Word Splash is a vocabulary strategy that makes learning math terminology easier for elementary school students. Before beginning a new unit of study, a teacher will determine the most important math terminology for the topic. These words are then splashed, or displayed, in the classroom at the start of the unit.
An example: Unit is on Measurement: inches, foot, cm, length, height, perimeter, area, etc.
How the Word Splash Works
By having the words displayed in the room from the beginning of the unit, students become interested and motivated to learn what they mean and what they are. Students should read the words and guess what they mean. These predictions allow their brains to begin to make connections with the new words.
As the unit progresses, students are encouraged to add pictures to the words that represent their definitions. Students can also create their own word splashes on the front of their folders or notebooks with definitions and illustrations of the vocabulary terms. The word splash can then be used as a study aid to help students interact with and recall the words.
Make the Word Splash Fun
To keep the Word Splash strategy fresh and interesting for students, teachers need to vary the way the vocabulary words are presented. The words can be displayed at the front of the room on construction paper or hung from the ceiling with paper clips and string. The teacher can write the new vocabulary on name tag stickers and stick them on her shirt or on each student as they come into the classroom to capture their interest and attention. The teacher can use window markers to write the vocabulary words on the classroom windows.
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