movement

Movement ideas


 * (finding a partner/group)** __"partner-match-up"__ : as kids walk in the door, hand them each a notecard. They can have photos on them, a verb, a conjugation, description, quote, etc. Each card should have a match- students then stand up and walk around to find their match. Ex: yo > juego Ex: rojo, amarillo, azul --> "los colores de la bandera Venezolana" These are now their partners for the day. EK


 * (@movement)** __"clip board stations"__ : There are numbers taped around the room, for example #1-8. Hand each student a clip board with interview questions relevant to your unit. Kids are at each station in partners where they have to answer the interview questions then rotate in a circle finding a new interviewer after :02 minutes. Kids can then sit down, discuss results, or even graph their findings individually. EK


 * (review/movement) ** __"1-2-3" or "explica, dibuja, actua"__ A student pulls a vocabulary word out of a box, then they pull either the word explica, dibuja, actua out of a separate box. They must either orally explain the word in Spanish, draw it, or act it out according to what they pull and have teammates guess. A variation of pictionary/charades/taboo all in one. EK


 * (movement/review)** __"Jigsaw" :__ For reading comprehension or vocabulary kids all read separate sections of a reading/poem/vocabulary word lists. They become "pros" on the subject and ready to teach the next student who they pair up with. Depending on set up of the classroom, two lines or circles are best- rotate (like speed dating) every few minutes and students share info with one another. At the end, they all have handout filled in and complete notes for their notebooks. Called Jigsaw because at first single "pieces" have their own info, but they need one another to complete their information.


 * (Interactive)** __"life size venn diagram"__ : With two big hula hoops or circles on the floor- kids are given sentences, or parts of history, or information about two characters, and they physically hold the typed out large sentence and step into the correct section of the venn diagram. Then they can argue and move around, or just say their sentence out loud to help teach the class.


 * __(movement)__** __"gallery walk"__ :

__**(movement/group work)** "jigsaw"__ : Each student has a task that contributes to an overall group objective. In heterogeneous groups of three to six students, each student is assigned part of a lesson. Each student works independently to become an expert on a portion of the lesson and is accountable for teaching the information to other group members, who must do the same. The teacher assesses mastery of the overall topic. Individual grades are given based on a test. www.polyhigh.org/faculty.../**extended**_**period**/**extended**_**period**.ppt __"think/pair/share":__ students are first asked to silently think or jot down notes on a topic or questions individually. Then, once in groups, they share ideas and finally report back to the large group by restating what they spoke about either with a representative or sharing what they agreed/disagreed with during the "share".

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