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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