The Explorer - Session 25 - Word Workshop

The 'Word Workshop' is an engaging educational activity designed to enhance vocabulary and language skills among KS2 students. The workshop involves a series of words, each with a set of tasks to deepen understanding and usage. For the word 'boulevard', a broad avenue in a city, students might construct a sentence like, "We strolled down the tree-lined boulevard enjoying the afternoon sun." They could then explore modifying the word, finding synonyms such as 'avenue' or 'thoroughfare', and identifying antonyms like 'alley' or 'lane'.

Another example is the adjective 'curt', which describes a remark or response that is brief to the point of rudeness. Students could use it in a sentence like, "His curt reply made it clear he was not interested in discussing the matter further." Modifications might include 'curtly' for the adverb form, and synonyms could be 'brusque' or 'terse', with antonyms being 'polite' or 'cordial'. Through these exercises, students learn to manipulate language by adding prefixes or suffixes, changing verb tenses, and understanding the nuances of word meanings, all while discovering synonyms and antonyms to expand their linguistic repertoire.