Activity+2+-+Vocabulary+with+Visuals+and+Audio

**Building Blocks:** Vocabulary and fluency

 * Activity Description: **// This activity involves using readily available technology and images to develop vocabulary understanding. //

Using MS Word, create a 4-column table with 6 rows. Label, as shown in the example. || ** Image ** || ** Use in a sentence ** || In the first column under Word, enter these five vocabulary words: **rain, clouds, snow, wind and thermometer.** Locate the definition of the word in WordWeb or Enchanted Learning Dictionary [|(http://www.enchantedlearning.com/dictionarysubjects/weather.shtml)] and enter it under the “Definition” column. || ** Picture ** || ** Use in a sentence ** || || ** Rain ** is drops of fresh water that fall from clouds || || The **rain** was cold this morning. || Place your cursor under the Picture column. Using the images located below; insert the picture or image (by copying and pasting) that best illustrates the word under the Picture column.
 * Readily Available Technology: ** MSWord, WordWeb, images located online.
 * __ Step 1: __**
 * ** Word ** || ** Definition **
 * __ Step 2: __**
 * __ Step 3: __**
 * ** Word ** || ** Definition **
 * ** rain **
 * ** clouds ** || || || ||
 * ** snow ** || || || ||
 * ** wind ** || || || ||
 * ** thermometer ** || || || ||
 * __ Step 4: __**
 * [[image:cloud1.jpg]] || [[image:Rain.gif]] || [[image:snow1.jpg]] || [[image:thermometer1.jpg]] || [[image:wind1.gif]] ||
 * [[image:cloud2.jpg]] || [[image:rain.jpg]] || [[image:snow2.jpg]] || [[image:thermometer2.jpg]] ||  ||

Write or record (using an audio note*) a sentence using the word under the “Use in a sentence” column.
 * __ Step 5: __**


 * Take out your headset and mic, and record a sentence "Inserting a sound object" Here are the steps
 * 1) Place your curson where you want to insert a sound object (audio note)
 * 2) Go to the Insert Menu -> Select Object-> Select Wave Sound
 * 3) You should now have a speaker icon in your document and a window where you will have a "red record button"
 * 4) Press the record button and record the sentence for this word.

** > Additional ideas and options for this activity: **
> ** If you need to locate images, here are a few sites that focus on K-12 content **
 * 1) Using the MSWord sound object, have the student state the word and record their sentence.
 * 2) Hyperlink the word to another image online.
 * 3) Using a reader (ReadPlease or Natural Reader), have the text read
 * 4) Instead of using images, have the student draw the picture

Pics4Learning: [] Discovery School Clipart: [] Kidsclick Picture Directory: [] Classroom Clip Art: [] Microsoft Clip Art and Photos: [] NASA Space Images: [] Picture Dictionary: [|www.pdictionary.com]

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Word Central: Look up words or build your own dictionary [] WordWeb – free desktop dictionary/thesaurus [] Merriam Webster Online – online dictionary/thesaurus with word games [] Little Explorers Enchanted Learning Picture Dictionaries [] The Internet Picture Dictionary – comes in 5 languages (English, French, German, Spanish and Italian) with word games [] Fact Monster Dictionary – 125,000 entries plus numerous word games [] **