Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Large Muscle Activity
I got the opportunity to do a large muscle activity today. It is basically an activity that allows the children to be physical and release some energy. I chose a game called musical cards. They were cards that had their vocabulary words for the week. I played music and when the music stopped I picked a word and placed it under the doc cam. If they were standing on the word I picked, then they had to sit back down in their desks. We kept playing until we were down to about four or fewer people. I think that this activity went pretty well. I was expecting some loudness because it is a fun and engaging game. Have any of you had a chance to lead an activity that you come up with?
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I have not had a chance to do an activity, but I definitely want to try this one with my second graders! They are the type of bunch who become restless easily, and that is not necessarily a bad thing. (Ha ha! Oh the irony of using a word they learning right now.) I am definitely going to ask my CT on Monday if I could involve this activity some how! Thank you for providing this to us.
ReplyDeleteNevertheless, I did enjoy my first read aloud in the sense of possibly what activities have I done. I read "Charlotte's Web: Wilbur's Prize". One of the most astonishing parts is when I asked what the children though humble mean. I did this because that is what Charlotte put in her web to describe Wilbur. One Somalian girl actually said, "Rolling." Then I asked her elaborate further so she said, "You know, like, down a hill?" I did not quite get why she said that. Shortly after the read aloud, I realized she probably was thinking of tumble, which I think is pretty impressive if you think about it!
Valerie, again, seriously so much for sharing this activity. I was able to a variant of this today with my second graders. I placed the frequency word on every outside square of their rug, played a song called "Walk it Out", then whenever I stopped the music the kids had to stand still in their own square. After that, I would call out the word and the person with the word had to raise their hand while give me a sentence with the word in it. I had a feeling this was going to be a bit harder for this group, but actually most seemed to comprehend the word a lot more. The kids did not want to stop after the game was over. All of this being said, I will definitely make sure to incorporate this my future classroom.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry! I just noticed I called you the wrong name, Ashley. I had Valerie's blog post up on the other tab, so I looked down quickly and saw her name instead.
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