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Lexical Families



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DescriptionEvery time I introduce a new important word in Spanish class, I try to draw a mind map on the whiteboard to relate the new word to similar words they know until we create the whole "lexical family".
Then, depending on the unit and the class, you can broaden this practice by completing a "lexical set" (a group of words that share the same topic or theme) or all belong to the same part of speech (they are all nouns, all verbs, all adjectives). Those are great activities to introduce and review the vocabulary incorporated in the unit. This is supported by research since, we tend to remember best when we create systems.

Ranking: It helps students, but not always in context to their world, but one good system to use.

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