We at Vocabulary.co.il are curious.  We get some feedback on our vocabulary building games and articles, but it never quite allows us that “peek into the classroom” that we would like.  If you are a classroom teacher, using Vocabulary.co.il in your daily classroom or homework schedule, we would love to hear from you.  Sound off [...]

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I am incredibly thankful for all the creative ways there are to build English language skills online.  Maybe I’m not able to run in a field and shout them across the hills like Maria in the Sound of Music, but I still have some “favorite things” that I know are [...]

Image via Wikipedia The third week of November is Geography Awareness Week. This was a week established in 1987 by President Ronald Reagan to promote geographic education in public schools.  Geography, and particularly globalization, are important subjects of focus in an increasingly small world. Teachers who are looking for good geography activities and games to [...]

Last night I was listening to John Tesh’s radio show.  This isn’t a common occurrence, but I was driving, and it was on, and he began a segment I couldn’t stop listening to. The segment was about how “little” changes in our everyday vocabulary can make a BIG difference in our influence on people.  In [...]

English words relating to science and scientific concepts can be come of the most difficult words to spell and memorize definitions for.  Teachers are always in need of additional ways to help students learn and retain science vocabulary. Of course, worksheets always provide additional practice, but what if there was something more interactive for students [...]