VOCABULARY STRATEGY #2

Mrs. Koch came into our room in the middle of our two hour delays and snow days and introduced the kids to another vocabulary strategy-Pulling on what you already know on a topic to figure out unknown words!  We used the topic-matter.  We are just starting to learn about matter so they had to use what they knew to figure out the meanings of unknown words.  Why are we teaching vocabulary strategies?  These strategies will help students better comprehend and understand what they are reading if they help them figure out unknown words.  We will be working on vocabulary alot this month!