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Kinesthetic learning
Kinesthetic learning
Materials
Main Aims
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To encourage students improve their ability to read for details in a text, using movement and interactive activities.
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The target audience is kinesthetic learners at the A1-B2 language proficiency level
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The criteria for assessment in this lesson focus on: Accuracy of Details: How well students identify and extract key details from the text. Engagement with Activities: Active participation in kinesthetic tasks (e.g., the relay, creating posters). Creativity and Presentation: The quality and clarity of students' final products (mind maps, posters, written responses). Collaboration: Ability to work effectively in teams and share information. Language Use: Appropriateness and accuracy of language in written or spoken outputs, depending on proficiency level.
Subsidiary Aims
Perhaps the most important element of any plan is the part where we say what our aims are.Jeremy Harmer in The Practice of English Language Teaching
Procedure (31-39 minutes)
Activity: Movement and Vocabulary Activation Objective: Activate prior knowledge and get students moving. Instructions: Write key vocabulary from the reading text on large cards (1 word per card). Spread the cards around the classroom. Students must walk to a card, pick it up, and explain its meaning or use it in a sentence to a peer before bringing it back to the center. For kinesthetic learners, this offers physical engagement with the vocabulary while connecting it to the reading material.
Introduction to Reading Task (5 minutes) Activity: Read-Aloud with Movement Objective: Introduce the main text and focus on reading for specific details. Instructions: Choose a short, engaging text at the appropriate level. Students will stand up and walk around the room as they follow along with the teacher reading the text aloud. As the teacher reads, they will occasionally stop and ask students to "freeze" and write down the most important detail or answer a question related to the section read.
Activity: Details Search Relay Objective: Engage students in finding specific details from the reading text. Instructions: Divide the students into small teams (preferably 4-5 students per team). Each team has a printed copy of the reading text. Place several key "detail" questions on the board (e.g., "Who is the main character?", "What time of day does the story take place?", "How does the character feel at the end of the passage?"). Students take turns running to a designated area (e.g., a wall or board) where they find the question and then race back to write their answer. They must write down details that directly relate to the question. Kinesthetic element: The physical movement of running to collect the question and then returning to write answers reinforces the information being processed.
Wrap-Up (5 minutes) Activity: Reflection and Sharing Objective: Reflect on the reading process and review the details students found. Instructions: Ask students to share one interesting detail they found in the reading. Encourage a brief discussion about the various creative outputs (mind maps, posters, etc.) and how they helped highlight different details of the text. Provide feedback on the details shared by students, reinforcing the idea of reading for specifics.
