Hello, I am a Kindergarten teacher and a Literacy Coordinator for Grades 5 - 8. I tell the teachers at the Middle school level that it is essential that the vocabulary students should be expected to know should be connected to the big idea of what you are teaching in science. So if your big idea in science is say, the physical properties of water for instance, then the vocabulary would be words related water: I.e.: weather, ice, snow, sleet, rain, frozen, fog, steam, solid, liquid hot, cold, temperature, etc. In fact I would begin by asking them what words they know that are related to WATER first and maybe they can help to create their own vocabulary lists to use when writing stories related to WATER. There are 5 big ideas in science, so whatever big idea you are teaching in science, your vocabulary should connect and flow from there. If you want more help in understanding the big ideas in science, email me off the list and I will share. Thanks, Michele NBCT '06
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dacia Myhre Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 4:49 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv Subject: [MOSAIC] Science vocabualry Hello All I am a literacy coach working with Kindergarten-we are really focusing this year on content integration in our literacy block. We are looking for a good vocabulary list for kids in science for K. Does anyone have one or know some good resources?> > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
