Word choice

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Lead your class in a writing exercise designed to build vocabulary using these powerful words.

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Teaching students the importance of good word choice can improve their writing skills and their oral language vocabulary.

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Rock Words How can we help kindergartners learn about word choice? I love reading stories and highlighting WOW words/Interesting words. How can we take it to the next step and see a kindergarten pick stronger words in their writing?? Can they get beyond I felt happy. I felt sad. Don't get me wrong, I am thrilled when I see a child writing about their feelings. But when we see lots of the same kinds of sentences I think it's the perfect opportunity to teach students better word choice. I…

Do your students struggle using strong word choice in their writing? This post is geared towards the upper elementary or middle school and uses the term MILLION DOLLAR WORDS when referring to word choice. It is part of the revising stage of the writing process. This post is part

Using Fireflies to teach the importance of word choice in writing: A mentor text activity that focuses on revising sentences! Multiple FREE printables included! - Crafting Connections with Deb Hanson

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Teaching students the importance of good word choice can improve their writing skills and their oral language vocabulary.