tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864446171504917823.post2253772691853839652..comments2024-01-29T00:21:17.815-07:00Comments on As We Bloom: How We Homeschool: Vocabulary (Blogging Through the Alphabet)Deann Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02889389777285889169noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864446171504917823.post-67450195400068659002017-06-20T09:46:07.010-06:002017-06-20T09:46:07.010-06:00Now that my kids are teens, I build their vocabula...Now that my kids are teens, I build their vocabulary by reading books aloud to them that are beyond their current reading level. They stop me when they hear a word they don't know so they can look it up and we can talk about it. This was a good post, thank you!Kirsten Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03642935718346651586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864446171504917823.post-82652605469173511282017-06-19T23:00:18.678-06:002017-06-19T23:00:18.678-06:00I'll frequently use a larger word and ask the ...I'll frequently use a larger word and ask the lad "do you know what that means?" It's a non-threatening way to learn too. :)Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07731853888897956775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864446171504917823.post-75044190038060336032017-06-17T20:38:32.680-06:002017-06-17T20:38:32.680-06:00I've never found just writing the words and de...I've never found just writing the words and definitions to work neither. I think you are on the right track having them use the words in their writings and also maybe incorporate it in a conversation or two or three through out the week. Also, build in a review week every 6 weeks or soAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10456902123196720368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864446171504917823.post-47226930151349681942017-06-14T06:09:48.642-06:002017-06-14T06:09:48.642-06:00Vocab is so important too! We don't teach it ...Vocab is so important too! We don't teach it formally but my boys are always learning new vocab words through all the wonderful stories that we read. Joanne https://www.blogger.com/profile/01212516924342195282noreply@blogger.com