Week 9 Response

For the vocab lesson for Roll of Thunder I would have to take a different approach when planning because I am in a Kindergarten classroom. I would likely pick several small passages within the book that were appropriate for the students and read them aloud to the students. Before I read anything aloud I would give them "green light/red light" sticks so they could show me if they were confused on any of the vocabulary. IF they were confused on any word I would have them hold up the red side of the stick and I would make a note to address that word. This would help keep the lesson moving and the students on task as they would be listening for words but addressing their confusion without disrupting the entire lesson. After the passage is complete I would write all of the words on the board and would define them for the students in language that they understand. I would also have the students act out the vocabulary so they could physically express themselves and learn while doing so; ideally making the vocabulary more long lasting! The students could also draw pictures of these words being acted out. Both of these activities would help them know what the word looks like being acted out and help them better understand it; especially since these are Kindergartners who use visual illustrations to help 'read' stories.