What it is: Lexipedia is an amazing site for learning about words and word relationships. Just type in a word to look it up on Lexipedia and in seconds you will have a web of words complete with definitions. Lexipedia gives all nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, fuzzynyms, synonyms, and antonyms for the word. Students can choose to see all of these words at once or choose to show only one type of result. When students hover their mouse over a word, the definition pops up over the word. Students get an immediate visual of word relationships.
How to integrate Lexipedia into the classroom: Lexipedia is the perfect site to use during any literacy lesson. This site is an excellent resource to stretch and build student vocabulary. Use Lexipedia with an interactive whiteboard or projector during reading. When the class comes upon an unfamiliar word, invite a student to type the word into the search. Read the definition as a class and look at the synonyms and word connections. Bookmark Lexipedia on classroom computers for easy access. During writing, students can use Lexipedia as a editing center where they enhance their writing with vivid verbs and adjectives. Lexipedia is also an excellent place to start when learning a new science concept. Type key vocabulary into Lexipedia and encourage students to guess what science concepts they will be learning based on the vocabulary and word connections. This visual dictionary and thesaurus goes above and beyond and will increase your student’s vocabulary and word understanding exponentially!
Tips: I learned about this outstanding site from rmbyrne on his fantastic blog. Such a great, useful find!
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