{"id":1594,"date":"2015-04-16T13:51:23","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T17:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=1594"},"modified":"2025-09-28T17:53:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T21:53:33","slug":"8-fantastic-ways-to-use-word-clouds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=1594","title":{"rendered":"11 Fantastic Ways to Use Word Clouds"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1594\" class=\"elementor elementor-1594\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f11611 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f11611\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5443f57\" data-id=\"5443f57\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d20fbfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d20fbfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/8-Fantastic-Ways-to-Use-Word-Clouds.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21152\" alt=\"Teaching How to Use Word Clouds\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/8-Fantastic-Ways-to-Use-Word-Clouds.jpg 480w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/8-Fantastic-Ways-to-Use-Word-Clouds-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/8-Fantastic-Ways-to-Use-Word-Clouds-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/8-Fantastic-Ways-to-Use-Word-Clouds-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/8-Fantastic-Ways-to-Use-Word-Clouds-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/8-Fantastic-Ways-to-Use-Word-Clouds-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc033a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc033a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Are you looking for engaging ways to teach your upper elementary students complex concepts? Word clouds are a fun activity and an excellent tool to achieve this goal. They allow students to visualize and analyze text, making learning more interactive and memorable.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This blog post will explore how word clouds can be utilized as a versatile teaching tool. Whether as a captivating &#8220;Hook&#8221; activity, a mid-lesson teaching aid, or a summarizing tool, word clouds can transform your classroom. Before diving into a class project, we&#8217;ll also provide you with a list of user-friendly and free online tools to create word clouds effortlessly.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sites for Creating Word Clouds<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li class=\"ql-indent-2\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/wordart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">TAGUL<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ql-indent-2\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/tagcrowd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">TagCrowd<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ql-indent-2\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/worditout.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WordItOut<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ql-indent-2\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/wordsift.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Word Sift<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ql-indent-2\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tagxedo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tagxedo<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e6d68f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e6d68f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c55739\" data-id=\"0c55739\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ea2843 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ea2843\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ways to Use Word Clouds<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e59d59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e59d59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>#1 Figurative Language<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-222d81c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"222d81c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd225aa\" data-id=\"fd225aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9307609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9307609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/vocabulary\/word-clouds\/onomatopoeia.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Ways to Use Word Clouds - Onomatopoeia Word Cloud\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b3b6ea\" data-id=\"3b3b6ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa8e48a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa8e48a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Onomatopoeia<\/h4><p>Have students create a word cloud with onomatopoeic words. The word onomatopoeia must be added to the word list four to five times to appear larger than the others on the finished product. The definition for onomatopoeia must be added to the list three to four times so that it will be larger than the word onomatopoeia yet smaller than the other words.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e193d8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e193d8a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f7d105\" data-id=\"3f7d105\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-44326e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44326e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3ca954\" data-id=\"a3ca954\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb32561 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb32561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/vocabulary\/word-clouds\/cat.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Figurative Language Word Cloud\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-077c5e9\" data-id=\"077c5e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f89b3a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f89b3a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Idioms and\/or Proverbs<\/h4><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Have students select a topic that relates to something they have been studying. For example, if you read\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Mouse and the Motorcycle<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Tales of Despereaux<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, you might select mice. Students should research to find a list of idioms or proverbs relating to their topic. Make a word web in the shape of your topic. This example was created using Tagxedo, using idioms and proverbs related to cats.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02399ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02399ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>#2 Classroom Favorites<\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Create a word cloud with student favorites. Topics could be everything from best school lunch, favorite ball teams, most liked class read novels, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3>#3 Analyze Texts<\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Have students create word clouds of a text they have read, such as a novel or nonfiction piece. They can then analyze the word cloud to identify the text&#8217;s most important themes or ideas.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d3781b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d3781b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff009d6\" data-id=\"ff009d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66a12e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66a12e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>#4 Prefixes or Suffixes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-081ca1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"081ca1b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b20f00\" data-id=\"6b20f00\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10bebce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10bebce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/vocabulary\/word-clouds\/prefixes.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Ways to Use Word Clouds - Prefixes Word Cloud\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0e57b1\" data-id=\"f0e57b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d482766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d482766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This simple word cloud contains four prefixes with a list of 3\u20134 words beginning with each prefix. My fourth-grade students created word clouds like this one.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-107f837 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"107f837\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccb9d22\" data-id=\"ccb9d22\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88f4b8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88f4b8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>#5 Root Words<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-38d4ecf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38d4ecf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ba4a1d\" data-id=\"5ba4a1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2dd016 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2dd016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/vocabulary\/word-clouds\/spec.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Root Word SPEC Word Cloud\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e751b6\" data-id=\"3e751b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4ec983 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4ec983\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Have each student in the class select one root word to highlight. Here the root &#8220;SPEC&#8221; is shown.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93bc0f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93bc0f0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16ed38a\" data-id=\"16ed38a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d48bdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d48bdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>#6 Vocabulary\u00a0\u00a0<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-71c6c41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71c6c41\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dc57c8\" data-id=\"5dc57c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e9569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65e9569\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/vocabulary\/word-clouds\/peace.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Vocabulary Word Cloud\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d52a84\" data-id=\"1d52a84\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed80112 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed80112\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can use word clouds to feature just one word, as in this example, or place your entire list of words into a word cloud. Either way, the results will turn out fantastic. Some variations include listing synonyms or antonyms of a word.<\/p><p>Select a word, then list shades of meaning.<\/p><p>For example, billionaire ~ loaded ~ wealthy ~ affluent ~ well-off<\/p><p>This example would look great in the shape of a dollar sign.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbee67d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbee67d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b375028\" data-id=\"b375028\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a3553c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a3553c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>#7 Story Elements<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d45a54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d45a54\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a28a65\" data-id=\"3a28a65\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35d4dd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"35d4dd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/vocabulary\/word-clouds\/dixie.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Ways to Use Word Clouds - Character Traits Word Cloud\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6967d2c\" data-id=\"6967d2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2322d2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2322d2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Book Summary<\/h4><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After reading a book, ask students to create a word cloud that summarizes the plot and key themes of the story.<\/span><\/p><h4>Character Traits\u00a0<\/h4><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This example shows Winn-Dixie from the book\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Because of Winn-Dixie<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5788a4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5788a4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here is the word list we used:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">best~dog~ever<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">big<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">loyal<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">friendly<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">has many friends<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">listens to music<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">loves stories<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">eats peanut butter sandwiches<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">afraid of thunderstorms<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h4>Setting\u00a0<\/h4><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">You could create a similar word cloud using words that describe a book&#8217;s setting.<\/span><\/p><h3>#8 Parts of Speech<\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Create word clouds with all nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3>#9 Analyze Writing\u00a0<\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Have students create word clouds of their writing, such as journal entries or creative writing. Copy and paste a passage of text into TAGUL or Tagxedo to create a word cloud.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ask students to analyze the word cloud and identify the most frequently used words. Then, have them discuss why those words might be important in the context of the text. They can also reflect on the words they use most frequently and consider how they might use more descriptive or varied language.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b484545 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b484545\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b5ffac\" data-id=\"1b5ffac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-326b353 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"326b353\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>#10 Get to Know You<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-84fff35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84fff35\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-49f685f\" data-id=\"49f685f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e50bca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e50bca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/vocabulary\/word-clouds\/me.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Ways to Use Word Clouds - Personality Traits Word Cloud\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2c15a6\" data-id=\"e2c15a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-298df8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"298df8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">At Tagxedo, you can upload images. A tremendous back-to-school night activity is to have each student upload their picture. Students then list words that describe their personalities. Display these on a bulletin board. Parents will have a great time trying to spot their children.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01498b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01498b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>#11 Biography<\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In this &#8220;Get to Know You&#8221; activity variation, students create a word cloud representing a famous person&#8217;s life. They can include words that describe the person&#8217;s accomplishments, hobbies, and interests.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Incorporating word clouds into your teaching lineup of activities can ignite your students&#8217; enthusiasm for learning while enhancing their understanding of complex concepts. Whether it&#8217;s exploring figurative language, analyzing texts, delving into vocabulary, or fostering self-expression, word clouds offer endless possibilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With the variety of online tools available, creating visually captivating word clouds has never been easier. So, why not embark on this creative journey with your students? Explore the power of word clouds and witness your classroom come alive with engagement, curiosity, and a deeper understanding of the subjects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a73677 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a73677\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a3fb22\" data-id=\"6a3fb22\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25119a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25119a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"644\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2320\" alt=\"Gay Miller\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent.png 644w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent-282x300.png 282w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent-600x637.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-386b1ce\" data-id=\"386b1ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you looking for engaging ways to teach your upper elementary students complex concepts? 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