Vocabulary Magnets
Intro: Vocabulary Magnets
Problem:
Getting children to learn vocabulary is a difficult task
Solution:
Vocabulary magnets, roots, prefixes and suffixes on magnets so people can create words on their fridges
Materials:
magnet tape (lowes):
http://www.lowes.com/pd_189477-37672-542005_0__?productId=3115789
paper
vocabulary file
scissors
Getting children to learn vocabulary is a difficult task
Solution:
Vocabulary magnets, roots, prefixes and suffixes on magnets so people can create words on their fridges
Materials:
magnet tape (lowes):
http://www.lowes.com/pd_189477-37672-542005_0__?productId=3115789
paper
vocabulary file
scissors
STEP 1:
make a list of common and useful roots, prefixes, suffixes, and their meanings, this page has some of the greek:
http://www.empire.net/~merlin/greek.html
http://www.empire.net/~merlin/greek.html
STEP 2:
get magnet tape (lowes):
http://www.lowes.com/pd_189477-37672-542005_0__?productId=3115789
STEP 3:
print out roots prefixes and suffixes
pict
pict
STEP 4:
cut out roots prefixes and suffixes
affix paper to adhesive back of magnetic tape
affix paper to adhesive back of magnetic tape
2 Comments
amberrayh 9 years ago
This is awesome! Way better than those fridge poetry magnets that everybody has...
kevin7314 10 years ago
BTW I've used this for several months and it works great, some words we've created are:
megaped: Giant footed animal
astrophage: star eater
heliophobic: fear of the sun (something a vampire might have)