A Kinesthetic Connection : Leaning Vocabulary Through Spirited Gestures
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SARAH KAY HURST
FOREIGN LANGUAGE SHARE FAIRSPRING 2013
A Kinesthetic Connection:Leaning Vocabulary Through
Spirited Gestures
Les moyens de transport
un bateau
un vélo une moto
le métro
Les verbes
dormirservir
rougirpunir
Les meubles
une lampe
une armoireun micro-ondes
des rideaux
Les activités
faire du joggingfaire de la musculation
faire de la danse
Le temps
Il y a un orage.
Il y a du vent. Il fait froid.
Il y a du brouillard.
Des charades chez le médecin !
Etudiant 1: You are the patient. You have forgotten all your French because you did not keep practicing after IU ! You use wild gestures to explain what hurts.
Etudiant 2: You are the French doctor. You must guess what’s wrong !
Modèle: E1: (dramatic gesture, indicating the elbow) E2: Vous avez mal au coude ? E1: (nodding yes, then miming headache) E2: Et vous avez mal à la tête ?
Change roles after four dramatic afflictions.
Goals
Vary and enhance vocabulary presentations Reach kinesthetic learners Keep classroom energy highCreate an additional connection with the
vocabularyModerate the presence of technology in the
classroom
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