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Theatre and Performance Studies

Western Michigan University

2016

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Movement In The Classroom To Practice Sight Words, Galina Vander Meer Apr 2016

Movement In The Classroom To Practice Sight Words, Galina Vander Meer

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This project encompassed the development and implementation of a unit plan that proved beneficial for first grade students in learning and practicing their sight words. Sight words are words that students are expected to read and write by the end of the school year. Every student learns differently, and using movement to enhance students’ learning can give kinesthetic learners a chance to grow. There were four lessons in the unit plan that incorporated different modes of learning, including movement and technology, and correlated to the first grade curriculum. By the end of the four lessons, the students collaboratively created a …