It’s Wednesday, and time for Language Arts Recommended Website:
MyVocabulary.com:
Age Range: 6-18 (Grades 1-12, with parental supervision) This ad-supported website offers a variety of language arts activities for elementary, middle, and high school students to improve vocabulary, writing, and conversation including holiday-themed Latin/Greek root-word puzzles, trivia, crosswords, and scavenger hunts.
When you get to the site, you’ll see the first vocabulary puzzle for “Christmas and Holiday Traditions” that you must solve using the Latin/Greek root words and vocabulary words. Full instructions are included. Then, scroll down the page to find similar puzzles for Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Ramadan.
Don’t miss these other holiday vocabulary activities:
- Christmas Crossword Puzzle
- Christmas Trivia Lists – There are 9 fun trivia lists that you can print out and play offline. (Great for long holiday road trips too!) Topics include naming:
- 14 objects that the Grinch stole at Christmas
- Holiday Songs with the word “Christmas” in the title
- Songs that were #1 on the Billboard Charts on Christmas Day
- Santa’s 8 reindeer from the poem, “A Visit from St. Nicholas”
- 12 gifts of Christmas (from the Christmas carol)
- Christmas Traditions – 24 Scavenger Hunt Ideas – On this page you’ll find a Christmas/Holiday word list from A to Z. Scroll down the page to find a list of 24 objects you might look for on a Scavenger Hunt using the vocabulary from the word list
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
