Running Word List Activities

Every class period, review several of the words in a different way so that the learners have lots of exposure to the words. Choose from the following list or develop your own:

1. Give the meaning of the word and ask which word it refers to:

 

belt or strap for safety in the car = seatbelt

                    

2. Find a theme and ask which words belong. For example, ask which are colors or numbers or things to eat, as appropriate:

grapes

3. Ask about words that can go together.  For example, ask which words can be used to describe something else on the list.

 

big apartment
small
cleaned
messy
cluttered

4. Ask which words are hard to remember and which words are easy to remember.

 

Difficult to Remember Words meeting neighborhood seatbelt

Easy to Remember Words transportation banana school

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