Words, Words, Words: Ready-to-Use Games and Activities for Vocabulary Building, Grades 7-12
"Offering practical and enjoyable activities, this book is an essential resource for any teacher concerned with enhancing his or her students' vocabulary."--Gary Muschla, author,The Writing Teacher’s Book of Lists, Second Edition“Words, Words, Wordsis a student and teacher friendly book that incorporates key vocabulary skills in a structured, interesting format. Thematic units, helpful hints and enjoyable, motivational exercises make this a standout. Umstatter's latest is a great vocabulary book with a sense of humor!”--Marylou McCullough, director of humanities, West Islip Public School and former high school English teacher“Jack Umstatter has created a book filled with meaningful language arts activities. This book can be used as a foundation for a course, for spot lessons, or for remediation. These lessons will engage students and help make learning fun.”--Tom Hall, high school principal, Harvard, Massachusetts“Jack Umstatter's uniquely engaging word puzzles are not just vocabulary-builders. They invite students to think seriously about the shades of meaning that are so critical to reading comprehension, critical analysis and self-expression.”--John Tessitore, award-winning author for young adults, author ofMuhammad Ali: The World's Champion