Vocab Showdown Slides
Grade 5 • Unit 1: Launchpad
Interactive Whole-Class Arena
Word Power Showdown
Master the 10 core power words through voting battles, choral power-reads, and team turn-and-talks!
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Choral Power Chant
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Scenario Showdowns
3
Changemaker Challenge
Round 1
Choral Power Chant: 10 Launch Words
Read Loud & in Sync!
create
bring into existence
cultivate
grow or develop
daunting
difficult & intimidating
insecurity
danger or threat
food insecurity
hunger danger
ingenuity
clever creativity
innovate
improve existing things
norm
agreed behavior
resilience
bouncing back strong
thrive
grow especially well
Action Prompt: Tap your desk once for each syllable as the class chants together!
Vote Battle
Create vs. Innovate: What's the Move?
Hold Up 1 or 2 Fingers
Scenario
"Maya used recycled plastic bottles and solar panels to upgrade an old community irrigation sprinkler system so it uses 50% less water."
1
CREATE
To bring something entirely new into existence from scratch.
2
INNOVATE
To change something existing by introducing new methods or ideas.
Turn & Justify: Tell your partner why Maya's work is an example of innovating!
Turn & Talk
From Daunting to Resilient
Partner Discussion: 60s
DAUNTING
Seeming difficult and intimidating to achieve.
Example: Facing a 500-page book or building a community garden with no tools.
RESILIENCE
The ability to become strong and successful again after hardship.
Example: Failing the first attempt, learning from mistakes, and trying again.
Partner Sentence Stem:
"When a goal feels daunting, we need resilience because..."
Deep Dive
Zoom In: Root & Compound Words
Compare the Definitions
insecurity
General
The state of being open to danger or threat.
Can apply to physical safety, economic situations, or feeling unprotected in an environment.
food insecurity
Specific
Being in danger of experiencing hunger or not having enough food for oneself/family.
A specific type of insecurity that affects nutrition, health, and daily well-being.
Quick Question: Is all food insecurity a form of insecurity? (Yes! Thumbs up to confirm!)
4 Corners
Which Word Fits the Case?
Point to Your Corner!
Case Study
"When the school cafeteria had too much leftover bread, the students designed a community compost and chicken feed system using only scrap wood."
A
INGENUITY
Skill, cleverness, or creativeness
B
NORM
An agreed-upon way of acting
C
DAUNTING
Intimidating and difficult
D
INSECURITY
State of danger or threat
Target Answer: Corner A (Ingenuity)! What clever details proved it?
Action & Outcome
Cultivate (The Action) vs. Thrive (The Result)
Cause & Effect
CULTIVATE
The Action (Effort)
To try to grow, acquire, or develop something (a skill, habitat, or quality).
Leads To
THRIVE
The Result (Flourishing)
To grow and develop especially well; to flourish fully.
In Our Classroom: When we cultivate good listening habits and kindness, all students thrive!
Speed Round
Rapid-Fire Gesture Match
Do the Gesture on "Go!"
INGENUITY
Tap your temple and flash a lightbulb hand!
RESILIENCE
Flex both arms and bounce up from your seat!
DAUNTING
Look up at a giant mountain and wipe your brow!
THRIVE
Open both arms wide like a blooming flower!
Teacher calls out a word → Whole class performs the matching power gesture!
Application
Changemaker Quick-Write Connection
Unit 1 Launch Prompt
Quick Write Challenge Prompt
"What problems do you see in the world that you'd like to help innovate and create solutions for so that people can thrive?"
Try using at least 2 other launch words in your response:
cultivate daunting food insecurity ingenuity resilience norm
Mission Complete
10-Word Master Bank
Ready for the Unit!
create bring into existence
cultivate grow or develop skill
daunting difficult/intimidating
food insecurity hunger risk
ingenuity clever creativeness
innovate improve existing ideas
insecurity danger or threat
norm agreed acceptable behavior
resilience bounce back strong
thrive grow especially well
"We have the ingenuity and resilience to solve big problems and help our world thrive!"
