Frayer Model Vocabulary

For teachers: The Frayer model is a framework developed by Dorothy Frayer and is a tool you can use to develop students’
understanding of new vocabulary or concepts. To get the best out of this framework, you can step through this example with students.

2. A
 sk a student to define what a circle is in their own words. 3. T
 hink about how you would describe a circle. For example,
For example, a circle is a shape with no corners. round, disc, hoop, ring.

1. Introduce the word and

how to pronounce it. For
4. A
 sk students to draw a circle in the air with example - Circle. 5. A
 sk students to think about something that
their fingers. is close but not quite a circle. For example,
an oval, sphere or ball, semicircle.

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Word or Idea Word or Idea

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What is it? Describe it What is it? Describe it

Word or Idea Word or Idea

Draw it What it is not Draw it What it is not

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