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The Best Teaching Tools for Learning Vocabulary!

May 29, 2019 by StudentSavvy 9 Comments

All teachers have their favorite go-to methods for teaching vocabulary words to their students. It may be the use of word walls, flashcards, analyzing the root word, or simply the repetition of writing down the word over and over. 

Interactive VocAPPulary™ is a simple, yet effective way for students to learn vocabulary on a specific topic! What is unique about Interactive VocAPPulary™ is that it combines the use of illustration, word walls, and flashcards in a trendy, student-friendly package. 

 

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Illustration

Creating drawings for each vocabulary word is not only creative fun, but it also allows students to create a visual that they can reference when trying to memorize a new word or concept. The innovative process of coming up with an image that represents the word, will further ingrain that concept into the student’s mind.  

 

Flashcards

Flashcards have been around forever! That’s because they work! They are so effective because they utilize active recall. The repetitive process of actively trying to remember a definition allows information to move from short term memory to long term memory. Eventually, you can close your eyes and picture the words without having to flip the flashcard over to view the definition or answer. Interactive VocAPPulary™ is, well, interactive! Students can flip the image up to reveal a definition. Each “Smartphone” contains essentially 16 flashcards on each unit! 

 

Word Wall

Interactive VocAPPulary™ is essentially a hand-held word wall!  Students can group that information together, decorating their Smartphones and viewing the images and vocabulary words together.  It takes the fun concept of Smartphones and has students designing their own unique apps. Each “Smartphone” has a theme or unit – such as “Ecosystems” -with 16 apps reflecting that theme. 

 

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Interactive VocAPPulary™ combines the very best strategies for learning vocabulary and presents them in a fun way your students will simply LOVE! They can put their Smartphones on a ring, combining the units for the entire year! 

So far I have designed Earth Science VocAPPulary™, but there will be many more units to come! Follow StudentSavvy on TpT to receive updates for the next set of Interactive VocAPPulary! 

If you have any requests, please visit my Q&A page on TpT. 

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Other features of VocAPPulary™: 

-The bundle contains an EDITABLE file so you can edit all the text on the “Smartphone”. 

-Each unit file has an optional pre-illustrated (line art) version for students to color in if needed 

-Each unit file has a sample projects (with an answer key) and instructions included. 

 

Find Earth Science Interactive VocAPPulary™ here!

Vocabulary Builder – Interactive VocAppulary™

Math Bundle Interactive VocAppulary 

Make Your Own – Editable Templates

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    Comments

    1. Holly says

      June 1, 2019 at 9:24 pm

      LOve this idea and wish I could do it with 5th grade American History vocab!

      Reply
      • StudentSavvy says

        July 4, 2019 at 5:14 pm

        Thanks Holly! I will be adding more Interactive VocAppulary resources very soon – if you follow my store you can receive automatic updates on the TpT website when a new resource is listed. 🙂

        Reply
    2. Susan says

      June 4, 2019 at 4:05 pm

      need Someone to do this for wonders.

      Reply
    3. Carrie says

      June 5, 2019 at 1:46 am

      I checked your TPT store for the bundle mentioned above and couldn’t find one. Will it be listed soon?

      Reply
      • StudentSavvy says

        July 4, 2019 at 5:13 pm

        Hi Carrie,
        Are you looking for the Earth Science Bundle? It is listed right here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Earth-Science-Vocabulary-Activities-Interactive-VocAPPulary-4595080

        Reply
    4. Kat says

      June 26, 2019 at 2:45 pm

      Fabulous idea! Great way to infuse UDL into learning.

      Reply
    5. Erin says

      July 3, 2019 at 8:15 pm

      It would be awesome if you could make this to go with the rooted in reading books.

      Reply
    6. Amanda Parks says

      June 10, 2021 at 12:11 pm

      What a great idea! I need this for my class. I’m 100% sure it will spark a lot of interest in the kids! And I really like the style and design.

      Reply
    7. Afaf says

      September 13, 2022 at 8:30 pm

      Thanks

      Reply

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