Author(s): Jo Ellen Moor

Teacher Reference

Blake’s Learning Centres are a wonderful, motivating way for students to practice important skills. The activities in Vocabulary Centres help build a rich vocabulary. Each centre is self-contained and portable and includes teacher and student instructions. The 12 centres in these books are self-contained and portable. Students may work at a desk, a table, or even on the floor. Once you've made the centres, they're ready to use any time.

What?

• Everything you need for 12 centres


• Hands-on vocabulary activities


• Step-by-step directions


• Full-colour covers, task cards and games


• Self-checking answer keys

Why?

• Builds rich vocabulary


• Boosts reading skills


• Provides individual or partner practice


• Uses repitition as a learning tool


• Offers extra-time fun

Topics

Book 5 Topics (Ages 9-10)

• recognising synonyms and antonyms


• using homophones


• applying prefixes and suffixes


• pronouncing heteronyms


• creating analogies


• using ICT compound words


• recognising scientific terminology


• naming geometric figures


• differentiating homographs


• recognising music terms