Visualize Vocab grade 6
| Thoughtful Classroom Tool (name and book title/page) | Visualizing VocabularyPage 88 Tools for promoting Active, In-Depth Learning |
| Teacher NameGrade/Subjects Taught | Ms. Garry Social Studies |
| Brief Tool DescriptionWhat is its purpose? Is it for a particular dimension of the Thoughtful Classroom framework? What do the teacher and students do during the strategy that make it valuable? | The tool is used to create a better understanding of vocabulary. Students take ownership of the meaning/ definition of the word by drawing a picture to represent it. |
| Example(s) of How to Use the Tool in the ClassroomDoes it lend itself best to a particular subjects? Have you used the strategy successfully with a particular topic? Is there a lesson you can describe that illustrates how to use it? | Any subject that requires learning vocabulary |
| Suggestions for AdaptationsCould it be easily adapted for a higher/lower grade? For a different subject area? For assessment? | This will be easily adapted for any grade |
| Other Suggestions/Comments | Students really enjoy this activity. I find there is often a better connection with the words. |
