Kinesthetic activities: Have students move around the room or simply move their bodies.
A few examples:
If you are teaching about opinions, put a sign on one side of the room that says “I agree,” and a sign on the other side that says “I disagree.” Read a statement and ask the students to move to the sign that states their opinion. Ask those students to discuss why they agree or disagree. Share as a class.
Science: If you are teaching about circuits, have the students form a circle and join hands. Include a battery and a flashlight in your circuit. When the circuit is broken, the flashlight turns off.
Science: Teach about how the rotation of the Earth causes day and night by having a student stand by a light bulb/lamp (the Sun). Tell the class that this student is the Earth. When the student is facing the light, it is daytime. Then, tell the student to rotate slowly. When they are facing away from the light bulb, it is nighttime. You can also accomplish this by using a globe. You can also teach about how the revolution of the Earth causes the four seasons.
Sequencing: Photocopy 3-5 illustrations from a book; choose illustrations from the beginning of the book, the middle of the book, and the end of the book. Choose 3-5 students to figure out the order of the story. Each student will hold one illustration. The student holding the first event will stand at the far left of the classroom, and the student holding the last event will stand at the far right of the classroom. You can modify this activity depending on your class. Instead of pictures, you may give them sentences from the story. You may want to add the sequence words/phrases First, Next, Then, After that, and Finally. You could add 3-5 more students to the mix and have them hold these words on index cards. Ask the student with the picture/sentence to match up with the student who is holding the sequencing word that goes with their picture.
Math: When you are teaching adding or subtracting, ask a number of students to stand up in the front of the room and instead of using manipulatives, add or subtract students.
Role Play:
Social Studies: Have students act out historical events.
Math: Set up a supermarket to teach students about money, making change, and subtraction.
Hands-on activities:
When students are involved, they are learning. Some students are tactile learners. This is especially important in math and science. Reading about something is very different from actually doing it.
A few examples:
If you are teaching about opinions, put a sign on one side of the room that says “I agree,” and a sign on the other side that says “I disagree.” Read a statement and ask the students to move to the sign that states their opinion. Ask those students to discuss why they agree or disagree. Share as a class.
Science: If you are teaching about circuits, have the students form a circle and join hands. Include a battery and a flashlight in your circuit. When the circuit is broken, the flashlight turns off.
Science: Teach about how the rotation of the Earth causes day and night by having a student stand by a light bulb/lamp (the Sun). Tell the class that this student is the Earth. When the student is facing the light, it is daytime. Then, tell the student to rotate slowly. When they are facing away from the light bulb, it is nighttime. You can also accomplish this by using a globe. You can also teach about how the revolution of the Earth causes the four seasons.
Sequencing: Photocopy 3-5 illustrations from a book; choose illustrations from the beginning of the book, the middle of the book, and the end of the book. Choose 3-5 students to figure out the order of the story. Each student will hold one illustration. The student holding the first event will stand at the far left of the classroom, and the student holding the last event will stand at the far right of the classroom. You can modify this activity depending on your class. Instead of pictures, you may give them sentences from the story. You may want to add the sequence words/phrases First, Next, Then, After that, and Finally. You could add 3-5 more students to the mix and have them hold these words on index cards. Ask the student with the picture/sentence to match up with the student who is holding the sequencing word that goes with their picture.
Math: When you are teaching adding or subtracting, ask a number of students to stand up in the front of the room and instead of using manipulatives, add or subtract students.
Role Play:
Social Studies: Have students act out historical events.
Math: Set up a supermarket to teach students about money, making change, and subtraction.
Hands-on activities:
When students are involved, they are learning. Some students are tactile learners. This is especially important in math and science. Reading about something is very different from actually doing it.