Saturday, January 26, 2013

Musical Chairs

It's not just for birthday parties or church functions!  Musical chairs is a sure way to get kids up and moving, jamming to some Lady Gaga Up-tempo Jazz, all while practicing a skill of your choice.  All you need are chairs, music and white boards with markers.  Just this week, we practiced our phonograms with Musical Chairs.  Everyone has a chair, because the goal is to PRACTICE, not body slam your classmates to get a chair!  So, I played the music, everyone scattered to find a seat once the music stopped.  Then it was pure silence and eyes on me as they waited to hear the sound(s) I was about to say.  I'd say 'ed',  'd',  't' for example, and they quickly wrote down  "ed" and held up their white boards for a quick thumbs up from me! We do not move on until every student has something on their white board.  Towards the end of the session, we write words using those phonograms.  So, I would say write a word using the 1st sound of "ed".  I have used this activity when practicing fact families, money, vocabulary words etc.  It's pretty much adaptable to any concept you are working on.  The kids love it!!  I included a couple of pics from the other day.  












7 comments:

  1. I'm so thrilled to have found your blog! It is adorable :) I'm happy to be your newest follower! Thanks for sharing your fabulous ideas

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    1. Thank you so much for stopping by! I love your name by the way, I spell my daughter's middle name like that!

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  2. Your blog looks great! I am your newest follower!

    Ms. Cranfill's Class

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  3. Thank you for stopping by, and joining me on this blogging journey!!

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  4. I love using our marker boards and playing any type of game...especially for Word Study! =)

    It looks like your kiddos have tons of fun and don't even know they are learning. =)

    I am happy to be the newest follower of your cute blog. I would love for you to hop over and visit me when you get the chance.

    Heather
    Heather's Heart

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    1. Thank you! They could literally play this "game" all day! I love it! I get so excited when I gain a new follower. Thanks for stopping by. I will definitely come check you out!

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