Lesson Plans and Resources

How to put the Visual Thesaurus to work in your classroom

Thousands of students now make the Visual Thesaurus an integral part of their language arts education. How do you add the power of the VT to your curriculum? We're delighted you asked. We encourage you to download the lesson plans, guides and brochures below -- and use them in your classroom!

Improving Your Spelling with the VT
November 13, 2008
How can playing the Visual Thesaurus Spelling Bee help students improve their spelling?
Analyzing the Language of Presidential Debates
October 9, 2008
How can a presidential candidate's linguistic patterns in a debate further reveal his or her political agenda?
Recasting Language through Found Poetry
September 6, 2008 - 2 Comments
How can students analyze and write "found poetry" based on particular prose passages?

These are just a few samples of the lesson plans we have published recently. To view all our lesson plans, click here.

Lesson Plans Submitted by Teachers in the VT Community

Caught'ya!
May 3, 2006 - 3 Comments

Check out this lesson plan that uses the Visual Thesaurus. It was graciously submitted by Gina Peebles, a high school english teacher at the Continuous Learning Center in Camden, South Carolina. She calls it "Caught'ya." (Thank you, Gina!)

Wanted: Lesson Plans!

Teachers, we'd like to hear from you! If you have suggestions for using the Visual Thesaurus in the classroom, please let us know. If you have lesson plans that incorporate the Visual Thesaurus, please share them with other teachers by sending them to us. We'll make your contributors available to all the educators who visit our site.

More Educator Resources

Educational Brochure
Brochure / Poster
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This 4 page brochure covers the benefits of the Visual Thesaurus for students of all ages. It includes a poster that points out how to use the basic features of the Visual Thesaurus. Print one out and hang it in your classroom.