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Word Wall
2. B. Dalrymple, personal communication, June 28, 2016.
3. Step-by-step instructions:
Each day of the week pick a new Agriculture word
Present it to class on the white board at the beginning of the class
Get each student to keep a journal with the word and definition in it
Define on the board and have a discussion about the word
Add word to the word wall
Have students turn in journal for a grade
4. This strategy has its strengths and weaknesses. Some of its strengths are it
enhances the students vocabulary and it helps them understand the lessons better.
Its weaknesses are the students might not want to keep their journal or the
students might forget about the words after the week.
5. Example:
Student Journal
EQUINE
CASTRATE
WORD WALL
BOVINE
BUCK
GILT
1. Crossword Puzzle
2. T. Parker, personal communication, June 28,2016.
3. Step-by-Step Instruction:
Create crossword puzzle for the chapter you are studying at the time
Use the vocabulary words from that chapter
Assign it to the class the first day of that chapter
4. Some strengths for this strategy are it can enhance the vocabulary of the student
and the students will understand the chapter better when teaching it. Weaknesses
of this strategy are that students could just complete the assignment without really
focusing on the words and the students may have trouble completing them if they
dont know the words or definitions.
5. Example:
http://www.education.com/worksheet-generator/pdf/crossword-puzzle/
1. Cluster
2. Tompkins, G.(2009). 50 literacy strategies. Step by step (3rd
ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson
3. Step-by-Step Instructions:
Students will select a topic and place it in the middle
circle
The cluster can be an organized or unorganized cluster
An unorganized cluster is created by the student writing
words and phrases related to the main topic
An organized cluster is created by the student writing
the big ideas in separate circles branched off from the
main topic circle
The student then fills out their cluster
4. The strengths of this strategy are it helps organize thoughts of the student
about a certain topic and the teacher can help enhance the students vocabulary
throughout this process. Its weaknesses are the students might have a writing
block and cant think of anything to write and they could write the wrong
words or phrases off their circles.
5. Example:
An intact male
bovine Bul
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Bovin
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Bovin
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Ste
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Unorganiz
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A castrated
bovine
A female
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1. Acrostics
2. M. Jones, personal communication, June 29,2016.
3. Step-by-Step Instructions:
A word is assigned to the class by the teacher
The students write the word vertical on their paper
They then write a word that deals with the main word off of each letter of
the word
Each student presents their own to the class
4. This strategy is great for any age level. It gets the students excited about learning
and it makes them really think about words that go with the main vocabulary
word. Students may not be able to come up with words to go with the main word
or they may think it is a silly assignment.
5. Example:
Hoof
Occipital Crest
Reigns
Saddle
Equine
ELL Strategies
1. Guided Reading
2. Tompkins, G.(2009). 50 literacy strategies. Step by step
(3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
3. Step-by-Step Instructions:
The teacher will first need to select an appropriate
book for the small group that the students will be
able to read with a 90% accuracy
The teacher then needs to introduce the text to the
students. The teacher reads the title and the authors
name and shows the class the book cover
The students will then need to do a picture walk
throughout the book.
The students will keep a journal with the vocabulary
words in one column and what they think it means in
another column
After this, the students begin to read the book.
The teacher provides help throughout the reading to
help with understanding of the book
When the students arrive at the vocabulary word on
their list they write the actual definition in a third
column
The teacher then encourages the students to
respond within grand conversations.
Students talk about the book, ask questions, and
relate to the book
The teacher then uses the text the students read to
demonstrate a comprehension strategy
The teacher later places the book in a basket for the
students to read on their own
4. This is a great strategy for teaching the student new
vocabulary words and word-identification skills. Its also
really good for getting the class to interact with each other
about what they have read. Getting them to work together
helps them build and express their thoughts toward the
reading. A downfall of this strategy is that some students
may have a hard time reading the book assigned or
understanding what the book says.
5. Example:
Vocabula What you think it means Definition
ry Word
Culling When something is taken When an animal is
away taken away from
the herd
Castratio When something is taken When the testicles
n from the animal are removed
Steer A male bovine A castrated bovine
1. Interactive Writing
2. Tompkins, G.(2009). 50 literacy strategies. Step by
step (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
3. Step-by-Step Instructions:
The teacher first collects materials for the writing
activity
They also collect small whiteboards, pens, and
erasers for the students
The teacher then sets a purpose
They pick a sentence from the text and segment it
into words
The teacher then hands out the whiteboards,
pens, and erasers and the students write the text
themselves on their whiteboards
The teacher periodically asks the students to show
their boards to see what they are writing
Before the first word is written the students and
teacher pronounce the word together
The students write the word in one color and the
parts of the word in another
As the sentence progresses the teacher points out
key factors within it
They continue this procedure until the entire text
is written
Once complete, the teacher hangs the chart up in
the room for students to read as a group or
independently
4. Interactive writing is a good way to teach the class
phoenix skills. Having them write it on their own
whiteboard is a great way to keep the entire class
interactive and interested in the lesson. On the other
hand, a student might not write the correct things on
his/her whiteboard or just good off on their whiteboard.
This may become a distraction to other students in the
classroom that are trying to learn.
5. Example:
A sow is a female pig that has had a litter.
1. Minilessons
2. Tompkins, G.(2009). 50 literacy strategies. Step by step (3rd
ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
3. Step-by-Step Instructions:
The teacher first introduces the topic to the class by
naming it
They then make a connection to activities going on in the
classroom
The teacher then demonstrates how to use the topic
They do this by using students writing or from books they
have read
The teacher then provides information about the topic
The teacher demonstrates or explains the strategy
The students practice the strategy or skill
Teachers evaluate the use of the strategy by the students
4. This is a great way to help students with learning the strategies
or skills in the classroom. They can see examples of how to use
or interpret the strategies or skills. Some students may not listen
to the lesson or they may not understand what the teacher is
saying.
5. Example:
1. Introduce
the topic
2. Share
Examples
3. Provide
Information
4. Supervise
Practice
5. Assess
Learning
1. Word Ladders
2. Tompkins, G.(2009). 50 literacy strategies. Step by step (3rd
ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
3. Step-by-Step Instruction:
The teacher makes a word ladder with 5 to 15 words
They then write clues for the word
Then the teacher needs to hand out the materials to the
class
This includes whiteboards and marker pens or white
paper and pencils
The teacher then reads the clues to the class and gets
the student to write the word on their boards or paper
The teacher helps the students spell the word correctly
The students then reread the words and discuss them
4. This is a great way to help students learn how to pronounce
words and how to spell them. It also helps the students
interact with each other. Some down sides to this strategy is
that students may not understand the clues or may not know
how to spell the words.
5. Example:
The teacher says: Students write:
Write the word good. Were practicing words with oo today.
Change the beginning sound to write the past tense of
stand . The word is stood.
Change the ending sound to write a word that means
a seat without arms or a back.
Change the beginning sound to write a word that means
the opposite of warm .
cool
Add two lettersone before and one after the c to spell
where we are right now.
Change the beginning sound to spell tool. tool
Drop a letter to make a word that means also. too
Change the first letter to write a word that means a place
where people can go to see wild animals.
zoo
Add a letter to zoo to spell the sound a car makes. zoom
Change the beginning sounduse two letters for this
blendto spell something we use for sweeping.
broom
Change one letter to spell a word that means a creek.
Change the beginning sound to make a word that means
a dishonest person.
Writing Strategies
1. Data Charts
2. Tompkins, G.(2009). 50 literacy strategies. Step by step (3rd
ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
3. Step-by-Step Instructions
Design the chart: The teacher or the student can choose a topic
They then will decide how to set up the chart
Characteristics of the topic on the top and examples going down the paper
on the left
Next the student or teacher will need to draw the chart on butcher paper or
on a sheet of paper
Student will then complete the chart by using words, sentences,
paragraphs, or words in the boxes
4. This strategy is great because you can use it throughout the entire lesson. The
students keep adding to it as they learn something new. It will help them learn
what is important about the topic and what to write.
5. Example:
Animals
4. Knowing how to take a true-false question test is very important. These tips for
take true-false tests are very helpful if used correctly. If students follow these tips
exactly every time it is not good. Sometimes they are not correct.
5. Example:
Sheep are non-ruminants. False
Baby cows are always female. False
Cows have four stomachs consisting of the rumen, reticulum, omasum,
and the abomasum. True
Horses never throw up. True