Differentiated Vocabulary Activities & Assignments for Critical Thinking

Building a wider vocabulary is essential for every student in every English class. This product enables you to facilitate worksheets or activities (or both) for student to practice your vocabulary lists. You will be able to differentiate vocabulary instruction, and you will enable students to think more creatively and critically about the vocabulary words.

Here is what is SPECIFICALLY included:

• Vocab Acrostic Worksheet
  • This worksheet enables students to practice their poetry skills as well as their vocabulary! Students will write an acrostic poem with their vocabulary words as the inspired word.
• Vocab Mind Map Worksheet
  • This worksheet challenges students to connect two ideas together through common ground (such as, synonyms, parts of speech, similar ideas, sentence usage, etc.).
• Vocab Zoo Worksheet
  • This a fun, light-hearted, and creative worksheet that enables to think of their vocabulary words in a connotative manner.
• Vocab Speed Dating Worksheet and Activity
  • This worksheet/activity challenges students to think about the words in a connotative manner. As well as, challenging them to find and create clues in the answers.
• Vocab Two Truths & a Lie Worksheet and Activity
  • This worksheet/activity enables to think about the words in a connotative and denotative way. It will challenge students to understand the words through multiple perspectives.
• Vocab Taboo Activity
  • This is a fun way to practice vocabulary words. Students will have to think ways to relate to the word through synonyms, antonyms, and other forms in a fast-paced manner.
• Roll a Word Activity
  • This is a very interactive activity that enables students to have fun practicing their vocabulary words—at the roll of the dice!
• Bingo Review Activity
  • This activity could be used anytime throughout a vocabulary unit, but it is best used at the end of a unit to prepare for a test. Also, in your preparations, you can differentiate it as needed.

Vocabulary building is an essential part of English growth. With these activities and assignments, students will have fun practicing their vocabulary lists.