October 16 is
National Dictionary Day! Get the word about this valuable tool by exploring
these activities.
CONNECT:
- Read some basic facts about dictionaries at https://kids.kiddle.co/Dictionary
- Read about different types of dictionaries at https://www.futurelearn.com/info/courses/understanding-dictionaries/0/steps/62789
- Watch how to use a dictionary at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo2cSioY6wI
- The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary. See how it keeps current at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=118HE_rrnRs
- Watch the history of dictionaries and how words are added to the dictionary at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJJ_pRqvtCs
CREATE:
- Use the dictionary to play fun word games with your family at https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/raise-a-reader-blog/family-dictionary-games.html and https://tinybeans.com/dictionary-games-for-kids/
- Is a picture worth a 1000 words? Find out with the picture dictionary games and activities: https://www.tefl.net/elt/ideas/games/picture-dictionary-games-and-activities/
- Create your own dictionary games!
CARE:
- For parents: Find the right dictionary for your child by using the guide at https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/childrens-dictionaries-how-to-find-the-right-dictionary-for-your-child/
- Make a family dictionary by following the directions at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDPSF7zZVCM
- Handle your dictionary carefully; see how at https://youtu.be/C9AFDxdDpGY
CAREERS:
Love words –
and pictures that represent them? You could be a lexicographer (look up its
definition in a dictionary), a wordsmith, a proofreader, a librarian, or a translator.
There are careers in manufacturing and selling dictionaries too. And don’t forget data dictionaries for the
workplace. Look up these wordy careers.
- https://www.themuse.com/advice/my-job-is-to-add-words-to-the-dictionary-which-is-pretty-cool
- https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/lexicographer
- Data dictionaries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxWeDJiVdA0
