INTASC.6
The teacher uses knowledge of effective verbal, nonverbal, and media communication techniques to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom.
EVIDENCE AND ARTIFACTS
Primary Color Boogie Woogie
In order for kindergarten to understand the primary colors and vertical and horizontal lines, I created a lesson based on Piet Mondrian’s Broadway Boogie Woogie. As an introduction to the lesson I created a song to help the students learn the vocabulary. Implementing Howard Gardner’s theory of kinesthetic intelligence, I had the students learn motions to remember the directions of horizontal and vertical lines. Periodically throughout the six weeks I would have the students reference the motions to check for understanding. The verbal and nonverbal communication techniques of the song and motions made the experience memorable to the students, and helped meet curriculum goals.
Standard VI encourages me to use a variety of communication techniques in order to effectively foster the interaction and collaboration of students.
Boog-ie Woog-ie
Come on, let’s go!
Pri-mar-y Co-lors
Rea-dy, GO!
Blue, Yel-low, Red
That’s what I said!
Ver-ti-cal Lines go Up and Down! (Stretch to the Sky, Down to the Ground)
Hori-zon-tal Lines go
Left, Left, Left, Right, Left! (Stretch arms side to side)
Boog-ie Woog-ie
Come on, let’s go!
Red, Yellow, Blue.
Up, down, left, right (Stretch to the Sky, Down to the Ground, Stretch arms side to side)
Sit back down! (Students sit down)
