Free printable · Grades 6 to 12
Free Frayer model vocabulary template
A Frayer model puts one word in the middle and four boxes around it: what it means in my own words, a picture, an example and a non-example. The non-example is what makes it work, because students have to say what the word is not. This free set has a blank page for four words and a page for one word (democracy).
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Frayer model for one word: democracy
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What it is
A vocabulary organizer for words students need to own, not copy. Each word gets its meaning in the student's own words, a picture, an example and a non-example.
How to use it
- Model one word together, out loud.
- Have students fill the meaning in their own words, not the glossary's.
- Discuss the non-examples: they show whether the word is really understood.
Three quick tips
- Choose words students will see again in the unit.
- A quick sketch is enough for the picture box.
- Use finished models as study cards before a test.
Questions
- Can I put my own words on it?
- Yes. Name the words in your request and SCAFLI prints one Frayer model for each.
- Does it print definitions?
- No. The boxes are blank, so students write the meaning in their own words.
- What grades is it for?
- Any grade that works with academic vocabulary. This free set is written for 7th and 8th grade.
A starting point for your own professional judgment. Use initials only on any page about a student.