One of my all-time favorite games at Vocabulary.co.il is Eight Letters in Search of a Word.  Probably goes back to those elementary school days where the teacher would put up some random holiday-related word like “reindeer” and have us pass the time (and give her time for a smoke break) by finding all the words […]

We are continuing our walkthrough series this week with a look at one of the favorite games of teachers and homeschoolers - - the Vocabulary Quiz.  While normally the name “quiz” does not bring us warm fuzzy feelings, this particular quiz will have your students singing your praises!
The Quiz is a simple question and […]

Do you remember the feeling that used to come over you when your teacher would announce a “pop quiz”? Beads of sweat would come pouring down your face as the papers were handed out, and your hands would shake so much you could hardly hold the pencil straight. A quiz was something to be […]

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 supplement their […]

If you are a classroom teacher or homeschooler, you may be discussing the Nobel Prizes today.  They have been in the news quite a lot in recent days, and today especially due to President Obama being the latest recipient of one of the honors.
There are Nobel prizes in each of the following disciplines: physics, […]

Most of the games at Vocabulary.co.il are broken up into categories, so that parents, teachers, and students have an easy way to pick and choose what words they would like to focus on.
An especially helpful category for teachers (and homeschoolers) is the Grade Level lists.  The following grade level categories are included in the […]