Word Warriors: Vocabulary for Reading and Writing Success (5th-6th)
In this class, we will be diving into all things relating to vocabulary for 5th and 6th graders! This will not only help your student with decoding skills on unfamiliar words, but also with better word choice in writing!
What's included
1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
US Grade 4 - 7
Intermediate - Advanced Level
In this class, we will be covering a wide range of 5th-6th grade vocabulary words through different mini-lessons and activities. Some of these mini-lessons/ activities include: Phonics Magnification Vocabulary Mapping Frayer Model Context and Illustrations Vocabulary Matrix Vocabulary Tree Vocabulary Coding Categorizing Word Part (prefix, roots, suffixes) Games Word Scavenger Hunt Naturally, we will conquer these words with some resources to aid us! Students are encouraged to have a physical dictionary and thesaurus, but we definitely be using online versions as well. I encourage students to bring their background knowledge to the class and want to get their input about a word before we diving into it. This includes a students knowledge of other languages! Multilingual learners have a lot to share since languages do share words. January 14th, 17th: inflation, fund January 21st, 24th: stable, decline January 28th, 31st: economy, currency February 4th, 7th: biologist, microscope February 11th, 14th: discredit, credible March 4th, 7th: consumer, speculate March 11th, 14th: rupture, destructive March 18th, 21st: memoir, biography March 27th, 30th: dismissive, insist April 3rd, 6th: govern, influence
Learning Goals
Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of a word by using the word in context, verbally or written.Students will be able to present a new word to the group, using any of the activities that we have used in class.
Other Details
Pre-Requisites
Students should be around a 4th grade reading level as a minimum for this class.
Supply List
Whiteboard, Expo or paper and pencil
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
www.dictionary.com
www.thesaurus.com
Joined November, 2024
Teacher expertise and credentials
North Carolina Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
I am currently a 6th grade ELA teacher. What I teach in this class are the same things that I have done in my classroom. I am on my 10th year of public school teacher and have also taught a few years online previously. Subjects I have taught during those times are English, ESL, math, social studies, science, and Spanish. Reviews
Live Group Class
$7
weekly1x per week
30 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-12
2-9 learners per class
