This document outlines a suggested action plan for using the Leitner system to help students learn and retain 20 vocabulary words related to pets over the course of a month. The plan involves writing each word and its picture on flashcards and placing them in one of three boxes - good, better, best - depending on if students can correctly recall the word. Each day, words are reviewed and moved between boxes based on recall. The goal is for students to be able to recall at least 18 of the 20 words after a month of practice and review using this flashcard system.

1. Using Leitner System
to retain
vocabulary
Suggested Action Plan By:
Asmah Hanim Che Ani
SISC+ Perlis

2. Objectives
• By the end of a month (20 school days),
pupils will be able to recall words taught
in the topic “Pet’s World”.

3. Success Criteria
• Pupils will be able to recall 18 out of 20
words taught in the topic “Pet’s World”

4. Materials you need
• 3 boxes or containers. Label with good,
better, best.
• Flash cards written with words of focus
and its pictures.

5. The words from the topic
“Pet’s World”
• pet
• cage
• insect
• tadpole
• shell
• stable
• lungs
• skin
• wheat
• hunter
• feed
• hatch
• fly
• crawl
• furry
• breathe
• adult
• crawl
• cuddle
• waddle

6. The activities

7. Writes
words on
the flash
cards.
Pre-teach
words
Revise
words with
pupils
Movement
of words

8. Step 1
• On 1 side of the card, teacher writes
word.
• The other side will have a picture to
reflect the word.

9. Step 2
• In class, teacher pre-teaches the words
with the correct pronunciation and
putting the words in context to promote
understanding.

10. Step 3
• Teacher revises the words on the cards
by showing the pictures.
• If the pupils manage to say the word,
teacher puts the card in the Best box.
• If the pupils can not say it correctly, the
word will go into the Good box.

11. Step 4
• The next day, teacher revises the
words in the Good box by showing the
pictures, if the pupils can say the
words, the words will go into the Better
box.

12. …continue
• If the pupils can not say the word in any
of the boxes, the word will move back to
the previous box.

14. Time Frame
• A month (20 school days).

15. Assessment
• After a month, words in the Best box
can be assessed by:
Listening to the teacher and circle the correct picture
(whole class)
Respond verbally to the picture shown (individually)

16. …continue
• Teacher will check on her list on the
words able to be recalled by her pupils.
• Pupils who able to recall words at least
once in any of the two assessments will
be considered successful.