Vocabulary Knowledge
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Learning about directions can begin with first learning the words for the most commonly used words for giving directions, such as "up," "down," "left," and "right." Use the Directions Vocabulary Set of our Vocabulary Flashcards (coming soon) to teach your students vocabulary words for this topic. |
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Phonics & Reading Skills
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A great option for simultaneously developing phonics skills while improving number vocabulary recall is to utilize our set of 12 directions, shape & number Word Tiles. This activity involves matching Phonics Sound Tiles to the sides of various Word Tiles. For example, a student would complete the '6' Word Tile by matching a 's' Sound Tile to the left side of the Word Tile, a 'x' Sound Tile to the right side, and an 'i' Sound Tile to the bottom. Phonics Matching Tiles can be used for a variety of teaching demonstrations and various practice activities and friendly competitions. The set of 12 tiles includes a mix of tiles for direction, number & shape vocabulary words.
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Speaking Activities & Games
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The Flags Cut-&-Glue Kits can be used for an activity that allows English language learners to simultaneously practice colors, shapes, and positions, including "at the top of," "at the bottom of," "on the left side of," "on the right side of," and "in the middle of." While students will get some exposure to various world flags, they do not need to know any names of countries in order to fully participate in this game.
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The Robot Cut-&-Glue Game is includes frequent use of the words "left," "right," "side," "top," and "bottom." This activity could serve as the core activity for a unit on basic direction giving, as it is an excellent opportunity to for authentic use of prepositional phrases like "on top of" and "on the left side of." As a secondary benefit, this activity could also be a useful means of reviewing body-part vocabulary words, (if they had been already taught to students in a previous unit) or as an opportunity to learn a small handful of body-part vocabular words prior to a dedicated until focused on human and animal body-parts.
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