Motivates students to master 200 essential vocabulary words Uses 11 different learning approaches to appeal to varied learning styles Makes vocabulary development an activity process Contains vocabulary that reflets current issues and lifestyles

Interest Level: 5-12 Reading Level: 3-4 160 WORDS STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW! Students develop important survival skills with these easy-to-use activities sure to improve vocabulary, reading, spelling, and writing. Special signs, symbols, and directions are encountered in all areas of our lives. Therefore, it's essential that our students learn the meanings of these cautionary words and symbols in order to become more independent in the "real world". Survival Words was created to meet this need and offers plenty of practice with more than 60 keywords, phrases, and symbols! So help your students acquire vital life skills with this practical, solidly conceived book. 48 pages. Contents Include: - Safety Words - Mobility Words - Restriction Words - Information Words - Review - Answer Key

A companion to Teaching Basic, Academic, and Advanced Vocabulary by Robert J. Marzano, this notebook is carefully designed to help students learn and practice more than 2,500 basic vocabulary terms and 2,889 challenge vocabulary terms. Students can use the space provided next to each term to take notes, rate their level of understanding, or draw pictures to help them retain specific word meanings. Use this resource to support students as they acquire the basic and advanced vocabulary terms that are fundamental to English language development: Give students access to charts that will help them learn more than 5,000 vocabulary terms, organized by word clusters. Encourage learners to track their progress as they become more familiar with terms and build their literacy skills. Empower students to take notes and draw pictures to help them remember what each term means. Contents: Introduction 420 Semantic Clusters

Let's go shopping! The 216 shopping mall vocabulary words introduced in this unit will prepare students for the real world. Words are introduced in context and then reinforced in motivating exercises that emphasize word pronunciations and definitions. Interesting stories and real life activities improve problem solving and writing skills. As students work their way through the exercises, they will gain knowledge that will allow them to become more confident and independent when out shopping at a mall or department store. Skills Covered Include: - Apply information - Choose the correct word - Expand vocabulary - Understand meaning of words and ideas - Use context clues - Develop life/survival skills - Apply math to real-life situations - Use dictionary and glossary skills - Analyze information - Classify information - Make decisions/choices - Determine alphabetical order - Use logic to solve problems - Spell correctly - Understand consumer information - Develop consumer skills - Understand long vowel sounds