Vocabulary Activity 2: Word Mapping
Aim
To develop your child’s vocabulary by representing related
words in a word map.
Suitable for all ages
Estimated time needed
20 minutes
Materials needed
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5 vocabulary words (e.g. chosen from books read with your child)
Paper, pencils and coloured pencils
Instructions
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Pick a word and read it aloud. Write the word in the middle of a piece of paper.
Get your child to think of related words and create a map to visually display these
words. For instance, your child can be asked to think of:
a. Words that belong to the same category (e.g. walk, jog, sprint)
b. Words in different parts of speech (e.g. happy, happier, happily)
c. Words related to features or themes (e.g. words related to an outing to the
beach)
Make it more interesting by using online materials (e.g. online thesaurus) and getting
your child to draw. You could also encourage your child to create word maps with the
computer.
Additional resources
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Examples of word maps :
Why not use online
tools to create word
maps?
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