Dramatic Vocabulary
Introducing Action Words
Stage of Literacy Development:
Stage 0: Foundation for LiteracyStage 1: Beginning Literacy
Stage 2: Consolidation / Fluency
Ages:
4-7
Grade Range:
K 1stFood Groups:
Primary: Vocabulary
Transcript
Teacher: What does gallop mean? [Students Name]. Student: When a horse runs. Teacher: Ok, gallop, is when a horse runs as fast as he can. Everybody stand. Show me gallop in place. All right, stop! Wobbly. W-O-B-B-L-Y. Show me wobbly. Side-to-side. If you were a horse or a foal youd be down on your, all fours. Students: Knees. Teacher: Id love to hear a Nay Students: Nay! Teacher: Weve gone over all our words on our dramatic vocabulary chart. You remember your parts? Ive got mothers and I got my baby foals. Remember our story "Foal" by the author Mary Ling? "I am a new born Foal, a new born pony. My legs our very wobbly. I feel stronger after my meal. I can stand up tall. I am a one week old now. I grow bigger every day. I spend my days in the meadow with my mother". What are you going to do when you go to the meadow? Student: Graze. Student: Eat Grass Teacher: Which one of our words tells to eat grass in the meadow? Students: Graze. Teacher: To graze. So show me graze. "I love feeling the soft grass beneath my hoofs. Remember where your hoofs are. So my mother comes when she hears me nay" Students: Nay! Teacher: "I am four months old now. I do not wobble anymore. Soon I will be old enough to go play with the other ponies to play in the meadow".
Related References
Activity Objective
The goal of Dramatic Vocabulary: Introducing Action Words is to teach students new vocabulary words in a fun and engaging way. The teacher begins by reading them a book and introducing word meanings by teaching actions for them. The teacher then rereads the book several times with children taking various parts and acting out the words as they appear in the story.
Quick Tips
Additional Comments:
- To inspire students to play this game on their own, add various related materials to the drama center. - Incorporating actions and sounds with the vocabulary words is a great way to keep students engaged.
