Publisher's Synopsis
Today, more than ever, students have a desire to learn new words and use them daily. Now, with Daily Word Activities, teachers can tell their students why a specific day in history is significant and explain everyday word usage in context. The challenging word activities can be used during any year with the seven days of the week. Students will enjoy "decoding" famous phrases, speeches, and poems that are normally learned throughout their K-12 education. Special features: · Historical events are blended with vocabulary and language skills. · Daily worksheets contain attention-grabbing questions Benefits: · Lesson plan assignments can be used as springboards to learning history and English as a second language. · Word activities cover memorizing, decoding phrases, sign language, and using Morse Code. This guide will help teachers to encourage students to learn meaningful words using explanation, dictionary, and word experiments. It will also be useful to homeschooling parents and those unfamiliar with the English language.