Saturday, August 15, 2020

Word of the Day

 Our little household uses Vocabulary Workshop.  These booklets are packed with vocabulary enrichment. Additionally, novels and textbooks bolster vocabulary.  You can also use Word of the Day.  I taught at two private schools which used WODs from the elementary grades.  Another good source of WODs is Script’s Spelling Bee’s Words of Champions.  BTW many home-schoolers compete nationally.  Want to include a bit more rigor?  Take a word, spell it, use it in a sentence, and specify synonyms.  Do one a day.  Learn a word’s etymology, such as cardiovascular, using an etymology dictionary.  See why we also learn Latin?

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