Lisa M. Hadenfeldt's Blog – June 2011 Archive (1)

I have been a strong believer in the importance of teaching vocabulary to my students since I began teaching back in the dark ages.  I like to provide a list of ten words that have a common theme and ask the kids to be able to spell and define the list each Friday.  It has worked very well for me in the past.  Recently, our school board mandated a vocabulary workshop book for every student.  This book provides lists of 20 words that have no reason to be placed in the same list and then the… Continue