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Weekly word roots : 52 quick activities for building vocabulary / Timothy Rasinski, Ph.D. [and three others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rasinski, Timothy V.
- Series:
- Professional Resources Series
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vocabulary--Juvenile literature.
- Vocabulary.
- English language--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc--Study and teaching.
- English language.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Huntington Beach, California : Shell Education, [2022]
- Summary:
- Use the power of Greek and Latin word roots to support building vocabulary. Based on holidays and special days throughout the year, each brief lesson is perfect for teaching students vocabulary they must master for academic success.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Page 2 Credits
- Page 3 - Table of Contents
- Page 4 - Why Study Word Roots?
- Page 5 - Carpe Diem! Seize the Day...Monday and All Other Days!
- Page 7 - Research in Practice
- Page 7 What Is a Root?
- Page 7 - Why Teach with a Roots Approach?
- Page 10 - What Does Research Say aboutUsing a Roots Approach?
- Page 11 - Digging Deeper
- Page 12 - How to Use This Book
- Page 12 - Quick Tips from the Authors
- Page 13 - Using the Teaching Pages
- Page 14 - Using the Student Pages
- Page 16 - January
- Page 16 - Happy New Year-January 1:Exploring nov Words
- Page 18 - World Introvert Day-January 2:Exploring vert, vers Words
- Page 20 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day:Exploring civ, cit, civil Words
- Page 22 - National No Name-Calling Week:Exploring nomin and onym Words
- Page 24 - February
- Page 24 - World Read-Aloud Day:Exploring leg, lig, lect Words
- Page 26 - Valentine's Day-February 14:Exploring am(i), amor, amat Wordsand phil Words
- Page 28 - Presidents Day:Exploring sid, sed, sess Words
- Page 30 - National Tortilla Chip Day:Exploring tort Words
- Page 32 - March .
- Page 32 - The Roman God of War, Mars:Exploring bell, bellum Words
- Page 34 - International Women's Day-March 8:Exploring fem, femi Words andgyn, gynec Words
- Page 36 - World Contact Day-March 15:Exploring tact, tang Words
- Page 38 - World Water Day-March 22:Exploring hydr and aqua Words
- Page 40 - National Doctors Day-March 30:Exploring docere Words
- Page 42 - April
- Page 42 - National Walking Week:Exploring ambul Words
- Page 44 - PagHappy Cent Day-April 1:Exploring cent Words
- Page 46 - National Unicorn Day-April 9:Exploring uni, unit Words
- Page 48 - Earth Day-April 22:Exploring terr, ter Words andge(o) Words
- Page 50 - April Showers Bring May Flowers:Exploring flor Words
- Page 52 - May.
- Page 52 - National Moving Month:Exploring mov, mot, mobil Words
- Page 54 - National Inventors Month:Exploring ven, vent Words
- Page 56 - Thinking of Mom This Week:Exploring mater, matr(i) Words
- Page 58 - Memorial Day:Exploring mem, memor Words
- Page 4 - Table of Contents (cont.)
- Page 60 - June .
- Page 60 - Graduation Day:Exploring grad Words
- Page 62 - Saying Farewell:Exploring vale and dic, dict Words
- Page 64 - World Bicycle Day-June 3:Exploring bi Words
- Page 66 - Father's Day:Exploring pater, patr(i) Words
- Page 68 - Solstice: "Here Comes the Sun":Exploring sol Words
- Page 70 - July
- Page 70 - It's Vacation Time: Exploring vac Words
- Page 72 - How Long Is a Quarantine?:Exploring quadr, quart Words
- Page 74 - Independence Day-July 4:Exploring pend, pens Words
- Page 76 - August
- Page 76 - National Political Convention Time:Exploring ven, vent Words
- Page 78 - International Peace Month:Exploring pac, pax Words
- Page 80 - National Booklovers Day-August 9:Exploring phil Words
- Page 82 - I Love My Feet Day-August 17:Exploring ped and pod Words
- Page 84 - National Dog Day-August 26:Exploring fid Words
- Page 86 - September
- Page 86 - Labor Day:Exploring labor Words
- Page 88 - Celebrating Teachers:Exploring struct Words
- Page 90 - Constitution Day-September 17:Exploring pre- Words
- Page 92 - The Autumnal Equinox:Exploring equ(i) Words
- Page 94 - October
- Page 94 - World Habitat Day:Exploring habit Words
- Page 96 - National Dental Hygiene Month:Exploring dent Words
- Page 98 - National Motorcycle Ride Day-October 10:Exploring mov, mot, mobil Words
- Page 100 - National Dictionary Day-October 16:Exploring dic, dict Words
- Page 102 - United Nations Day-October 24:Exploring nat, natur Words
- Page 104 - Halloween: Time for Fear and Fright:Exploring phobe Words
- Page 106 - November.
- Page 106 - National Authors Day-November 1:Exploring scrib, script Words
- Page 108 - Veterans Day-November 11:Exploring serv, servat Words
- Page 110 - National Play Monopoly Day-November 19:Exploring mono Words
- Page 112 - Thanksgiving-A Day of Gratitude:Exploring grat, grac Words
- Page 114 - December
- Page 114 - National Rosa Parks Day-December 1:Exploring greg Words
- Page 116 - Celebrating December, the 12th (or 10th)Month of the Year:Exploring dec Words
- Page 118 - First Flight-December 17:Exploring avi Words
- Page 120 - References
- Page 122 - Answer Key
- Page 128 - Word Roots Index
- BackCover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Rasinski, Timothy Weekly Word Roots: 52 Quick Activities for Building Vocabulary Ebook
- ISBN:
- 9781087649054
- 1087649056
- OCLC:
- 1407624848
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