[ola] Re: Picture & Writing TELEPHONE Activity
- From: Thomas Hinkle <thinkle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:12:34 -0400
Ashley,
I've been using something like this with my classes for the last couple of
weeks. If your kids are up for drawing little, you can also do the whole
thing by folding a paper accordion-style and having them "hide" the
previous picture before passing on the sentence or viceversa -- it makes
the paper management easier for the paper-challenged among us (I still have
giant piles of pictures and sentences from the first ill-fated attempt at
this a couple weeks back).
Tom
On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Ashley Uyaguari <
auyaguari@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi fellow OLAers,
> Today I did the following activity and it was a fun exercise and a way to
> incorporate writing. A big part of it is just getting them to follow the
> directions. I'll explain the acticity and then I can give you some ideas
> below of how to scafold their understanding. To keep attention, I often
> added movement in between each step so that students were sticking with me.
> (Manos arriba, Toquen la nariz etc...)
>
> _______________________________________________________
> *Before:*
> Prepare small piles of papers. Each pile should have 7 pieces of paper.
> (These do not have to be very big). I paperclipped each pile to help, but
> that's not necessary. (You could also have a helpful student do this for
> you at some point).
>
> Students sat in a circle on the floor. They each had a pencil and a small
> white board to use as a "desk". You could have them use their cuadernos. My
> students stayed in the same spot the whole time. But you could totally have
> them crab walk to a new spot at any moment during this writing activity.
>
> *During:*
> Students will each get a packet of 7 pieces of paper.
> They should number them 1-7
> Page 1 should be on top
> They should create an original sentence (using vocab) and write it on page
> 1.
> Time a minute
> Have everyone pass their piles of paper (all 7 pages) to the right.
> Page 1 should still be on top.
>
> The student should read the sentence.
> Then place page one at the back of the pile.
> Page 2 should be on top.
> They should draw a picture on page 2 representing page 1's sentence.
> Time 2 minutes
> Have students pass their piles to the right again.
> Page 2 should be on top still.
>
> Student should look at the picture and then put page 2 at the back of the
> pile
> Page 3 should now be on top.
> They should write a sentence (to represent the picture on page 2) on page
> 3.
> Time a minute.
> Pass the packet (with page 3 on top) to the right (or two spaces to the
> right if you want).
>
> Repeat until page 4 has a picture, page 5 a sentence, page 6 a picture,
> and page 7 a final sentence.
>
> *After: *Staple the little packet together and have them share their
> "stories" in small groups. (The groups could also share by acting out the
> pictures to the whole class).
> ___________________________________________________________________
>
> Things I did to help them understand:
> I drew representations of their pages on the board and either drew a line
> and a period when I wanted them to write a sentence or a stick fugure of
> some sort when I wanted a picture.
>
> I also made it clear which number page should be on top and which should
> be in the back. I also reminded them not to peek at the earlier pages. I
> said it's a secret or a surprise.
>
> This takes a while. But, some of the stories can be great. I think I could
> now do it again and students won't have to worry about the directions as
> much as coming up with awesome sentences and drawings.
>
> *I hope you all are well. Please send me any clarifying questions or
> comments. I don't know how well I explained this writing activity.*
>
> Abrazos!
> Ashley
> --
> Ashley Uyaguari
> Innovation Academy Charter School
> Tyngsboro, MA 01879
> 6/7 Spanish, Room 301
> 978-649-0432 x3301
>
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Thomas Hinkle
English & Spanish Teacher
English Department Coordinator
Innovation Academy Charter School
Extra help: Thursday 3-4pm
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