A middle school vocabulary program designed for active learning These lively and appealing vocabulary Student Books are a refreshing approach to learning new vocabulary words. The humor and fun-filled activities provide a memorable context for new words. Students will remain actively engaged in every lesson. Vocabulary Strategies A “Know-How” section at the beginning of each Student Book directly teaches important vocabulary strategies such as using base words, roots, prefixes, and... Read full description

A middle school vocabulary program designed for active learning

These lively and appealing vocabulary Student Books are a refreshing approach to learning new vocabulary words. The humor and fun-filled activities provide a memorable context for new words. Students will remain actively engaged in every lesson.

Vocabulary Strategies

A “Know-How” section at the beginning of each Student Book directly teaches important vocabulary strategies such as using

• base words, roots, prefixes, and suffixes
• context clues
• prior knowledge

Consistent Lesson Design

• Multiple exposures to each new word are woven into each seven step lesson.
• A definitional and contextual context is provided for each new word
• Six varied activities provide practice for each new word.
• Topics include: Antonyms and synonyms, matching, true/false, sentence completion, rhymes, analogies, word forms, fill-in-the-blank, and more

Review and Assessment

• A review after every five lessons helps students retain word meanings.
• “Word Fun” features allow students to internalize meanings through humor.
• Student Test Booklets contain lesson, unit, and whole book tests.

Teacher Guides

• Extensive introduction to the program
• Answers to all exercises
• Word histories, word parts, usage facts
• Fun whole-class activities
• Answers to all tests in the Test Booklets

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