WOW! Words - Activity Book

Every child wins with WOW! Words™! Yes, now you can invite every child to be a talker who grabs positive attention from listeners, regardless of that child's natural ability or skills with language.  WOW! Words™ approaches vocabulary in exactly the same way in which all children learn to speak.

Children learn to speak –– and want to speak –– the words they hear others use in conversation.  WOW! Words™ invites children to experience success in hearing and saying big words in meaningful and useful contexts to convey their thoughts and feelings.

WOW! Words™ approaches vocabulary in a new and fun way that practices intentional oral modeling of big words. It uses activities such as “Talk and Share,” “Talking Activity,” “Hands on Activity,” and “WOW! Rhymes” to lead children to conversational successes.

"Enthusiastic," "valuable," "remarkable," and "perceive" are examples of WOW! Words™ — sophisticated words that enrich children’s listening and speaking vocabularies regardless of writing and reading proficiency. Sorted into age-specific groups, four sets of 36 lessons teach one new word for each age group for each week of the school year. Parents and teachers can engage their confident conversationalists with the book’s rich, age-appropriate tools and resources: definitions, synonyms, pronunciation guidelines, figurative language, additional forms, sentences, short rhymes, poems, songs, discussion questions, illustrations, and hands-on activities, in addition to visual aids that organize and display word-acquisition progress.

WOW! Words™:

• Provides children with the critical skills to effectively communicate their ideas and thoughts. Invites children to experience success in hearing and saying big words in meaningful and useful contexts.
• Makes the connection between vocabulary and success in all areas of the curriculum, especially reading and writing.
• Uses different skill levels to differentiate lessons within a classroom, while learning more about the oral language of toddlers to teens.
• Approaches vocabulary in a new and fun way that practices intentional oral modeling of big words. Uses activities such as “Talk and Share,” “Talking Activity,” “Hands on Activity,” and “Word Rhyme” to lead children to vocabulary success. Invites every child to be a winner, regardless of natural ability or learned skills.
• Builds children’s confidence to proudly and knowingly use big words to express themselves orally and inspire every child’s use of powerful vocabulary.

Grades Pre-K–2 * Index / Illustrated / 198 pages * Good Year Books, 2011 * ISBN 1596470704

Watch videos of Babsy B and "WOW! Words" on her YouTube channel:

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