Test Prep in the Computer Lab

Synonyms and Antonyms Computer Lab Lesson

1. Put students into groups of 5. Each student will need a computer.

2. Pick one person to be the scorekeeper of the group.

3. Have all students open up a Pages/Word document. If you are a google apps for education school I    would recommend using a google doc and modifying the lesson a bit! 

4. The scorekeeper will type a word. 

5. The scorekeeper will say the word and each of the players will then type the word at the top of their page. 

6. Now, each of the players will write down as many synonyms and antonyms as he/she can think of for that word. After 1 minute, the score keeper will yell time. 

7. Now, each person reads his/her list out loud to the group. For each correct word the student gets a point. If a word used is neither an antonym or synonym, no point is given. (If the group disagrees, they need to look up the word(s) by using right click on the word(s) that need to be defined, then select the “look up” option to view the definition of the word-- on a MacBook the command for a "right click" or "drop down" is a two finger tap on the word)

8. Now, the kids rotate and a new score keeper is chosen. Continue to rotate until each member of the group has been the score keeper. 

Here is a link you can give to students for a free timer.
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/countdown-timer/