Activities that help children learn the names of the letter-shapes in the alphabet and the sounds the letters make games like alphabet bingo to teach letter names and shapes. a set of letters and ask the child to name them in order as quickly as they can. a mix of upper- and lower-case letters on chart paper and ask the child to circle the capital letters. the sounds each letter can make as well as the name of the letter. Sing songs and recite rhymes that include the sounds associated with letters is for dog-/d/. (‘D’ /d/, /d/... dog). from identification to writing letters and forming simple words, especially words with high meaning for children, such as their own names. Activities that help make children aware of sounds in language and provide opportunities to practice manipulating sounds rhymes, songs, and poems to help children hear repetitive sounds at the beginning and end of words. from simpler activities with sounds to practice with more complex operations. Start with combining sounds to make to words(‘tooth’plus‘brush’ makes toothbrush), manipulating sound units that make up words (such as syllables, onset-rime, and phonemes), to breaking apart words. Emphasize vocabulary Words are the building blocks of literacy. Using developmentally appropriate methods and varied experiences help students expand their knowledge of vocabulary. Most words are abstract and not concrete until children experience them. GeoMotion utilizes a chart of movement terms to include in daily activities to enrich their literacy exposure. Example: Children must stand on top, stand beside, move around and object to understand what is meant by top, beside, and around. A movement chart is a valuable tool to help the teacher plan developmentally appropriate movement experiences for children Spatial Awareness Directions Space Pathways Levels Distances Dimensions Forward Diagonal General Straight High Near Hugh Backward Vertical Personal Curved Medium Far Large Left / Horizontal Shared Zigzag Low Away Medium Right Clockwise Toward Small Up / Down / Tiny Diagonal Weave Body Awareness Body Parts Body Shapes Body Body Positions Surfaces Head Hips Legs Small Standing Front Eyes Bottom Hamstrings Large Sitting Back Chin Torso Knees Wide Lying Side Neck Shoulders Shins Narrow Prone Top Back Elbows Ankles Tall Supine Bottom Chest Hands Feet Short Kneeling Rib Cage Wrists Heels Straight Inverted Abdomen Fingers Toes Round Tummy Thighs Twisted Stomach Movement Quality - Effort Flow Time Force Dynamics
Activities that help children learn the names of the letter-shapes in the alphabet and the sounds the letters make games like alphabet bingo to teach letter names and shapes. a set of letters and ask the child to name them in order as quickly as they can. a mix of upper- and lower-case letters on chart paper and ask the child to circle the capital letters. the sounds each letter can make as well as the name of the letter. Sing songs and recite rhymes that include the sounds associated with letters (‘D’ is for dog-/d/. /d/, /d/... dog). from identification to writing letters and forming simple words, especially words with high meaning for children, such as their own names. Activities that help make children aware of sounds in language and provide opportunities to practice manipulating sounds rhymes, songs, and poems to help children hear repetitive sounds at the beginning and end of words. from simpler activities with sounds to practice with more complex operations. Start with combining sounds to make words(‘tooth’plus‘brush’ makes toothbrush), to manipulating sound units that make up words (such as syllables, onset-rime, and phonemes), to breaking apart words. Emphasize vocabulary Words are the building blocks of literacy. Using developmentally appropriate methods and varied experiences help students expand their knowledge of vocabulary. Most words are abstract and not concrete until children experience them. GeoMotion utilizes a chart of movement terms to include in daily activities to enrich their literacy exposure. Example: Children must stand on top, stand beside, move around and object to understand what is meant by top, beside, and around. A movement chart is a valuable tool to help the teacher plan developmentally appropriate movement experiences for children Spatial Awareness Directions Space Pathways Levels Distances Dimensions Forward Backward Left / Right Up / Down Diagonal Weave Diagonal Vertical Horizontal Clockwise / General Personal Shared Straight Curved Zigzag High Medium Low Near Far Away Toward Hugh Large Medium Small Tiny Body Awareness Body Parts Body Shapes Body Positions Body Surfaces Head Eyes Chin Neck Back Chest Rib Cage Abdomen Tummy Stomach Hips Bottom Torso Shoulders Elbows Hands Wrists Fingers Thighs Legs Hamstrings Knees Shins Ankles Feet Heels Toes Small Large Wide Narrow Tall Short Straight Round Twisted Standing Sitting Lying Prone Supine Kneeling Inverted Front Back Side Top Bottom Movement Quality - Effort Flow Time Force Dynamics