Tactile-Kinesthetic Word Study

 

The first installment of tactile-kinesthetic word study starts with Lucas' Andy Goldsworthy-esque arrangement above. 

What does tactile-kinesthetic mean? Tactile refers to touch, so tactile learners need to feel and move things with their fingers and hands. Soren arranges a range of Nerf weaponry and household objects to spell his words.

Kinesthetic refers to movement, so kinesthetic learners need to interact with their bodies, instead of simply listening (auditory), and/or watching (visual). As Frenya's finger reveals words in shaving cream, she strengthens her understanding of consonant/vowel combinations.

Spencer contains his creativity on a baking sheet. 

Pierce's approach is (naturally) a bit more decorative...

Lucas takes advantage of fall color...

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Sasha Hops and Spells

With a little help from her big sister, Sasha hops and spells a few social studies vocabulary words: suffrage, disobedience, justice, and rally.

Shaping, Hopping, and Spelling

A handful of students opted to shape and move with their spelling words last week.

Colorful Graphing Under Grey Skies

Friday afternoon's math lesson included fragrant data collection and vibrant graphing.

Andrew counted and organized flowers by color in the butterfly and art gardens, then created large scale graphs based on the data.

Tavia's use of dual colors showed she's no stranger to sidewalk chalk.

Thomas' graphs were naturally meticulous.

Thania's posture minimized back strain.

Ms. Cook helped Hunter differentiate between bar, line plot, and pictographs.

Roan was very proud of his creation, strategically placed in front of the door kids exit for recess to maximize viewing.

When finished, Scotty helped others.

Is Siena graphing, or between yoga poses?