In this one-week winter camp, students will build their vocabulary by mastering five new words each day. We will practice these words through games, illustrations, discussion, and collaboration. Vocabulary words are chosen from Common Core Standards for 5th through 8th grade and gradually include an increasing number of middle school level words. We will define each term, identify its part of speech (i.e., noun, verb, adjective, adverb) and relevant affixes, brainstorm synonyms and antonyms, practice applications of each word, and choose images that illustrate their meanings. This is a condensed schedule for the same class I teach weekly throughout the year. Below is a list of class themes and the words we will focus on in each lesson of Session 2. (Note: Students do not need to have completed the first session to join this one.)

Day 1: Plants - botany, agriculture, cultivate, flora, perennial 
Day 2: Trees - deciduous, coniferous, arbor, evergreen, deforestation
Day 3: Rulers - successor, abdicate, dictate, sovereignty, dynasty 
Day 4: Justice - exonerate, condemn, libel, appease, unanimous
Day 5: Emergency - barricade, dispatcher, adamantly, formidable, devastate