Description: Vocabulary Squares is a strategy that helps students focus on a word both visually and verbally. It uses prefixes and root words to focus students on words to help them create associations with new and unfamiliar words.
Step-by-Step
- Students divide a square into four smaller squares. In the top left square the prefix is listed.
- Under the “prefix” square have students write the dictionary definition of the prefix.
- In the top right square, list a word which has the prefix, along with the dictionary definition of that word.