The 13-Storey Treehouse - Session 3 - Word Workshop

The 'Word Workshop' as part of 'The 13-Storey Treehouse' session 3 is an engaging activity designed to enhance vocabulary skills. It encourages students to explore various aspects of a word, including its meaning, usage in a sentence, and modifications through prefixes, suffixes, and changes in tense. Additionally, students are prompted to identify synonyms and antonyms, further deepening their understanding of language nuances. For example, with the word 'proudly', they would classify it as an adverb, use it in a sentence like "She walked proudly to the front of the class," and then discuss related words and opposites, such as 'humbly' as an antonym.

Similarly, the word 'honestly' would be examined for its meaning, use in context, and variations. Students might modify it to 'dishonestly' to explore its opposite meaning, and identify synonyms such as 'truthfully'. Words like 'skill', 'competition', 'giant', 'admit', 'inform', 'snatching', 'reminded', and 'concentrate' are all dissected in this manner. This methodical approach to vocabulary building not only aids in word recognition and usage but also in understanding the dynamic nature of English language structure. By working through each word, students gain confidence in their linguistic abilities and are encouraged to apply this knowledge in both written and spoken communication.