Monsha's Key Vocabulary Words tool helps you generate customised vocabulary lists in seconds. You can build word lists from a range of sources, choose the number of words, add AI-generated images, and adapt everything to your students' grade level and learning needs.
Step 1: Access Key Vocab Words
From the tools collection within your Monsha account, find and select Key Vocab Words. If you're not already logged in, you’ll be prompted to sign up or log in using your email.
Step 2: (Optional) Assign to a course, unit, or lesson
You can attach your vocabulary list to a specific course, unit, or lesson. This helps keep your resources structured and aligned with the curriculum expectations already set. You can skip this step for now and do it later.
Step 3: Add your input sources
This step defines what your word list will be based on. Monsha supports multiple source types, and you can mix and match them:
Topic or theme: Type in a subject, concept, unit name, or curriculum standard. This is ideal if you're starting from scratch and want Monsha to generate vocabulary based on a general focus, like "ecosystems", "geometry", or "theme in literature".
Existing Monsha resource: Select any previously created resource—worksheet, test, presentation, or lesson plan—to generate vocabulary directly tied to that content. This is helpful for keeping vocabulary aligned with your other teaching materials.
Web links: Paste a URL from any online article, blog, textbook, or educational site. Monsha will extract and analyse the content to identify key vocabulary terms.
YouTube videos: Provide a YouTube link, and Monsha will analyse the full transcript—not just the title or description—to pull out important and contextually relevant words.
Uploaded files: Upload your own PDFs, Word documents, slide decks, spreadsheets, or even scanned or handwritten images. Monsha supports a wide range of formats and can handle both typed and image-based content.
Text excerpts: Paste in any chunk of text that you want Monsha to draw vocabulary from. This is useful if you’re pulling from a specific paragraph, reading passage, or set of instructions.
Curriculum standards: Choose from built-in standards (e.g. NGSS, CCSS, IB, Cambridge) or enter your own. This helps Monsha align vocabulary to your local or institutional guidelines.
Lesson objectives: If you linked this resource to a lesson in Step 3, any existing lesson objectives will automatically appear. Monsha can use these to ensure the vocabulary list supports your intended learning goals.
Use one or more sources. When you're ready, click Next.
Step 4: Set grade level and language (if needed)
If you skipped course assignment earlier, select the appropriate grade and language now. This helps Monsha match the vocabulary complexity to your students.
Step 5: Set output preferences
In this step, you can tailor the structure and complexity of your vocabulary list:
Number of words: Decide how many vocabulary words you want Monsha to include.
AI-generated images (optional): Turn on image generation to automatically add a relevant visual for each word—great for younger students, ELLs, or visual learners.
Educational frameworks (optional): Choose to align your list with frameworks like Bloom's Taxonomy, Depth of Knowledge (DOK), or Lexile Reading Level to support academic rigor.
Special instructions (optional): Add any additional guidance, such as a preferred tone, request for simpler synonyms, a specific image style, or a mix of concrete and abstract vocabulary.
Step 6: Click Generate
Monsha will create your vocabulary list instantly.
After generation: what you can do next
Once your list is ready, you have several options:
Edit: Modify definitions, remove or replace words, update images, or change formatting. Monsha’s editor supports tables, images, and equations.
Re-generate: Instantly regenerate your vocabulary list by either typing your feedback or using Quick Actions, which help you quickly compose effective feedback for adjustments like tone, layout, or content refinement.
Differentiate: Create multiple tailored versions for varied grade levels, languages, DOK, Lexile levels, or Bloom’s taxonomy.
Export: Download your vocab list as DOCX, PDF, Google Doc, or send it to Google Classroom.
Share: Generate a public view-only link to share with colleagues or students.
Create more: Use your vocabulary list to create related, follow-on resources like comprehension questions, worksheets, or reading passage.
All your lists remain saved in your Monsha account under My Resources.