Word Wall

Successful Teaching Techniques for GuriaA presentation of 5 techniques and activities that have proven successful for Gurian Teachers Word wallsAge groups: I-XII

Ureki Public school Marina GoguadzeEka Saakadze

Materials: Blank wallPoster paperMarker or slips of paper to add words

Execution:Temporary used with a unit or chapter over the course of a few weeksPermanent High frequency words added slowly over the course of the year, no more than 10-15 a week.

Benefits: Provide a permanent display for high frequency wordsHelp students see patterns and relationship in words, thus building phonics and spelling skills.Provide reference support for children during reading and writing activities.A visual reminderFun and active learning

Word walls

Word walls

Word wall

Potential Problems:Overload too many words too fast will only confuse the childrenOther teachers objections classroom wall space is shared.Paper DollsKinaesthetic Fun with Numerous VariationsLela KhomerikiLela Kurtanidze From the 2nd to the 5th grade.

Visual application with kinesthetic process.

Listening and/or reading comprehension. Introduction11 Execution

First we give the students the texts of description of each bear. Three different text to 3 group.Then we give students all the materials and ask them to dress the dolls according to their texts, including the colors of the clothes.

Execution

They have to dress: Mummy Bear, Daddy Bear , Baby Bear and Goldilocks.Last they compare if their dolls coincide to real ones.20 minutes

BenefitsThis is a whole kinesthetic process but it also requires knowledge of clothes and colors.

The activity will also elicit their background knowledge. It is good for listening assessment

Materials can be re-used over time.

Variations on this activity are manyTown MapSharing our Community

Nana KazaishviliTamar Tskhomelidze Step 2: Preparation Instructions:1. Describe your favorite part of town.

2. Where is it located? What buildings are there?

3. Make a layout or a model of it.18Warm up: Brainstorming - students with a poster In the Mall. Students describe location of the shops using the prepositions of places: under, over, next to, behind, in front of,Opposite, between

19 Activity 1: Students ask and answer questions about town facilities using word bank and the poster. Excuse me, how can I get to.?What do people do there? What can you buy there?Is there a ______ near here?

Activity 2: Role-play (a visitorand a local)Activity 3:Presentation of a project: OZU-CITY - OUR HOMETOWN Students build and present layouts and models, describing the buildings and their location.

Benefits of this activity: Development of kinesthetic intellect , linguistic intellect , Interpersonal intellect , and space orientation.

23Word SortClassification and Language Learning

Tamar MaghlaferidzeLamzira KervalishviliAge Group: all grades

Skills: kinesthetic, auditory, visual

Materials: paper, pencil, textbook or recording,

Execution:This work is best done in groups, though can be individual as well. Students should then make cards, each having one word. After reading the text or listening to recordings, they are given different categories and words to match to the categories. The groups can be parts of speech, text vocabulary words based on meaning or use, or general word grouping based on a common attribute.Time: 10-15 minutes, depending on level. Lower levels can complete this faster, older students may need time to explain their word placement.

Benefit:It is successful because all students are involved in the activity The students learn to categorize words by associations.It is output without the stress of speaking.For older students, teacher can ask why a word was placed in a group to confirm fuller comprehension.

Build-a-wordWord-level Awareness for Language Learners

Eka VanidzeNino ZakariadzeBuild-a-WordAge Groups: Useful for 1st through 12th grades. Simple words for younger grades, more letters and more difficulty for older.

Skills: This technique is useful for kinesthetic and visual learners, but can be used for listening comprehension as well. Spelling and phonics are the main focus.

Materials: Teacher can used magnetic letters on a board, or simply cut out squares of paper with letters written on them.

ProcedureTeacher groups students, and gives each pair/group a set of letters to use for word building. For younger students, teacher can tell them what words to spellFor older students, teacher can ask them to find as many as possible that they know.Teacher gives time to complete the activity, no more than 15 minutes for young students, up to 25 for older children.Students should demonstrate the words they have spelt to the teacher/class

BenefitsSmall children can be active in the lesson, using their hands for learning

English spelling patterns are learned, color coding can be used for consonants and vowels

Can be used for Rhyming activities.Thank You for your AttentionQuestions are Welcome!!!