The students went on a bear hunt in the classroom these past few days where they were hunting for syllables! I taped some images of bears that had pictures that illustrated a word with either one, two, or three syllables to the walls and cabinets around the classroom.
Students took a clipboard with a worksheet attached and tried to find twelve different bears to use to identify how many syllables each word had. This activity was great because it got the students moving; they practiced writing, and they were counting syllables!
They looked at the image, clapped the syllables, and then wrote the word in the correct category.
Here is what the worksheet looks like:
The students enjoyed the activity so much that many asked to finish during Choice Time! I’d say that’s a sure sign of a successful activity! (Activity from Christine Lamb, Teachers Pay Teachers)
I love it! What a marvelous way to inspire adventure, success and challenge. Personal initiative and curiosity, rewarded by finding cute bears that posed new challenges, to read/figure out the word, classify it and then write it! Oh and all of these cognitive challenges and skills in one activity; besides of creative collaboration and friendship by sharing findings. This is really awesome! A teacher can really appreciate the brilliance in another teacher! Great job!