Assessment: Vocabulary Test #1

The following is a summative test on a 7th grade vocabulary unit. The assessment utilized a Table of Specifications (also embedded below) in order to make the test valid and reliable. According to the University of Kansas, “The purpose of a Table of Specifications is to identify the achievement domains being measured and to ensure that a fair and representative sample of questions appear on the test. A Table of Specifications allows the teacher to construct a test which focuses on the key areas and weights those different areas based on their importance. A Table of Specifications provides the teacher with evidence that a test has content validity, that it covers what should be covered.” The vocabulary test had an instructional weight to make the test fair. Each question was linked to one of two standards from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, which ensures that what is being tested was taught. Also, there was a balanced weight of higher order questions and lower order questions. There were a variety of questions, ranging from multiple choice, true or false, writing sentences, and short essay.

Lesson Plan: Finding the Area for ELLs

Embedded below is a lesson plan on finding the area for various levels of English Language Learners. Students use different hands-on activities in order to help them find the area. The plan is in the Sheltered Instructuin Observation Protocol (SIOP) format.  The plan is intended for 8th grade, but can be adapted for other grade levels.

Lesson Plan: Outer Space Vocabulary

The following lesson is a vocabulary lesson intended to be a part of a 3-4 week unit plan on outer space and the solar system.  The lesson is intended for 6th grade, but can be easily adapted for other grade levels.  With this lesson including literary concepts, ideas within this lesson can also be applied to other content.

Title: Outer Space Vocabulary

Subject: Science/Literacy

Grade Level: 6th grade (can be adapted for other grade levels)

Integration of Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to create a booklet on an Outer Space subtopic with definitions, pictures, and examples in groups.

Standards: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.

Lesson Plan: Maniac Magee (Chapters 1-4), Semantic Mapping, Vocabulary

This is a jammed-packed lesson, as it is part of a unit plan. The lesson plan has three lessons in one: a before/during/after reading of the first four chapters of Maniac Magee, a lesson on semantic mapping, and a lesson on vocabulary from Maniac Magee. The three lessons were intertwined to create part of a unit plan. The lesson is intended for sixth grade students, but can be adapted for any grade level reading Maniac Magee. The lesson also includes outside sources and a reflection on planning.  The lesson is embedded below.

Lesson Plan: Math Angles Vocabulary

The following is a math vocabulary lesson on angles. The lesson can be easily adapted for any grade level that is covering the vocabulary terms.

You can download the Vocabulary Handout on our Teachers Pay Teachers Page.