Vocabulary Review

It's almost the last day of school. I think I can.... I think I can...

We as a class are done. Like a real family who has been together for 8 hours each day for 176 days... we are driving each other crazy. With all the changes next year (Im not coming back, the location of the school is changing, 2 families are moving away) my class is struggling to maintain focus and be present. Instead, they are trying each other's nerves and crying at random.

I suppose if I am honest- I am kind of feeling done also. I still have a massive amount of packing before I leave for the states and I question my decision to try to take everything daily.

So in an effort to make things better, I decided to pull out a classic favorite. 

TWISTER!

We started playing twister sometime after a vocabulary PD that I was involved in. I love Word Nerds and try to read it once a year. This book makes me smile with all of the research and engaging ideas. This year I have wanted my classroom to be all about engagement... 

So the way it works is I collect about 4 vocab words from the students that we have talked about that week. Each word gets a color. Then I call out the body part and the definition. They usually have a powerpoint cheat sheet with the colors and the words but its a great vocabulary review! 

It is such a fun way to review our vocab words and they love watching their friends get all tangled up!  

With that, I am going to go encourage my little loves to be kind to each other and have a blast these last few days.

Love, 

Stephanie