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I am a kindergarten teacher at University Elementary.  As you know, kindergarten has to be very much hands on and lots of movement.  One of the most challenging parts of our job is motivating children to learn their “popcorn words”.  We play the “Swat Game”! What I have done to make it more exciting is to put the words on colored index cards and laminate them.  I place the cards on the board or on the floor and I give two children a fly swatter.  When a word is called, the first person to actually swat the word wins. 

This can be used with many other things.  For example: Vocabulary – teacher could give a definition and the students find the word that matches.  Math – place number to addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and call out the problem and they swat the answer.  My children absolutely love the game and play it in choice center time.

 

I have seen a big increase in the words they are learning.

Colleen Smith

University Elementary

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