Officer Buckle and Gloria mini word wall

On Wednesday my class read Officer Buckle and Gloria, found new vocabulary and practiced their verbs; compliments of Gloria from the book.

Here are the vocabulary they found!

I took the vocabulary and definitions they found and created, added a few of my own, and a mini word wall was born!
Cut and paste these vocabulary words and pictures to a file folder, laminate, and students can use the words when they need to spice up their writing. Thank you, SIOP training!

If you'd like a copy, click {HERE}! And make sure to leave a comment, we love them!

Julius- Mini word wall

On Tuesday, I had my sub read Julius to the kids.

They were to find and post any vocabulary words, as well as look for adjectives. Here is what they found for vocabulary.

We don't waste paper in my class!

To add to the vocabulary, I looked at the reading test I made years ago for this story. (This story is in our second grade reader) 

I took what the kids came up with, added it to the vocabulary words from the story, and voila! A mini word wall! Per my SIOP training, the vocabulary is complete with real pictures (when I could find them) and definitions that students created.

If you'd like a copy of the mini word wall, click {HERE}! I am going to cut and paste everything to a file folder, and laminate it, so my students can borrow it whenever they need specific words for their writing. 

If you download it, please leave a comment! We love them!

The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash

One of the features of our SIOP training was making sure to add visuals to our lessons. On Monday one of the activities I left for the sub was to read the book The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash and find new vocabulary words.

When I returned Monday afternoon, to check on my class, I found 2 words: Wash and Boa Constrictor.

Fortunately, they had found the words and had defined them with original definitions, but that won't be enough for the project I have planned! So, we reread the story today and found a plethora or new words!

The original poster- good definitions!

Our newest editions of words:

I had fun getting my students to explain that the word "duck" has nothing to do with the animal. They explained it was a verb, something to do, and they modeled it for me. :)

My plans- turn the vocabulary into picture vocabulary mini word walls! In other words: words and definitions, with pictures, cut out and pasted into a file folder for students to use in their writing.

If you'd like a copy of the Mini Word Wall to make for your class, you can download it {HERE}! 

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