I got to visit old friends
and meet new ones in Vicksburg last week.
Check out these great ideas!
(I got so many you’ll have to come back tomorrow to see the rest of
them.)
What Is a Sentence (Jennifer Williams)
(Tune: “Where Is Thumbkin?”)
What is a sentence?
What is a sentence?
A complete thought.
A complete thought.
It starts with a capital
letter.
It starts with a capital
letter.
And ends with a
punctuation mark.
And ends with a
punctuation mark.
Show Me Punctuation (Jennifer Williams)
Teach children the
following motions for punctuation marks.
. Hand out like “stop.”
? Shrug shoulders.
! Show muscles.
Teacher says a sentence,
and the students show the correct punctuation.
I like to ride my
bike. (Hand out STOP.)
Do you like to ride a
bike? (Shrug shoulders.)
That’s a big snake! (Show muscles.)
Book Sort (Sheila Scott)
Use pictures from old book
order forms to do the following:
*Children cut out pictures
of books and sort into genres.
*Put books in ABC order.
*Make predictions about
books.
Full body Listening (Gloria Pettitt)
Teacher says, “1, 2,3,
eyes on me!”
“Full body
listening!” 1. Feet on floor
2. Hands in lap.
3. Mouth closed.
4. Ears open.
5. Eyes on speaker.
Students show the action
or point when saying the steps.
Envelope Puppets (Cybil Richmond)
Cut envelopes in half so
you can insert your hand to make a puppet. Use in science to identify living/nonliving things,
biotic/abiotic factors, physical/chemical properties, etc.
Sparkle Spelling Game
(Gloria Pettit)
Students stand in a
circle. The teacher says a
spelling word. The students go
around the circle saying one letter each.
After they spell the word, the next student says the word. The next student gets “sparkled” (all
students yell “sparkle” and that student sits down). Keep going until only one student is left.
Heads Up Seven Up
Spelling (Kristin Sibley)
Seven students go to the
front of the room. Everyone else
puts their head down and one thumb up.
Just like the game, students pick one person to put down their
thumb. When the teacher calls
“Heads up-seven up” the children chosen stand up. Ask each person to spell a word. If they spell it incorrectly they sit down. If they spell it correctly they remain
standing and they try to choose who put their thumb down. Those who choose the correct person get
to switch places. Repeat until all
the words have been spelled or time permits.
Memory Game (Beverly Buice)
“I’m going on a grip and
I’m going to take…”
The first student names
something that starts with A. The
next student repeats the sentence and the first answer. Then the second student adds something
that starts with B. This continues
until you get to Z. This game
helps students develop listening skills, sequential order, and their memory.
Graphic Organizer
Puzzle (Ashley Salina)
Make a puzzle out of a
math mat to demonstrate parts and the whole.
Mystery Walker
(Charisse Brown)
Set up a display in your
room that says “Mystery Walker” with children’s names on craft sticks. Before walking down the hall, the
teacher picks a name and puts it in her pocket. When the class gets back to the room the mystery walker is
revealed. They get a prize if they
followed all the hallway rules.
Punch Out Spelling
(Suzanne Artman)
Cross over and punch
letters to spell a word. Clap
hands at the end while saying the word as you clap the syllables. Kids then say the number of syllables. (say, spell, say)