Educational Insights EI-1750 manual

GRADES 3–4

Buildstudents’ writing, speaking,and test-taking vocabularies week-by-week

withthis fun vocabulary development programwith a twist – appealing,

large-formatcartoons that studentswill laugh about and remember!

Using the Word of the Week Program

Designate a set time at the beginning of the week for introducing each

Wordof the Week. Separate the target word, its definition, and the cartoon

along the perforated edges. (Note: The words, definitions, and cartoons

are all numberedto make keeping them together easy.) Display them in

the pockets, leaving room at the bottom for student-written sentences.

Discuss each word, including its part of speech, definition, and use in the

cartoon. Have each student write a sentence using the target wordin class

or as a homework assignment. Focus on the word, using some of the tips

below,for a week. When you are done, store the materials in the handy

storage pocket on the back.

Tips

Here aresome ways to review the target Word of the Week:

• Post and discuss a newstudent-written sentence each day.

• Keep a tally on the boardeach time the word is used appropriately

duringthe school day.

• Have studentsbring in and share newspaperheadlines or sentencesthey

havecopied from booksor magazines in which thetarget word is used.

• Add the target wordto your weekly spelling test as extracredit.

• Create a wordwall by writing each new word on a sentencestrip and

postingit. This attention-gettingvisual display will remind studentsto

usetheir new vocabulary words in their everydayspeech and writing.

Students can also add synonyms below the words as they think of

them during the week.

• Have students copy the word and its definition onto opposite sides

of an index card. By the end of theyear, studentswill have a library

of vocabularyflash cards.

Using the Reproducible Pages

Wehave included a quiz or activity for each group of ten words. The

quizzes can be used for both pre- and post test assessment. In addition,

we have included a Make-Your-OwnCartoon page. Having students create

their own cartoons for the target wordsin the program is an excellent

way of checking and reinforcingtheir understanding of word meanings.

Youmay also have students choose words from their reading to illustrate.

Display the cartoons or make copies and bind them into a book for your

classroom library,or submit them to the school newsletter.

Hereare some tips to inspire yourbudding cartoonists:

• Make it autobiographical.

• Use historical or storybookcharacters in unexpected situations.

• Give people ridiculoussuper powers or give animals abilitiesthey

wouldn’tnormally have.

EI-1750

Grades 3-4

Ages 8-9

Word List

The 40 words in the program are

introduced in the following order:

strive

immense

abode

ponder

wallop

culprit

blunder

eerie

heed

utter

attire

superb

sliver

baffle

taunt

murmur

hasty

shriek

jovial

lug

hurl

irate

dingy

tranquil

pact

drowsy

flawless

prank

throng

plead

thorough

jostle

timid

amble

bedlam

jaunt

scrumptious

flaunt

slumber

feign

Answer Key

Quiz 1

1. c, 2. c, 3. d, 4. a, 5. b,

6. d, 7. a, 8. d, 9. b, 10. a

Quiz 2

1. c, 2. d, 3. f, 4. h, 5. g,

6. e, 7. j, 8. b, 9. a, 10. i

Quiz 3

1.throng, 2. hurl, 3. flawless, 4.prank,

5.irate, 6. dingy,7. tranquil,8. plead,

9.drowsy, 10. pact

Quiz 4

Across: 2. slumber, 5. amble, 7. feign,

8. timid, 9.thorough

Down: 1. jostle, 2. scrumptious,

3. jaunt, 4. flaunt, 6. bedlam

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