LambReads

Make your vocabulary instruction more interesting and engaging with over 20 activities and strategies that encourage students to interact with words. Directions and student record sheets (when applicable) are included for nearly two dozen interactive vocabulary activities.

This graphic organizer makes an analogy between writing a paragraph to a burger. The first sheet allows for teacher modeling and/or student practice with adding details (meat, cheese, lettuce) to a topic and conclusion sentence (the bun). The directions explain that just like you cannot build a good sandwich without ingredients to put between the bread, you cannot build a good paragraph without interesting details. Topics for this activity include friendships, computers, and reading. The se