Vocabulary Match-up: Does anyone use the AP Vocabulary Match-up Activity with non-AP courses?

♀️Sure do! If I think it’s going to be a challenging set of terms, I have students do the activity on hard copy. If it’s a lower stakes preview/review, I project the terms and definitions on the board, have students pair-share answers, then check together as a group. 

How about you, John Vidoli ? Have you given these activities a test run yet?

Hi Anne,

Thanks for the suggestions. 

I just saw the activity this weekend. Is it new to AP?

I  was thinking that students would need support -- especially the first time.  I was going to limit the number of terms to keep it doable and not overwhelm them.

John Vidoli I definitely remember these activities in the 1200 course last year, but I don't recall for sure if they were in AP.

I agree about the support, especially early on in the year. 

Sometimes I put the terms in a slide deck if we are just doing a pair-share. I typically break the terms into smaller groups to make them readable on the slide, but also to narrow down the options for students. Maybe that would help your group too?

John Vidoli I definitely remember these activities in the 1200 course last year, but I don't recall for sure if they were in AP.

I agree about the support, especially early on in the year. 

Sometimes I put the terms in a slide deck if we are just doing a pair-share. I typically break the terms into smaller groups to make them readable on the slide, but also to narrow down the options for students. Maybe that would help your group too?