Shaving cream with 8th graders? These are some very brave people! Sally Caruso
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Ashli and Paul Andersen Sent: Fri 1/25/2008 9:46 PM To: A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades. Subject: Re: [LIT] Vocab. learning and assessment I used shaving cream and partners today with my 8th graders. I thought they would think the idea was too elementary and wouldn't buy it, but they loved it! They worked with a partner and one partner got their name spelled in shaving cream (they loved that part!). The other partner said the vocab. word. if the first partner correctly said the def., than they got to finger paint the spelling of the word in the shaving cream. I bought 3 cans of 92 cent shaving cream and it lasted the entire day. There isn't too much deep thinking here, but they loved it. Ashli On Jan 24, 2008 7:34 PM, Heather Poland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree with Pam. Once they what a non-example is, they get it and I think > it helps them. My graphic organizer was set up in a similar way to what > Pam > described. > > However, any vocabulary work like this I do, I do it in class. When I was > in > the classroom, I rarely assigned any homework beyond independent reading > (unless they had to finish a class assignment). That way, I could always > be > checking for understanding. So we would do one together and then they > could > do one in groups/partners and then maybe on their own - or continue to > work > in groups/partners > > On Jan 24, 2008 4:40 PM, Pam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Tena wrote: > > I noticed Janet Allen uses a lot of "non-examples" the "what it isn't" > > sort of thing. Short of an exact opposite, I think this would be > > confusing to some kids. What did you find? > > > > > > Pam writes: > > No, it's been my experience, once the kids understand a graphic > > organizer that asks for non-examples and what non-examples are, they > > are good to go. > > > > I tried a form of a frayer model that I adapted from Vocabulary > > Unplugged. It had the word (with dictionary definition) in the middle > > connected to 4 boxes. Those 4 boxes asked for: definition in kid's own > > words, a synonym or example, an illustration, and a non-example. I > > found this to be effective, but time consuming (last year's group just > > plain didn't do homework & this year's group isn't much better). The > > kids' didn't like doing these, but most grudgingly admitted that it > > really helped them to understand and use the words. So, it was a battle > > to get them to do, but worth the effort. If anything, my kids last year > > struggled more with the illustration than the non-example as many of > > our words weren't nouns. > > > > I did find that I had to really hold their hands with the first 5 > > (regular ed) and probably 15 (ese/ELL). It really helped them to have > > an example of a completed one to review too. > > > > > > :o) Pam/6th gr./FL > > An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how > > much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you do > > know and what you don't. > > Anatole France (1844 - 1924) > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > More new features than ever. 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