When preparing for a BreakoutEdu with our Read 180 class, I stumbled across teaching vocabulary with word clouds. With a little innovation, we turned the word clouds into more of a puzzle/challenge.
What I did was create a word cloud over a specific vocabulary word from the unit. I added the vocabulary word and synonyms for that word to create the word cloud. Then it is time to create the challenge for the students.
You could use this in a station rotation model or gallery walk. Students could create their own clouds, combine with classmates, and then try to solve. The word clouds could also be made with antonyms instead of synonyms. So many possibilities with word clouds that move beyond the boring everyday vocabulary lessons.
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I stumbled across this concept when looking for ways to incorporate vocabulary into our BreakoutEdu games. I saw this on @Melissa_Dux twitter account. She used these to create codes. The QR codes were linked to numbers or letters, which would open up one of the boxes. I revised it to be used in any setting.
We are taking the traditional Frayer Model that is used to teach vocabulary and creating a puzzle. Here are the steps.
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