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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

SHIVER- Word of the Day- 4-5 yr old- Week 2

Today's word is SHIVER  (by the way, if this is the first time that you read my word of the day post, text that is in bold is what I say to the kids, so you have an idea of what to say.)

My props were: Each other!
This one was a little difficult to explain to my 4 yr. old, but we got through it. Smile

Mandis stopped by here and there throughout our lesson.
 
Print this out first... VOCAB PAPER  (I am working on trying to get these on video so you can see how I explain and how the kids really enjoy the words.)
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I started by explaining what SHIVER means right off the back because it would be hard for the kids to distinguish cold and shaking.  They would automatically think it meant cold. Which yes it means your cold but it also can be used when you are scared.  Does anyone know how to pronounce this one? S-H makes a SHhhhhhh sound.  E-R go together to make an ER sound.  Ready?  Spell it out.  S-H, SH-I-V-E-R, ER  SHI-VER  SHIVER. Good!
Go ahead and write your new word into you dictionary. My Dictionary Booklet
Q.  So what do you think SHIVER means? (Point at your ) Wait to see what they say  and write it on their booklet for them, if they don’t know how to write yet.. Ok here is what it means:

DEF:  SHIVER is shaking when you are cold or afraid.
So let me see how you shiver.  This is about the time I wish I had a video camera to show you how goofy they get with this exercise. Smile
Ok let me give you a sentence for this word.
I SHIVER when I get out of the shower because of the cold air.
What do you normally see on your skin when you shiver? Elijah: OOOOH, OOOOh bumps on your skin!
Ok, what I want you to do is SHIVER when I say a sentence and you think it will make you SHIVER. Ready?
Q.
Uncovering yourself in a cold night. (Shiver)
Making warm bread.
Hearing the house creek on a windy night. (Shiver)
Jumping into a cold pool. (Shiver)
Watching a movie on Saturday night.
What do your teeth do when you shiver?
Great job!!  Now draw me a picture of shivering. 
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The drawing gave it a nice end to the lesson. I love seeing them get excited to learn! It makes my job even more enjoyable.
Hope you liked this one... let me know what you guys did with this word?

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