CONTINUATION OF COMMANDS
- Write two actions on a slip of paper, have a child read it, and then act it out.
- Repeat for each child.
- Then go back to the first child, have them read their card again, and then have them mark the action words with the correct symbols.
- Repeat for each child.
- Cut the action words and switch their places.
- Have each child read this new phrase and see if it makes sense.
- Bring attention to how we can change the order and it still makes sense.
- Repeat for two of three more examples. Remember to add in few where the transposition doesn’t make sense and discuss these with the children.
Examples of verbs:
wink and blink
trip and fall
huff and puff
wiggle and giggle
- Introduce the prepared cards in Verb Box 3
- Have a child choose a card, read it and act it out and then symbolize the action words on the card.
- Repeat for each child.
- Repeat until all the cards have been done.
- Write two actions (one with an object) on a slip of paper, have a child read it, and then act it out.
- Repeat for each child.
- Then go back to the first child, have them read their card again, and then have them mark the action words with the correct symbols.
- Repeat for each child.
- Cut the action words and noun and switch their places.
- Have each child read this new phrase and see if it makes sense.
- Bring attention to how we can change the order of some.
- Repeat for two or three more examples.
- Introduce the prepared cards in Verb Box 4
- Have a child choose a card, read it and act it out and then symbolize the action words on the card.
- Repeat for each child.
- Repeat until all the cards have been done.
- Write two actions (both with an object) on a slip of paper, have a child read it, and then act it out.
- Repeat for each child.
- Then go back to the first child, have them read their card again, and then have them mark the action words with the correct symbols.
- Repeat for each child.
- Cut and transpose the actions and nouns.
- Have each child read this new phrase and see if it makes sense.
- Bring attention to how we can change the order of some but we cannot change the order of others.
- Repeat for two or three examples.
Examples:
take a tissue and blow your nose
beat the eggs and whip the cream
rub your tummy and pat your head
dust a table and sweep the floor
wash you fingers and trace a letter
- Introduce the prepared cards in Verb Box 5.
- Have a child choose a card, read it and act it out and then symbolize the action words on the card.
- Repeat for each child.
- Repeat until all the cards have been done.