Sunday, October 24, 2010

Remember the vocabulary...

How can you get those kids to remember their vocabulary? MOVE! I ask my students to move to the vocab. that I am asking them to learn. It works! I promise:) Here is an example of the definition for Value, Value is how light, or how dark something is.


Value... (students strike a pose with their fingers in a 'V' shape.)


...Is how Light... (hands go up like the light has just been turned on)


...or how Dark something is. (hands cover eyes, like they are in the dark)


3 comments:

  1. Great idea! That's how I get them to remember the rules too. They do hand motions while we say them. There are still a few first and second grade classes who shall remain nameless who say them in the beginning of each class because they like the repetition and structure of it:)

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  2. Erica, We are two peas in a pod! Why don't we live closer to each other?

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  3. I really like this. I've found that adding motions really helps the students remember new material. I like to have them snip their fingers like scissors when we say each syllable of "Matisse".

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