This inescapable (literally) fact that we're all spending a lot of time at home these days got us thinking about words for house and home. Many of those words — such as domestic, domicile, and domain — share a common root with a long and interesting history. Continue reading...
The official Bowl season concludes on April 30, 2019. Remote learning hasn't affected the race to the top of the leaderboards, but it will have an impact on the way we deliver those hard-earned prizes. Here's what's new (and a little different) about the upcoming Vocabulary Bowl season. Continue reading...
Not too long ago, more than 150 students from eleven schools came together for an epic Vocabulary Jam. Even now, the Vocab Jam is the perfect way to bring your students together — no matter where you are. Continue reading...
Watch what happened when more than 150 students from eleven schools came together for an epic vocabulary event. The energy level was so high, you'd never have guessed this was a literacy challenge rather than a football game. Continue reading...
The backstory of the term novel, as in novel coronavirus, is a fascinating etymological tale that actually involves another pandemic — one that happened 700 years ago. Continue reading...
Schools are closed, but students are still competing, and the Bowl must go on! Check out our special "working from home" edition of the monthly video recap. Where does your school stack up on the leaderboards? Continue reading...
Students can use Vocabulary.com's free resources to improve their literacy skills any time, from any device. Find out how to help your learner get the most out of the platform while they're learning from home. Continue reading...
These ready-made resources are designed to make teaching poetry easier for you, and reading poetry more meaningful for your students. Continue reading...
A pandemic is like an epidemic on steroids. Both are words for a widespread disease, but a pandemic can spread across continents, while an epidemic affects a smaller population. An epidemic disease can originate in one area but grow to be a pandemic as it infects people all over the world. Continue reading...