It is so important that your students stand up and move in your classroom. We've all been there; the yawning, the glazed over look, the head resting on the arm. I make it a rule for myself to get my students up and moving in some capacity every 30 minutes. Not only does it energize my students but it energizes me!
There are so many things you can do to get your students up and moving but with my preliterate class, I like to do phonics and blending on our feet.
Every day, we practice blending CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words and work on them through out the week. Speaking the sounds of each letter is not enough. However, if I can make phonics more physical, my students tend to feel each sound throughout their body and blend more appropriately. Also, a huge shout out to my colleague, Kristin Klas who has taught me more about blending. Check out her great website here: http://teacherkristin.weebly.com/
1.) We first say the name of each letter.
2.) Next, I ask my students to reach out their hand and with their fingers, repeat the sound of each letter as they press another finger down toward their thumb.
3.) Then, we repeat the sound of each letter and take a step forward with each sound. When we say the entire word, we JUMP!
The students get into it and enjoy seeing me participate. Here are two videos below of this activity. **Please forgive my spelling of "mitt" in the first video. Even teachers have their off days.
Do you have any phonics activities that include movement? If so, let me know! I'd love to try new things with my students. Have fun jumping!
There are so many things you can do to get your students up and moving but with my preliterate class, I like to do phonics and blending on our feet.
Every day, we practice blending CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words and work on them through out the week. Speaking the sounds of each letter is not enough. However, if I can make phonics more physical, my students tend to feel each sound throughout their body and blend more appropriately. Also, a huge shout out to my colleague, Kristin Klas who has taught me more about blending. Check out her great website here: http://teacherkristin.weebly.com/
1.) We first say the name of each letter.
2.) Next, I ask my students to reach out their hand and with their fingers, repeat the sound of each letter as they press another finger down toward their thumb.
3.) Then, we repeat the sound of each letter and take a step forward with each sound. When we say the entire word, we JUMP!
The students get into it and enjoy seeing me participate. Here are two videos below of this activity. **Please forgive my spelling of "mitt" in the first video. Even teachers have their off days.
Do you have any phonics activities that include movement? If so, let me know! I'd love to try new things with my students. Have fun jumping!
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