I’ve reviewed the usage data from users, the educational value of the games, and added a little personal preference and here, in time for back to school study, the Best Five English Vocabulary Learning Games. The countdown: 5) English Idioms game.. This game teaches and tests your understanding of current American English idiomatic expressions or [...]
Here’s my list of the top five quirky educational games. What’s yours? Send me your list. 1) Games about Ben Franklin. For instance, True or False? Ben signed the Declaration of Independence. 2) Logic Games. One is funnier and weirder than the next. Who new IQ-building could be such a blast! 3) A Science Song [...]
VocabularySpellingCity has just added a digital and printable flashcards. The flashcards are customizable: choose what information you want to see about each word: definition, sentence, part of speech, synonym, antonym (any or all of the above) choose how you want the information displayed: see the word first, see the information first, order the words alphabetically [...]
In our local area, schools are completely shut down today thanks to an unusually powerful and pervasive snowstorm that doesn’t often hit those of us living in the Southeastern States. Knowing how slowly our local department of transportation is able to clear the roads after a storm like this one, I predict that schools will [...]
Okay, admit it. The winter holidays have some of the most fun and interesting words in the English language. Yule. Dreidel. Mistletoe. Kinara. Advent. Eggnog. You can hardly say them without a smile coming to your face. I don’t know if it is because they aren’t “worn out” like the words we use for twelve [...]
Children who have a grade-appropriate vocabulary can succeed not only in the classroom, but also on statewide standardized tests. Students who lack these vocabulary milestones in the early grades find it more and more difficult to catch up as they progress through their school years. This is especially important for English language learners, as they [...]
To help teachers, students, and those who are simply interested in improving their vocabulary, four of the Classic Games on Vocabulary.co.il are organized into categories. Teachers can easily find games to supplement their specific curriculum, and students can discover games that will help them master a specific subject. Unscramble, Word Search, Crossword Puzzle, and Hang [...]
A synonym is a word or expression that has nearly the same meaning as another word or expression. Synonyms tend to be adjectives, adverbs and verbs, with relatively few nouns qualifying as true synonyms. For example “big” (an adjective), “slowly” (an adverb) and “talk” (a verb) all have synonyms, while “sock” (a noun) does not. [...]
A prefix is a group of letters attached to the beginning of a root or word (or even group of words) serving to modify and/or extend meaning. Prefixes generally have an easily understood meaning in and of themselves, which they apply to the root word to which they are affixed. For example, “un” is a [...]
One of the most fun parts of teaching English to students is by letting them discover figurative language. Figurative language is any speech that is not meant to be taken literally. Students in traditional classrooms and ESL classrooms will enjoy learning about three of the most interesting types of figurative language in English: idioms, oxymorons, [...]
