Vocabulary

Ongoing Greek and Latin Word Part Activities

Part 1 of Greek and Latin Word Parts

Rather than just memorizing word parts, students will use those word parts to create four possible products.

Vocab Puzzle: Word Ladders

Part 1 of Word Ladders

You won't believe how this spelling and vocabulary puzzle will get kids' brains sweating over the smallest of words.

Jabberwocky and Context Clues

Context clues lessons can be a disaster. Here, we expose students to a delightful classic packed with nonsense words ("Jabberwocky") and ask them to decipher the meanings and parts of speech. Then, it's only natural for students to write their own nonsense poems.

Multiple Meaning Matcher – Introduction

Part 1 of Multiple Meaning Matchers

Your students will try to match up definitions that belong to the same homophone in this brain-boggling vocab puzzle.

Greek and Latin Dinosaur Names

Let's create a new dinosaur using Greek and Latin stems!

Synonym Graphs

So, which is happiest: happy, joyful, or ecstatic? Which is most temporary?

Sets of Idioms

Part 1 of Idioms

An ongoing series to expose students to five related idioms.

Greek and Latin Word Part Paths

How can we go from Biology to Immobile?

Word Ladders: 4-Step Examples

Part 2 of Word Ladders

Examples of 4-Step Word Ladders! Don't know what a Word Ladder is? I have an introduction here.

Common English Words From Other Languages

Bored with typical spelling studies? Let's dig into the origins of common English words from other languages!

Words Within Words: Intro (Soldier)

How many words can you find within SOLDIER? 20? 35? 50? Even more!?

Antonym Paths

Does the antonym of an antonym bring us back to the same meaning?

Word Pyramids

Start with a one letter word, add another letter, then add another. How tall can you make the pyramid?

Word Ladders: 5-Step Examples

Part 3 of Word Ladders

Examples of 5-Step Word Ladders! Don't know what a Word Ladder is? I have an introduction here.

Word Ladders: 6-Step Examples

Part 4 of Word Ladders

Examples of 6-Step Word Ladders! Don't know what a Word Ladder is? I have an introduction here.

Greekymon Studies – Round 1

Part 10 of Greek and Latin Word Parts

What might a creature named "Ursolunascope" be like?

Words Within Words: Ornament

How many words can you find within ORNAMENT?

Idiom Tasks

Part 2 of Idioms

Four fantastically terrific tasks for a weekly idiom study.

Words Within Words: SCARECROW

How many words can you find within "scarecrow"?

Multiple Meaning Matcher – Alpha

Part 2 of Multiple Meaning Matchers

Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?

Five Sets of Bird and Bug Idioms

Part 3 of Idioms

Five sets of idioms related to birds (and bugs).

Sets of Idioms Related to Food

Part 4 of Idioms

Five sets of five idioms, all related to food.

Multiple Meaning Matcher – Theta

Part 9 of Multiple Meaning Matchers

Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?

Words Within Words: CRANBERRY

How many words can you find within "cranberry"?

Multiple Meaning Matcher – Zeta

Part 7 of Multiple Meaning Matchers

Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?

Sets of Idioms Related to Numbers

Part 5 of Idioms

Two sets of idioms related to numbers.

Words Within Words: STUFFING

Students will build words using the letters found in "STUFFING."

Multiple Meaning Matcher – Epsilon

Part 6 of Multiple Meaning Matchers

Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?

Sets of Idioms Related to Body Parts

Part 6 of Idioms

Five sets of five idioms, all related to body parts!

Words Within Words: Nutcracker

How many words can you find within NUTCRACKER?

Multiple Meaning Matcher – Beta

Part 3 of Multiple Meaning Matchers

Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?

Words Within Words: TEACHER

How many words can you find within TEACHER?

Words Within Words: General

How many words can you find within "general"?

Words Within Words: Wreath

How many words can you find within WREATH?

Words Within Words: Leopard

How many words can you find within "leopard"?

Multiple Meaning Matcher – Eta

Part 8 of Multiple Meaning Matchers

Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?

Greekymon Studies – Round 2

Part 11 of Greek and Latin Word Parts

What might a creature named "Hypermnemonicus" be like?

Multiple Meaning Matcher – Gamma

Part 5 of Multiple Meaning Matchers

Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?

Idioms about Weather

Part 7 of Idioms

Five sets of idioms related to the weather.

Pyrostasis (Greek and Latin)

Part 2 of Greek and Latin Word Parts

Using the word Pyrostasis, students will create an invention, a creature, or a spell.

Words Within Words: Airplane

How many words can you find within airplane?

Word Pyramid: D to ASIDE

Students will move from D to ASIDE by adding one letter at each step.

Geosynth (Greek and Latin)

Part 3 of Greek and Latin Word Parts

Using the word Geosynth, students will create an invention, a creature, or a spell.

Chronosonarium (Greek and Latin)

Part 6 of Greek and Latin Word Parts

Using the word Chronosonarium, students will create an invention, a creature, or a spell.

Words Within Words: Saturn

How many words can you find within Saturn?

Idioms About Red

Part 9 of Idioms

Five sets of idioms related to the color red.

Aquamorphotron (Greek and Latin)

Part 4 of Greek and Latin Word Parts

Using the word Aquamorphotron, students will create an invention, a creature, or a spell.

Greekymon Studies – Round 3

Part 12 of Greek and Latin Word Parts

What might a creature named "Aquacornus Rex" be like?

Hydromagnaphone (Greek and Latin)

Part 7 of Greek and Latin Word Parts

Using the word Hydromagnaphone, students will create an invention, a creature, or a spell.

Psycholunaphase (Greek and Latin)

Part 9 of Greek and Latin Word Parts

Using the word Psycholunaphase, students will create an invention, a creature, or a spell.

Plexidemokinesis (Greek and Latin)

Part 8 of Greek and Latin Word Parts

Using the word Plexidemokinesis, students will create an invention, a creature, or a spell.

Thermocryptograph (Greek and Latin)

Part 5 of Greek and Latin Word Parts

Using the word Thermocryptograph, students will create an invention, a creature, or a spell.

Words Within Words: PARKING

How many words can you find within PARKING?

Word Pyramid: M to CAMPUS

Add a letter at each step to form a new word. Can you connect the starting point and ending point?

Multiple Meaning Matcher – Delta

Part 4 of Multiple Meaning Matchers

Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?

Word Pyramid: U to Brush

Add a letter at each step to form a new word. Can you connect the starting point and ending point?

Idioms About Fire

Part 10 of Idioms

Five sets of idioms related to fire!

Idioms About Money

Part 8 of Idioms

Five sets of idioms related to money.

Words Within Words: Menorah

How many words can you find within MENORAH?

Word Pyramid: T to PLANET

Add a letter at each step to form a new word. Can you connect T and PLANET?

Words Within Words: WESTERN

How many words can you find within WESTERN?

Word Pyramid: P to PLAINS

Add a letter at each step to form a new word. Can you connect the starting point and ending point?

Word Pyramid: O to Stones

Add a letter at each step to form a new word. Can you connect the starting point and ending point?

Words Within Words: TROMBONE

How many words can you find within TROMBONE?

Word Pyramid: T to Patch

Add a letter at each step to form a new word. Can you connect the starting point and ending point?

Word Pyramid: H to CRASH

Add a letter at each step to form a new word. Can you connect the starting point and ending point?

Word Pyramid: I to LIONS

Add a letter at each step to form a new word. Can you connect the starting point and ending point?