Talking+Hands+Vocabulary

Instructions for Talking Hands Vocabulary:
Materials Needed:
 * 1) Vocabulary Book

Process: > >
 * 1) Split students into groups of 2-4.
 * 2) Assign groups a few words from current vocabulary book unit.
 * 3) Ask students to develop hand gestures that symbolize each word. These actions should represent the definitions and contextual uses of these words.
 * 4) Pull all groups back together to present the hand gestures so that all students are aware of the physical representations of the vocabulary words.
 * 1) Ask students to use these gestures whenever they use the words in their speech and whenever you go over the vocabulary exercises.