Right now I am observing at a local high school. In my 9th-grade classes, my cooperating teacher (CT) uses vocabulary cartoons to help teach students new vocabulary words. I asked her where she gets the cartoons from, and she said that they come from a book entitled, "Vocabulary Cartoons," by Sam Burchers. Each cartoon gives the definition of the word, along with a funny cartoon. The word is then used in a sentence that includes a rhyming link word that explains the cartoon. I think it's a great tool for teaching vocabulary. It's especially helpful for visual learners. My CT usually introduces two of these cartoons on the overhead projector each day. The cartoons are also displayed on the wall in the room.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Vocabulary Cartoons
Right now I am observing at a local high school. In my 9th-grade classes, my cooperating teacher (CT) uses vocabulary cartoons to help teach students new vocabulary words. I asked her where she gets the cartoons from, and she said that they come from a book entitled, "Vocabulary Cartoons," by Sam Burchers. Each cartoon gives the definition of the word, along with a funny cartoon. The word is then used in a sentence that includes a rhyming link word that explains the cartoon. I think it's a great tool for teaching vocabulary. It's especially helpful for visual learners. My CT usually introduces two of these cartoons on the overhead projector each day. The cartoons are also displayed on the wall in the room.
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