July 21, 2011

After trying out some of the activities that were presented to us there were two that I personally liked the best.

The first activity that I enjoyed and thought was entertaining was the Acrostic Poems. This activity is made for students K-12 and helps them fully understand how to write an Acrostic Poem. I liked this activity because students get to brainstorm a word that they can use for their poem and this gives them extra guidance if needed. I also liked that students can revise and edit their poem without having to redo it all over again. This activity is perfect for all ages. For example, if a second grader wants to use the word "dog" as an acrostic poem or if a tenth grader wants to use the word "ambitious."

The second activity that I found amusing and would use in my classroom was Flip a Clip. This activity promotes vocabulary and also familiarizes students with affixes and roots. In this activity students flip two chips to mix and match four word parts and make four words. Students then insert the four words into a paragraph, using clues to determine where each word belongs in the paragraph. After each exercise, students can print their work to check whether they placed the four words in the paragraph correctly. This is an excellent activity for students because they can see if they have made any errors in their paragraphs and they can also use it as a guide for unfamiliar vocabulary words.