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#75. Window Shade Vocab and Spelling

Reading/Writing, level: all
Posted by Jill M ().
Materials Required: window shade, post-it notes.
Concepts Taught: spelling, vocabulary

I am a graduate student in elem. education. One way to teach vocabulary
is to take roll- down window shades and attach them to the walls. Then,
write each vocabulary word on a post-it note and place all the post-its on
the window shade. During the week, instruct the students to take turns
going to the shade, taking a post-it note with a vocabulary word written on
it, and take it back to their desk to practice writing it and studying its
meaning. After they have done this, have the students return the post-it
note to the shade and repeat the procedure until every student has had
an opportunity to learn and work with every word. They could keep all of
the information they aquire about that week's vocabulary words in a
vocabulary journal. When it comes time for the vocalulary test, simply pull
on the window shade and it will roll up. This actual was designed for
spelling, however; it can be adapted for vocabulary. It is also just a way to
add a little dimension to a normally boring routine. Hope this helps!