In the Language Standard of the Common Core (specifically the vocabulary and acquisition use), our students should be expanding their vocabulary!
So, last year I decided to use Fancy Words to introduce synonyms and the use of fancy vocabulary words. My students this year just loved it so much! They've been using their fancy words SO much lately. I'm almost sick of hearing the words humungous, spectacular, fantastic, and superb. :) Almost.
Of course, we start off reading Fancy Nancy to introduce Fancy Words (and we continue reading different Fancy Nancy books all week). Here are some fun things we did all week to work on our vocabulary acquisition (that's a fancy word for learning big words). P.S. that is a STEAL of a deal on a Fancy Nancy big book!
After the book, we did a little craftivity. We took the words that we learned and made wands with them (of course I called them wizard wands for the boys and princess wands for the boys). They wrote their favorite fancy word on the star and drew a picture of the meaning of the word.
This is our Fancy Word Wall (also included in the packet). My students came up with *most* of those fancy words up there!
To make sure my students are applying what they've learned, I challenge them to use fancy words in their journals. And when they come up to conference with me after journal, if I see any fancy words used correctly, they get to circle them with MY "magic marker". SO precious!!!
Check out my Fancy Word Activities pack {here}!
121 comments:
Facetious is my favorite fancy word! I'm not even sure I spelled it right- it's just so fun to say!
butler . erica @ gmail . com
My favorite fancy word is spectacular!
Sahick03@smumn.edu
Does Supercalafragalisticexpialidocious count? I suppose not so I will go with my second favorite fancy word of: preposterous! :o)
Karyn
A is for Apple B is for Blog
Kideducator@comcast.net
My favorite fancy word is stupendous!! b822b@yahoo.com
How fun! My favorite fancy word is ridiculousness. :)
Catherine
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The Brown-Bag Teacher
My favorite fancy word is plethora. :)
Mrs. Pauleys Kindergarten
mrspauleyskindergarten@gmail.com
My favorite fancy word is a synonym for a disease of the lungs caused by a volcano. It is also one of the longest words in the dictionary. It is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. After talking about syllabication I show this word to the kids and how easy it is to read it if you take it apart. LOL!
Omg!!! How adorable!!! Definitely have to remember this! My favorite fancy word would have to be delightful! :)
Heather
Lagmom9906@yahoo.com
I love the word evanescence!
-Andrea
simmonsa1@sfusd.edu
Love these! They came out so cute! Your anchor chart is better than what I could come up with haha.
My favorite fancy word is saying ciao. I like speaking other languages to be fancy.
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ThePolishedTeacher
I like the word extravagant.
tokyoshoes (at) hotmail (dot) com
Super cute, Rachelle! My favorite fancy word is delightful. My firsties love saying it too. ;)
Gladys
teachinginhighheels@gmail.com
I love to use "circumlocution" and "accoutrements". :) breannesimons@gmail.com
My favorite fancy word is vivacious! Great packet to help expand vocabulary!
Katy
Kevans927@hotmail.com
Oh me! Oh MY . . . love this packet. Seriously, girl. You've outdone yourself. I really get into using the words bravo and extraordinary in class. My kiddlets have picked them up now :)
Hugs!
kelleydolling@gmail.com
SO cute! I have lots of favorite fancy words....lately, I've been using the word "quarrel". It's so fun to hear the kids start to weave the fancy words into their everyday language!
Taryn.Ryan@fairfieldsfuture.org
My Fancy Nancy word is delightful!
carolpeterbirch@gmail.com
I LOVE this unit! The wands, the word wall, and the highlighting. its perfect! I like melancholy and quagmire. Reyesremarkablerants at gmail dot com
What a great lesson! I am always trying to get the children to use more interesting words in their writing and I love your ideas!
I call the boring words "pesky" words. My favorite fancy word is "persnickity." It comes from the story "The Seven Silly Eaters". It means picky. I tell my students that I am being very persnickity on an assignment and they know that they won't get away with anything but their best work. :)
Thanks for sharing!
Jenn.
My favorite fancy word is conundrum! Thanks for the chance to win. This packet looks awesome! I'm always amazed by Cara's anchor charts too!
Nissa
nissacronin@gmail.com
Great packet! I like using the word "concur."
jimbolic@gmail.com
Vivacious is my fancy Nancy word. Thanks for sharing your work!
My favorite fancy word is vivacious, which accurately describes my kiddos.
Lamecum@gmail.com
My favoritest fancy word is "kerfluffled." Love this idea! :)
-Kiki
kirstenmestrada@gmail.com
I love the whole Fancy Nancy series and the illustrator lives in Newport Beach nearby. Yup, you can touch me cause she is always speaking or reading one of these books to kids who live locally. This packet looks fantastic. One thing we have done is created "growing charts" where we continue to add to our list as we go through the year. I use these books to talk about academic vocabulary and Tier 2 and 3 words! You are sooooo common core. These activities are adorable and you are just the BEST!
Fran
Wait a sec I forgot to list my favorite word to use with kids- perseverance and brouhaha. Okay so I cheated and mentioned two words! Sorry!
My favorite fancy word, and definitely my students' fave, is coincidence. They are knocking my socks off with that word almost every day!
Molly
mmmurray77@gmail.com
For my little kindergarteners, our favorite fancy word is "EFFORT".
cheriemae@gmail.com
What a awesome packet!! My favorite word right now is stuidious.My kids love using it.
Barbara
happyteachingfirst.blogspot.com
meadowt@comcast.net
The "fancy" word we use are using right now is fluently, as in "go back and read it fluently"! They are getting so good :) Awesome ideas! Thank you for sharing in this post!
sarachrobot@hotmail.com
My favorite fancy word that my kiddos love to use is tremendous.
-Lovely Nina
Nblovely7@gmail.com
www.lovelylittlelearners.blogspot.com
I love the word torrential and so do my students.
Jeanne
J28ber@gmail.com
Love this idea! My kiddos think Fancy Nancy is hilarious! Which has become our new fancy word for funny... :) Hope it counts that we all use it :0) I also love to use the word stupendous and wonderful awesomeness...
Thanks for sharing how to keep the vocab springing up in our little ones writing!
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♬Swamp Frog First Graders ♬
I love Fancy Nancy books for teaching vocab. My favorite fancy word is either plethora (I have a plethora of things on my To Do list!) or urgency (Show some urgency when you are walking to the Learning Rug!)
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Sara
Polka Dot Kinders
Great resource! My favorite fancy word is cornucopia...not one I really use with my second graders though haha.
Lindsey - lmburto@gmail.com
I enjoy using the word "expectations" with my students.
Amanda
hennonac@yahoo.com
My favorite fancy word is oviparous! What a great packet!
rachelmd93@gmail.com
Delightful! (As Fancy Nancy would say)-love the packet!
aludrick69@gmail.com
Success In First
Delightful! (As Fancy Nancy would say)-love the packet!
aludrick69@gmail.com
Success In First
My kiddos love using "superior" !
wendy 1stgradefireworks@gmail.com
1stgradefireworks
My favorite fancy word is hors d'oeuvre and yes I had to look up how to spell it! jkroske@GMAIL.COM
This is so cute. I love the word breathtaking. We had it on the board and my kids love to use it. Ashley.e.thurston@gmail.com
My favorite fancy word is splendiferous!! Ashleybowlesreed@hotmail.com. You are just as talented as Cara...just in different ways!! ((Hugs))
I use the word fabulous a LOT! My team has been using Fancy Nancy to teach fancy words for the last couple of years. During the last week of school we have a Fancy Nancy party and everyone comes to school dressed in their fanciest clothes and we call each other darling and eat parfaits. It's great fun and even the boys get into it (we have top hats and bow ties for them).
Kim Dowd
kdowd13@gmail.com
I love this pack. What a great idea. I use conundrum a lot.
Krystyn
Ms. Richards's Musings
IThis is awesome!!!! My favorite fancy word is Fantabulous... It is a combination between my other two fancy words... Fantastic and Fabulous!
Thanks
Karmen
Carmenb104@gmail.com
Verklempt Mike Myers used in on one of his SNL skits frequently . I am also anchor chart cute challenged.
Alison
afunk1994@gmail.com
Some of my favorite fancy words are splendid, victorious, and conundrum!
As in: If I am not victorious in winning this splendid giveaway, I will be in quite the conundrum!
faithfulinfirst.blogspot.com
pinksmyink@gmail.com
I am obsessed with fancy nancy and all of her books! I even dressed like her for Halloween and literacy night. I love the word ginormous (from the movie Elf), and splendiferous (from a fancy nancy book, of course!) hope I win!! missplott@gmail.com
I love the word phenomenal! :) ...and my students are phenomenal (most of the time)! Thanks for all your great ideas!
Abby
abz1390@yahoo.com
Love this idea! The pack looks terrific!
ღDeAnne
First Grade and Fabulous
spectacular! neillkk@hotmail.com
Looks great! My fav "fancy word" is cacophony...I'm waiting for just the right time to use it with my firsties :)
Kim
kdh423@aol.com
fabulous!!
katie.neustadter@gmail.com
spectacular :)
sara.e.giovanangelo@gmail.com
I LOVE this packet! How perfect!
I love telling the kids i am "apprehensive" about something i want them to do... because then they work extra hard to prove they can do it!!
aconnolly1216 @ gmail . com
My favorite fancy word is "superb"
Cindy
cindy.calenti@comcast.net
Granny Goes to School
I love the words plethora and screech!
angiehblack@gmail.com
My first graders are currently loving the fancy word schema! I love seeing how excited they get to use this word. We are busy activating our schema in Reader's Workshop this week! missy.kutil@gmail.com
We use "sashay" or "saunter" instead of walk.
I love this idea! Have the packet on my wish list! Looking forward to putting it together over break!
I like to use "ridiculous" instead of 'no way' I make sure to use an exaggerated voice when I use it too. They just giggle... Jennifer Steinacher
jsteinacher@meeker.k12.co.us
My favorite is copacetic( not even sure how to spell it) but I sure like to say it. :)
Jean
robinsonj@ccabr.org
Diving Into 2nd Grade
I absolutely love this little craftivity! Our favorite "Fancy" word in G19 is "delectable"! Thanks for the opportunity!
This looks so cute!! Your anchor chart is great!! My favorite fancy word is copacetic :)
Ali
alischepis(at)gmail.com
What a cute unit!
My favorite fancy word is delightful.
terep711@yahoo.com
my fancy word is 'inquisitive' We are all inquisitive students.
They lover trying to say it!
looks like I am late for a chane to win it. However, this looks ornate!
Iteachkidsabc@gmail.com
:o) V.
Special Teacher for Special Kids
my favorite fancy word is enthusiastic:)
msemmasedventure@gmail.com
I like the word flabbergasted. Fun to say!
amymody@gmail.com
My favorite word is stupendous! Love your stuff!!
Kelly
kthompsondesign@gmail.com
Not even sure it's a real word but I love saying fantabulous!
anreader@gmail.com
I love the Fancy Nancy books...and it has absolutely nothing to do with the fact my name is Nancy!! My word is "megacognition!" My third graders are so proud of themselves when they use word to describe their thinking!
Nancy
nancydrav4@hotmail.com
oops...metacogntion! Would be nice if I spelled it correctly!
Our standard this week is synonyms - love it!!
kristenkennedy5@gmail.com
My fancy word is sticktoitness!!!!!
I love your posts and blog. great workdable ideas and great commentaries of the daily life of a teacher!!! Thanks! Sharon.washington96@yahoo.com
so fun, she has chapter books now too!! My favorite big word in horrendous.
Peggy Miller
mmiller1@graniteschools.org
I like stupendous! Love Fancy Nancy!
cbartram@kitcarsonschool.com
Mine is vivacious (not sure of the spelling..lol)
Katie
kryan428@gmail.com
My current favorite fancy word is "barrage". Love this unit!
sburton1130@gmail.com
What a great idea! I've been wanting to use Fancy Nancy since the beginning of the year! I LOVE that little lady. :)
hmmmm... my favorite fancy word is...... fantastic. It's not really that fancy, but fancier than some of the words my firsties know. ;)
Maria
eshman.m@norwoodschools.org
Pick me, pick me I love this pack
LOL!!! My favorite fancy word is phenomenal.
Amanda
anhudacek@gmail.com
I have a myriad of fancy words but panacea is a fancy fave!
Mandmyoung@chartermi.net
I love the word: stupendous!! supergreat :) artandcraftmom@yahoo.com
My fancy word is anticipating. Love this unit! I love your Anchor Chart! You did amazingly stupendous terrific. ;)
susieqsclass@gmail.com
Ginormous ;)
I agree with you about the anchor charts, I sometimes think I must be doing them wrong because they look so different from Cara's and Babbling Abby's! I hope to be "font inspired" one day and be able to magically produce great handwriting. Great lesson by the way, my favorite word is facetious!
I am drawing a blank on my favorite fancy word!! I'll think and post it later! My students love the word 'thrilling'! I would love to have your fancy words pack! It's so thrilling!
briawnacallahan@gmail.com
My favorite fancy word to use with my firsties is "sophisticated"! I use it to describe them as students, their strategies in math and the list goes on! I never get tired of hearing them use it to describe themselves as well! :)
mshamm1stgrade at gmail dot com
This is great, my word is ridonkulous!!!
"Faux pas" is my favorite since I make sooooo many of them each day! ;)
kristine.ball@boiseschools.org
My latest blog post uses "fabdorableness" so I'm going with that. :)
growingfirsties@gmail.com
Growing Firsties is having a MEGA giveaway!
One of my favourites is "cantankerous" around my friend who says there is no such word and I must have made it up. LOL.
hermerc@bell.net
My favorite Fancy Nancy word is delightful!
Khartman215@gmail.com
Super cute packet. We have a fancy word wall and the kids LOVE it. I like the word dapper.
missnelsonattpt@yahoo.com
Your work is stupendous! Thanks so much for sharing your fabulous ideas!
jamier@innovativespaces.com
My kids are into humongous at the moment ... it's so funny listening them use it. I'm severely anchor chart challenged. I'd love your packet.
Jenni
taylors4md@yahoo.com
Oooh! I want this packet!!!
My favorite fancy word is "devices". (We have ipods and ipads and I never say the right one, so now I just say, "Come get your devices" instead.)
Joell
Totally Terrific Teaching
I love Fancy Nancy, and your pack is too cute! I am also anchor chart challenged, but I do love yours! It is easy to read and helps reinforce the concept, and that's what truly matters.
My favorite fancy word is ridiculous.
Aimee
Primarily Speaking
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I love your unit so much! One of my students just gave me a rose colored PLUME that she made at home. She said that if Fancy Nancy could make writing look fun, so can I! How stinkin cute is that!
Julie
Ms. Marciniak's First Grade Critter Cafe
betto411@gmail.com
my favorite fancy word is magnificent!
melissa.a.koch@gmail.com
My favorite word is extraordinary! Love your unit!
Michelle
Mjaquillard@oregoncs.org
Stupendous! Magnificant! Exemplary! Outrageous!
I love all of them. I couldn't pick one. I love these lesson ideas and can't wait to create a "Fancy" word wall!
sfallontamu@gmail.com
I like the word cacophony. I just love all words, the fancier the better. This looks like a great idea. sorchajade@aol.com
Fav. fancy word: Serendipitous
Thanks!
Sharon
srada@gavin37.org
I love the fancy word SUPERB. I had my students write down the sentence "Have a superb weekend!" and my third grader asked me "What does Super B mean?" Made me giggle! :)
Bforbes89@gmail.com
Holy smokes! This unit is amazing! My favorite fancy word would have to be "ficitious".
Lindsay
For the Love of First Grade
My favorite fancy word is briliant!
Thank you for sharing this idea.
Buen aprovecho is mine. Don't under estimate your talent, you're great!
Angelica.diaz0703@gmail.com
My favorite fancy math word for my first graders is "equation." It's so cute to hear them say it!
klathim@yahoo.com
I LOVE Fancy Nancy! I'm a little late on seeing this post (since I've been on my death bed - lol), but I just had to tell you how much I love this! :)
I did this kind of activity with my kids today and one of my kids said Brain Swelling for smart! I loved it! This looks amazing! Thanks!
Amy Burton
mskeenan123@hotmail.com
My favorite fancy word is superb! My students use it all the time. I love this idea.
kjreardon@ymail.com
What a great idea! The fancy word I use most often with my kids is phalanges. It technically refers to bones in the hands and feet, but I use it to talk about their appendages in general, like "Keep your phalanges to yourself!" =)
rachel.elsener@gmail.com
I'm super late due to a little vaca in Mexico...but this little unit is beyond adorable!
FABULOUS post and a favorite word in our room as well:)
Tammy
The Resourceful Apple
theresourcefulapple@gmail.com
Adorable activities, love the magic wands!! I feel ya' on the anchor charts, I have gotten better but Cara's are ah-mazing!!
Primary Punch
I love this Rachelle! I'm always looking for ways to get my kids to fancy up their writing. My favorite fancy word is melancholy!
Meghan
First Grade with a Cherry on Top
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Fran
My favorite fancy word is "recalcitrant". You can sing it, too! :-) Gosh, I hope I win. BrowneCoat(at)gmaildotcom.
Bemused is my favorite. Great unit and important concept. Thanks for the chance.
Elizabeth
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