Once they do, they have to define the word (or you can challenge them to give a sentence, synonym, antonym, etc). Then have the students one at a time toss the ball and see if they can land it into one of the spots. Write a vocabulary word on each piece of paper and place them into the muffin tin spots. Kids love to play with balls so why not use one when practicing vocabulary words? To make this hands on vocabulary game, all you need is a piece of paper cut up into small rectangles, an old muffin tin, and a small ball. If you want to push your students, have them correct the ‘trash’ cards that they have identified! Vocabulary Game #3: Toss & Answer When you’re ready to play, students will read each card/piece of paper and decide whether the card is trash, meaning it is incorrect or that it is treasure, meaning that it is correct. You want to have a good mix of ways you use the words as well as correct and incorrect answers. Then on another page you incorrectly give an example of the word. Then on another page you correctly use a different vocabulary word in a sentence. For example, you may give an incorrect synonym for a word on one page. This is a super simple but fun game you can play whole group or as a center! To prep, you will need to write out or type sentences or examples of your vocabulary words – some correctly used and some incorrectly used. I even challenge them to find an association between two of the vocabulary words themselves! Sometimes that can be quite a challenge! Vocabulary Game #2: Trash & Treasure I love creating more than one web at a time and really letting students dig deep into the association with the words. If a student can justify their association, then it can be used! If you’re doing the more interactive activity rather than the paper/pencil, instead of having them write the words around the web – simply have them write the words on post it notes or index cards and place them around a larger web you’ve created on anchor chart paper.
I’ve given an example in the picture! Anything goes in this activity. Then, around the web, have students write any word they might associate with the vocabulary word. Here’s how it works! Make a basic web with the vocabulary word in the center. That is typically how I use it if it’s a center to help motivate and engage students more when they are working. You can make it very ‘paper/pencil’, like I have pictured below OR you can make it more interactive with post it notes or note cards and large butcher block paper. It’s a great activity to do whole group but makes a great center, group, or independent activity as well. I’ve gathered 5 of my favorite hands on vocabulary games that I think you would love to use in your own classroom!įree association is a very open ended activity your students can do with any vocabulary word they are working on.
Vocabulary games are a great way to engage students and give them some unique practice using and exploring their vocabulary words. Teaching vocabulary is essential! But it has to be more than just memorization of definitions and looking up words in a dictionary! Students learn vocabulary words best when they are immersed in the language rather than rote memorization.
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