tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708538586034027731.post2483476423423073850..comments2023-08-17T02:42:02.381-07:00Comments on Not Just Child's Play: Challenging Young Minds: Well, Apparently....Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708538586034027731.post-84635699006073916832012-04-14T08:23:05.410-07:002012-04-14T08:23:05.410-07:00I make sure that I include higher vocabulary in th...I make sure that I include higher vocabulary in the classroom routine, too.<br /><br />Our classroom jobs include Botanist (not Plant Waterer) and Homework Distributor.<br /><br />I mean, why not? A lot of times, I'll scaffold in context the first few times I say a word, but honestly... I'm teaching them context clues when I don't tell them what the word means!<br /><br />Jenny<br /><a href="http://luckeyfrogslilypad.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Luckeyfrog's Lilypad</a>luckeyfroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09338266098096236978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708538586034027731.post-16660819465545294032012-04-14T07:01:19.173-07:002012-04-14T07:01:19.173-07:00Thanks for the comments y'all!
kherbert-yeah,...Thanks for the comments y'all!<br /><br />kherbert-yeah, I feel myself doing that too sometimes. I'll say something and people will just look at me funny. Scary, isn't it.<br /><br />Crissy-oh, I loved your blog. It's so funny to me that you can still discover new ones that you never knew about! There are just soooo many good ones out there! Thanks for sharing your story-that's a great idea about starting with a pledge. I love that they know what "inspiring" means! :)<br /><br />Randi-absolutely agree with you! If you use it they will learn it. That's a funny story too. That's when I wish our admins were in the room to hear them use those million dollar words with such fervor. Every year they tell us to do more with vocab and sometimes I wish I could just playback the students and their conversations to show what they have learned from you.Miss Trayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994698870486768685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708538586034027731.post-29425055009534428332012-04-14T05:42:32.472-07:002012-04-14T05:42:32.472-07:00I don't edit my language for my students - bec...I don't edit my language for my students - because they aren't afraid to make a guess or ask. <br /><br />I do edit my language for coworkers - because apparently I make them feel stupid. From my AP because I used the term ampersand when explaining why a file wouldn't save. I've also had to explain to TEACHERS that AD does not mean after death.kherberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03282935413300573346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708538586034027731.post-29097016247201351972012-04-14T05:19:09.241-07:002012-04-14T05:19:09.241-07:00First, thanks for leaving a comment on my blog--I ...First, thanks for leaving a comment on my blog--I am your newest follower! (I just figured out the purpose of the 'eyeglasses icon' in my toolbar and I'm adding you to my weekend reading list!)<br /><br />I use powerful words with my kinders on a daily basis. Personally, I think vocabulary is acquired through an immersion in words, through conversation, reading, and writing. Like you, I love to hear my students use powerful words in context. Each morning, we recite the THINK pledge: for example, the "I" stands for Inspiring. A few days ago, one of my kindergartners told another student, "That was very inspiring! Thank you for helping me!" :-)<br /><br />Have a great weekend! <b><a href="http://read-write-sing.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">ReadWriteSing</a></b>Chrissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07841483739221560253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708538586034027731.post-43512715332276271892012-04-13T21:24:08.350-07:002012-04-13T21:24:08.350-07:00I adore this post and I agree with you 100%.
I w...I adore this post and I agree with you 100%. <br /> I will use a harder vocabulary word and then repeat myself replacing it with the easier word. It's my hope that they will pick up on it over time. <br /><br />I had a similar situation the other day. A student asked another student why they were doing something (playing with their pencil). Then a third student chimed in from across the room saying "He's doing it for no apparent reason"-it was so funny. Possibly inappropriate but still funny. <br /><br /><br /><a href="www.teachitwithclass.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Randi @ Teach It With Class</a><br /><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Randi" rel="nofollow">My TPT Store</a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Teach-It-With-Class/299320936755928" rel="nofollow">My Facebook Page</a>Randihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108036718845478038noreply@blogger.com