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All the Jargon Journal Titles

We finally have a list for you of the upcoming Jargon Journal titles and so here we are going to list ALL of the Jargon Journal titles for the whole 12 sets. As we chose books for each set we tried our best to find readily available titles that you may

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Jargon Journal Halloween Bundle

Happy Halloweeen! We are so excited about this set of Jargon Journal units. Click here to read more about the importance of vocabulary instruction. Click here to read more about the Jargon Journal program. Here are the Halloween books: The Fierce Yellow Pumpkin by Margaret Wise Brown Buy the book

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Jargon Journal Fall Bundle

Yay, Fall! The Jargon Journal bundle for our favorite season is up in the shop! Click here to read more about the importance of vocabulary instruction. Click here to read more about the Jargon Journal program. Here are the Fall books: Scarecrow by Cynthia Rylant Buy the book Buy the

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Jargon Journal Back to School Bundle

The time has come for Back to School! This month we have some of our favorite books perfect for the beginning of the year. Click here to read more about the importance of vocabulary instruction. Click here to read more about the Jargon Journal program. Here are the Back to

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Jargon Journal May Bundle

Four books for May!  Are you ready?? Click here to read more about the importance of vocabulary instruction. Click here to read more about the Jargon Journal program. Here are the May books: I adore this book–it's one of my very favorite picture books.  If you don't have a copy

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Jargon Journal April Bundle

We're sliding in under the wire, but here is the April bundle of Jargon Journal units! Click here to read more about the importance of vocabulary instruction. Click here to read more about the Jargon Journal program. Here's what we've picked for April: April Foolishness  — Buy the book April

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Jargon Journal March Bundle

The March Jargon Journal Bundle is here! Click here to read more about the importance of vocabulary instruction. Click here to read more about the Jargon Journal program. Here's a run down of the March Bundle. In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb – Buy the book In Like

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Knowing a Word: Assessing Vocabulary

This post took me over 2 weeks to write and I was researching for days and days and days before I even started typing.  That’s because measuring vocabulary is hard!  I can calculate a student’s guided reading level like nobody’s business.  I can tell you, in great detail, about a

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Tools for Vocabulary Instruction: A Teacher Resource Pack

Greetings, felicitations, and welcome! We’re back with a bundle of vocabulary resources to help you advance the lexicons of your burgeoning wordophiles!  Although some of these pieces were designed to be used in connection with our Jargon Journal program, they can easily be adapted for other vocabulary activities. Self Assessments

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Jargon Journal February Bundle

The February Jargon Journal Bundle is here! Click here to read more about the importance of vocabulary instruction. Click here to read more about the Jargon Journal program. Here's a run down of the February Bundle. Geoffrey Groundhog Predicts the Weather – Buy the book Geoffrey Groundhog Predicts the Weather

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Jargon Journal January Bundle

I can't believe I forgot to post about our January bundle of interactive vocabulary notebook units (aka the Jargon Journal.)  Click here to read more about the importance of vocabulary instruction. Click here to read more about the Jargon Journal program. Here's a run down of the January Bundle. Martin's

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The Night Before New Years Vocabulary Unit

We hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and here’s to a happy new year! Thanks for all your support in 2013. Just a quick post to let you know that we’ve got 4 new vocabulary units coming for your Jargon Journal for January. But we’ve also got a

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