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Vocabulary word sorts for third grade3/29/2023 In this example my vocabulary was centered around outer space and I made a set of trading cards that not only had the words but a picture, definition and sentence to go along with them. You can do this by giving students a list of vocabulary words to cut out and move around their desk. Here is a sample word sorting lesson plan. It gives students a chance to look at the words a variety of different ways which helps them develop a deep knowledge of the vocabulary that they might not get from just reading the words in a text. The reason word sorting is so powerful is because it allows students to really analyze the vocabulary using their prior knowledge as well as looking at similarities and differences between the words. Then, either the students or the teacher will chose categories (usually 3) to try to place all of the words into. I would say 10 to 20 words is a good number to use. To start a word sort, students are given a set of words to analyze. Word sorting is a research based method that allows students to build their knowledge around a set of vocabulary words by sorting and classifying them into groups depending on certain characteristics. I love using word sorts to teaching vocabulary because they’re an extremely effective strategy to teach vocabulary and very engaging to students.
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