[ola] Re: Vocabulary review
- From: Harris levinson <hlevinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2014 18:02:35 -0800
My classes play a Password activity similar to Stell's where I pair
students up and have them all work at the same time, rather than one group
up front and others watching. One of the partners is facing the screen and
the other has his/her back to it. On the screen is a slideshow of images
depicting the vocabulary. (This can take some time to develop, but TAs get
good at making them if you are fortunate enough to have a TA.)
Yes, students do need to recognize what the image depicts, but they
typically do. If they do not, they are encouraged to say what they see and
then their partner can help them figure it out. They must circumlocute. If
they are not having success, then they can use actions though I usually
prohibit the associated action from our circle or Pancho Comancho because
those are so well known that they make the game too easy.
After students work for 30-60 seconds on a word, I shake a maraca or blow a
train whistle and say the word. Those pairs that were correct jump up and
high twenty each other (two high tens in the air) and get a point. After
five or six words they switch positions.
You can also have them pull out their old vocab flashcards, if you have
them make flashcards, and play a game called Fast Finger where all the
cards are spread out Spanish side up (not image side) in between two
players (duos or trios) and the teacher gives a Spanish clue--a context for
the word, a synonym, an antonym, something that will prompt them to point
to a certain vocabulary word. Point for the person who touches it first.
Harris
2014/1/12 Stel Schmalz <sschmalz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> I've played a game with my kids similar to password/taboo. I break them
> up into 4 or 5 teams and put all words in a basket. Each team sends 1
> player up and has 1 minute to to have their teammates guess as many words
> as possible (while the other teams watch). In the first round, they can do
> the action attached to the word. In the next round, they draw the words on
> the board and in the final round, they need to circumlocute. You switch
> people each time so everyone gets a chance to be up front. We've had a lot
> of fun with this game. I have a few kids who are not comfortable being the
> person up front and for them, I let them skip it as long as they are
> guessing the words when someone else is up there.
>
> Stel
>
>
> On Sunday, January 12, 2014, Colin Oriard wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>> Does anyone have good ideas/activities for practicing old vocabulary
>> before semester finals? I have my vocabulary separated by month. So I
>> have huge sections of butcher paper with vocabulary from September,
>> October, November, etc. that I'd like to brush up on with the students
>> before their finals. Any suggestions?
>> Colin
>>
>
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Harris Levinson
Teacher, Adviser
Vashon Island High School
Tel: 206.463.9171 x141
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