Darwin's Dragons - Session 14 - Word Workshop

The 'Darwin's Dragons' session 14 Word Workshop is an educational activity designed to enhance the vocabulary skills of KS2 students. In this workshop, students are encouraged to explore various aspects of words including their meanings, usage in sentences, modifications through prefixes or suffixes, as well as identifying synonyms and antonyms. The words covered in this session span a wide array of themes and complexity, from 'preserved', which has a connotation of something being kept intact or maintained over time, to 'dissect', which implies cutting or analysing something in detail.

Each word is carefully chosen to stimulate the learning process, allowing students to delve into the nuances of the English language. For example, the word 'hunched' might be used to describe a posture, and students can discuss its antonyms like 'straightened'. Similarly, 'prised' could lead to discussions about opening something with effort, and 'solely' offers a chance to talk about exclusivity. The workshop aims not only to broaden the students' vocabulary but also to improve their understanding of how words can be transformed and related to each other, enhancing their overall linguistic and communicative abilities.