Flight to Freedom Visual Vocabulary

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Activity Overview

While students are reading, especially with historical subjects, they will encounter unfamiliar vocabulary. With this activity, students will use a spider map layout to create a visual vocabulary board as they read Flight to Freedom. After choosing the word(s), students will provide the part of speech, definition, an example from the text, and create an illustration to support their definition.


Example Vocabulary Words from Flight to Freedom


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Template and Class Instructions

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Student Instructions

Demonstrate your understanding of the vocabulary words in Flight to Freedom by creating a visual vocabulary board.


  1. Choose three vocabulary words from the story and type them in the title boxes.
  2. Find the definition in a print or online dictionary.
  3. Write a sentence that uses the vocabulary word.
  4. Illustrate the meaning of the word in the cell using a combination of scenes, characters, and items. Alternatively, use Photos for Class to show the meaning of the words with the search bar.


Vocabulary Spider Map Template Blank

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