative-ways-to-teach-vocabulary.html.

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