Handouts are available below.

Big Idea

Ever thought of using wordles in the classroom? They’re great for helping students review key terms and vocabulary for a chapter. I’ve used them as a bellringer to review key terms, and kids have enjoyed them a lot. 

Episode Notes

Here are a couple of big ideas on how to I’ve used science wordles in the classroom:

1. Wordles – like word scrambles – are great at getting students to review key terms. But, with wordles, there’s the added layer of difficulty where students need to switch out and rearrange letters in the wordle by following the colored clues.

2. Instead of using colors to give wordle clues, use the following black-and-white clues: for white letters in black boxes, this means the letter is not present in the word; for black letters in white boxes, this means the letter is present in the word and is in the correct position; for black letters in grey boxes, this means the letter is present but is in the wrong position.

3. To help students focus on science related words and not just any random words, my wordles all come with a hint. 

4. Finally, there are 3 variations to my wordle exercise. In variation 1, I give students a wordle and I ask for the Word and the definition. In variation 2, I give the word and have students write the definition AND come up with a wordle of their creation – but no inappropriate words and the words need to be real. In variation 3, I give them the definition and ask students to come up with the word and the wordle – using the rules I mentioned before. See handouts for examples.

Resources

Handout(s): Ep97 – Using Science Wordles as a Bellringer and Vocab Review

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