What Are The Creative Ways to Study Vocabulary Words?

8 Creative Ways To Study Vocabulary Words

Learning vocabulary may not be the most exciting thing to do in school, but it is definitely an important part of a student’s development process. Grasping a new language can seem like a difficult task, especially when that language is as complex as English! Here are some creative ways to study vocabulary words where children can critically understand the context while drawing connections outside the lesson plan instead of just learning the definitions of words.

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Visual Stimulation:

Students always wonder how to learn vocabulary words. There are various ways to teach vocabulary to younger students. Coloring helps students visualize the word that they are being taught, which helps with comprehension. For older students, writing words out or creating flashcards helps in memorization of vocabulary words.

Brainstorm:

Affiliating words that are already familiar to students is one of the most creative ways to study vocabulary words. Vocabulary builds upon itself and associating vocabulary words with familiar words is to brainstorm with students. Once students have learned a word and its meaning, teachers can write the word and ask students to say words that go along with the new word.

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Charades Is The Way:

Teachers can make vocabulary words more fun to learn by turning the process into a charades game! Students can alternate to act out one of the vocabulary words, while the other students guess the word.

Write A Story:

A larger vocabulary enhances students’ reading and writing abilities, so what better way for students to learn vocabulary words than to use them in stories? It can be assigned on an individual project basis and students get the opportunity to learn proper spellings and definitions, and also how to learn the vocabulary words and use the words in the context.

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Individualized Lists:

Each student should have their own individual vocabulary list. Students come across new words they don’t know every day in readings and discussions. When students pick out their own words, they will be motivated to learn them.

Read:

The best way to be exposed to a rich and wide vocabulary is to read! It helps in boosting your language skills and also helps you in learning new things. You can read what you like, the options are endless.

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Create Sentences:

Creating sentences helps us put everything we have learned into action. So, you have learned a new word and you understand when to use it, but, for the brain to remember this word in the long run, the best way is to memorize it. Have you heard Benjamin Franklin’s quote, “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn”? By constructing sentences, you are helping your brain to learn because it gets actively involved in the learning process.

Google Images To Search Picture Words:

A general Google search is a great learning tool, but don’t forget about Google Images. Images are easy to remember and may stay in your mind in a way that words don’t.

Learning vocabulary with these methods doesn’t have to be a tedious task anymore! It can be made fun and easy which will motivate the students to learn new words and start practicing them too!

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JBCN International School