Whole Language Activities#1
SENSATIONAL BEGINNINGS
Whole Language Activities
BEGINS WITH
PURPOSE: To develop classification and thinking skills
MATERIALS: 26 pieces of paper the size of index cards
PREPARATION: write a letter on each piece of paper.
TO PLAY:
- Divide students into two teams
- Mix up the cards
- Choose one card and hold it up
- Students must think of something that begins with that letter
- Continue with another child and the next letter
MAKE "SUM" WORDS
PURPOSE: To practice counting and spelling words
MATERIALS: paper, pencils
TO PLAY:
- On the board write the letters of the alphabet. Under each letter write the numbers one through five – repeating the pattern. It will look like this:
a b c d e f g h I j k l m
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3
- Have students write their spelling words in their journals. (Spelling words are on the second closet door.)
- Students should assign the correct number to each letter in the words they write. Fore example: if the word is work, they will write b a c k
1. 1 3 1
- Children then add up the numbers to see how many points the word sum is. Which has the most points? Which has the fewest?
I SPY
PURPOSE: To help students learn to describe objects using adjectives and to develop students’ critical thinking skills
TO PLAY:
- Say, " I spy something……" and describe the object using an adjective. (For example, I spy something red.)
- Let a student try to guess what the object is.
- The student who guesses the item gets to choose the next object to describe.
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