Product Review for Marie's Word Cards ~ Timberdoodle

One of our favorite Timberdoodle products in our curriculum recently has been Marie's Word Cards.  They are a fun way to learn new words and are so creative in their approach to making the meaning of the word STICK! Little Miss Boo is what we like to call "vocabulous" - she has a love for words and these cards help fuel that love.  Timberdoodle is giving away a set of Marie's Word Cards to one lucky reader of my blog (inside the US) - just leave a comment below and a winner will be selected at random.  These cards are great for ANY age! 

Marie's Word Cards are simply printed cards with fun visualizations of a representation of the word.   There are 550 words commonly found on SAT tests.  Sometimes the picture is easily understood, and sometimes you really have to think about what the picture means.  This critical thinking process lends itself to naturally absorbing and retaining the meaning of the words.  

The cards are alphabetized with a hole punched in each corner.  About once a month I choose about 20 cards to put on a ring to add into Boo's curriculum for the month.   I keep them rotating each month so she has a new group of words to study. They are really convenient for "homeschool on the go" type of days - you can throw them in a bag and use them in the car or wherever you might need to fill a few minutes with some FUN schoolwork. 

On the back of each card you will find the pronunciation, definition, the word used in a sentence, a synonym and an antonym. 

In the picture above you can see where I keep this months word cards on Boo's desk, right next to her Latin word cards, history cards and bible cards.  

Sometimes Boo likes to grab some cards out of the deck just to play around with - sometimes they just make us laugh!  Sometimes we try to guess the meaning of the word just by looking at the picture, and then flip the card over to see who was right (or closest to being right). 

The cards come in a very sturdy box with a lid.  I keep an index card in the place where the current cards I have on the key ring are at so that everything stays alphabetical.  The cards are numbered though if some get out of order.  We have used these cards for several years - they are a staple in our homeschool curriculum.  There are so many cards included that it may take several grade levels to get through them all, and then you can certainly repeat them over again.  They will also be great for my high schooler to help review before she takes her SATs next year. 

If you are looking for a fun new way to become more vocabulous yourself - you won't regret using Marie's Word Cards!   Don't forget to leave a comment below to be entered to win your own set of Marie's Word Cards from Timberdoodle! 

Pssssst - you can see all of our fourth grade curriculum for the year by clicking here. 

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