Happy Monday! It’s time for the Vocabulary Building link party! Click here for an intro, or just read on and join in!

Our root word of the week is “therm.” (heat)

To build background knowledge about the word meaning…

Read some therm books. You could go with weather books like National Geographic Kids Everything Weather: Facts, Photos, and Fun that Will Blow You Away, by Kathy Furgang. Or if flu season has been bugging your family, try books about being sick, like Bear Feels Sick, by Karma Wilson. Or do a little online research to find out about hypothermia or Thermopolis, Wyoming!
Brainstorm some words that contain the therm word part. Talk about their meaning. Notice other common word parts that affect the meaning. For example, thermometer also contains the meter word part, which means to measure. Obviously focus on age-appropriate words. The idea is to teach words that will help kids stretch their ability to use interesting language in writing and speaking, and to understand the words they read.
Think about who might frequently use words with this word part in everyday life. (Nurses, parents, thermo nuclear physicists…)
Talk about synonyms or antonyms of some therm words.
You could even make your own real thermometer like this one from Steve Spangler Science.

Now it’s time to build! We brainstormed therm words, (Thermos, hypothermia, thermal underwear, thermostat). and picked thermometer to build. In case you can’t tell from the picture, the sickly (scary) looking LEGO dude is getting his temperature taken by a helpful friend with a thermometer.

Ok, it’s your turn! Please join the fun!

Take a picture of your kids’/students’ representation of a therm word, OR just link to ANY great idea you’ve blogged about related to building vocabulary!
Share it somewhere. (Blog, Facebook, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest…) If you want to connect and help me spread the word, please provide a link back here in your post. You can use the image below. (Or just a text link is fine too.) If you’re posting in places where hashtags are cool, you can use these: #vocabularybuilding and #homeliteracyblueprint
I’ll pick a few to share on my Building + Learning or Literacy Activities Pinterest boards, so make sure you add a clear image and a direct link.
Link up here.
Check out the other links and show them some love.

FYI: I just added a link to my Instagram feed as an example. (Instagram is picky, so you have to link up though a service like Webstagram.)

Please join me! I don’t want to be the only one at my party. {Insert pitiful begging face here.}

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