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Here are some of the recent lessons I have taught.
Interactive Board Game
Interactive Board Game
*This was one part of a unit on board games. At the end of the unit, students had to create their own game.
Level: Grade 6
Purpose: To practice the imperative verb tense and modal verbs in order to get familiar with creating rules.
Material: Imperative and modal verb papers (we had 9 of each), start and finish paper, protective plastic sheets, imperative and modal verb deck of cards, posters (if needed), and a die.
Activity (30 minutes): Here, students are the characters of the board game. They progress through the game by correctly making a rule with either the imperative tense or a modal verb. (See detailed rules below.)
Detailed rules
Roll the die to figure out who starts the game. The person with the highest number starts.
The player must also roll the die to know how many steps to take in the game.
If the student arrives at a space that indicates “modal verb”, the player needs to pick a card from the modal deck and use it to create a rule. Example: “You have to move forward.” If a player arrives at a space that indicates “Imperative”, the player needs to pick a card from the imperative deck and use it to create a rule. Example: "Roll the die."
For example, if the number indicated is 4, the player must take four steps and create a rule correctly to have the opportunity to change places with another player or move forward two extra spaces. If the player gets the answer wrong they will back up 1 space and it will be another player’s turn.
The game ends when the first player is on the last space and creates a correct rule.
Body Parts- Hot Potato
Body Parts- Hot Potato
Level: Grade 1
Purpose: To practice body parts and action words.
Material: Two big foam dice, images of body parts and action words (to put on each side of the die), and a foam ball.
Activity (15-20 minutes): Students and teacher will participate in a game of Hot Potato. The class will pass around a foam ball. The student that ends up with the ball will have to roll the action word die and the body parts die. For example, if a student rolls "raise" and "shoulders", they must raise their shoulders. If the student gets the hot potato more than once, they have the choice to choose a student that hasn’t done it alone yet or to have the whole class do it together. That way, everyone gets a turn and the other students won’t feel left out.
Body Parts- Human Mutants
Body Parts- Human Mutants
Level: Grade 2-3
Purpose: To practice body parts and numbers.
Material: A big foam die, pre-cut body part pieces, construction paper, pieces of paper with body part names (students will use this to choose the body part they will have to multiply), and glue sticks.
Activity (30 minutes): Students will be given different sets of cut-up body parts. They will then have to assemble the parts in a collage to make a new body. Students will have to randomly choose a body part that they will have to multiply. The number of times they will have to repeat a body part will be determined by a die they have to roll. For example, the student picks an arm as their body part and rolls a 4, they will have to put four additional arms on their collage. They must glue their body parts on a piece of construction paper. If there isn’t enough of the body part they need, they can draw the others. Students can add more body parts if they wish, but they should start by what has been assigned to them.
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