Activity: Radial Trees
A radial tree is a circular diagram that starts in the centre and expands outward,
as in the diagrams below. Vocabulary words can be placed in the circles according
to rules that the learner and tutor make up.
Variations:
- Last Word Links: A word is placed in the centre circle.
The next six
words begin with the last letter of the centre word. The pattern continues
for the next six word circles, where two words can be written beginning
with the last letter.
- Category Connections: A topic word can be placed in the
centre
circle. Examples are colours, seasons, pets, foods, and so on.
Six words related to the topic word can then be filled in. Finally, two
words related to each of those six words can be filled in.
A radial tree template is provided in Section 10 of this Handbook.
