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ACTIVITY 1 All Grades Related <strong>Objects</strong>: All Introductory Activity: Word Play In this exercise, students have fun changing each other’s perception of an object while practicing vocabulary. Students will also begin to sense the relationship between objects, words, and ideas. The word that is placed next to an object may color or change how we perceive it. You may find that several words can be applied to the same object. Students will become more aware that objects and words do not have one absolute meaning—instead, their meanings can change depending on their context. Materials: • Word Play” form (see following page), cut up into individual cards • A variety of everyday objects from the classroom • <strong>Objects</strong> in the case What To Do: 1 Cut apart the words on the “Word Play” form. There should be enough words so that there is one per child. If not, some students may receive the same word, or you may add words of your own choosing. 2 Place the words into a container and pass it around. Have each child take a word. 3 Ask each child to read his or her word aloud. Make certain that each child understands the meaning of the word. TELLING STORIES THROUGH OBJECTS 10 4 Give the class four to five minutes to find an object in the classroom that they wish to associate with their word. Explain that the words can but do not have to identify or describe the object. Instead, they can relate to some aspect of the object’s use, purpose, or meaning. For example, “shield” might be associated with the window screen, which shields the room from sunlight. Encourage your students to make imaginative connections between words and object, while remaining true to each. 5 Have each child explain to the class why he or she chose that object to go with their word. 6 Repeat this exercise using the objects from the case. 7 Have students discuss how their ideas or understandings about the words and/or the objects changed when the association changed. Discussion Questions: • What word/object connection did you make? • Why did you associate your word with that particular object? • What other word could you use with that same object? • Were you surprised at the objects other students chose to go with their words? Why? See page 23 for details on how this activity meets New York State Learning Standards.
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