Students may practice reading skills at home with these links. Click on the extra credit button.
To receive brain buck credit, they will need to keep a record of the activity and score for each link. A parent signature is required for each entry to receive credit.
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Word of the Day Extra Brain Buck Credit
There are two ways to do this. You may choose to do one...or both.
The extra credit will be awarded to the end of each grading period.
yare
from Dictionary.com
Dictionary.com-Click on the word and you will be taken to a page that describes the word with a definition. There are also some example sentences. Using lined notebook paper, please write me a sentence using the word. The sentence must be original...one that you make up.
Also list a synonym, antonym.
You can also subscribe to an e-mail service that will send the word to you every day. Either way works!
A.WORD.A.DAY. (AWAD)
AWAD-Go to the Word A Day and subscribe to receive daily e-mails with a new word every day. Read the e-mail and compose your own sentence. Using lined notebook paper, please write me a sentence using the word. The sentence must be original...one that you make up. This one is easier to remember because the words come to you. The words are also a little more difficult.
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The menu below provides a list of vocabulary topics that are available to you on this site.
Student Resources:Double click on the topic below that interests you or that you need extra practice in. You will then be taken to many exercises that will help strengthen and increase your vocabulary knowledge on that topic.
To receive brain buck credit, they will need to keep a record of the activity and score for each link. A parent signature is required for each entry to receive credit.
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Word of the Day Extra Brain Buck Credit
There are two ways to do this. You may choose to do one...or both.
The extra credit will be awarded to the end of each grading period.
- 10 words = 2 brain bucks
- 15 words = 4 brain bucks
- 20 words = +6 brain bucks
yare
from Dictionary.com
Dictionary.com-Click on the word and you will be taken to a page that describes the word with a definition. There are also some example sentences. Using lined notebook paper, please write me a sentence using the word. The sentence must be original...one that you make up.
Also list a synonym, antonym.
You can also subscribe to an e-mail service that will send the word to you every day. Either way works!
A.WORD.A.DAY. (AWAD)
AWAD-Go to the Word A Day and subscribe to receive daily e-mails with a new word every day. Read the e-mail and compose your own sentence. Using lined notebook paper, please write me a sentence using the word. The sentence must be original...one that you make up. This one is easier to remember because the words come to you. The words are also a little more difficult.
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The menu below provides a list of vocabulary topics that are available to you on this site.
Student Resources:Double click on the topic below that interests you or that you need extra practice in. You will then be taken to many exercises that will help strengthen and increase your vocabulary knowledge on that topic.
- Word Parts
- Dictionary Exercises
- Using Context Clues
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Homonyms
- Easily Confused Words
- Academic Vocabulary
- Campus Vocabulary
- Links to More Vocabulary Resources