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Command Word Language Activity

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Any activity that gets my boys moving and learning is the perfect activity for them. So, this Command Word Frisbee Toss works extremely well for us. At almost 5 and 3.5 years old, my two older sons are deeply within their sensitive periods for language. Still, trying to find activities that spans their age difference, albeit only 18 months, can be difficult. This command word language activity is for 3.5-6 year olds.

Combine Language Learning and Movement

 

Command Word Language Activity

Children begin to learn command words and phrases early in their language learning journey. The first commands are simple, short vowel words like “hop” and “dig”, and then move on to digraphs and phonograms like “clap” and “jump”.

Preschool boy throwing frisbie, his friends looking beside

Materials

  • Frisbee
  • Command words, phrases, or images
  • Velcro

 

[Tweet “Command Word Language Activity “]

 

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[Tweet ““Movement, or physical activity, is thus an essential factor in intellectual growth, which depends upon the impressions received from outside. Through movement we come in contact with external reality, and it is through these contacts that we eventually acquire even abstract ideas.” ~ Dr. Maria Montessori, The Secret of Childhood”]

Approach

  • Print out command words, phrases, or images (I printed on card stock and laminated the cards)
  • Place a piece of velcro on the back of each card
  • Place a piece of velcro on the back of the frisbee
  • Gather children (or child) and explain the activity
  • Explain to the child that command words tell us to do something
  • Attach a card on the back of the frisbee
  • Toss the frisbee to the child
  • Have the child read the word, phrase, or image
  • Have the child perform the command on the card & toss the frisbee back (or to the next child)
  • Once you have the frisbee in your hand again, replace the command card with a new card
  • Repeat until the child loses interest

 

command_word_frisbee_activity

 

For More, Check Out

  • The Importance of Gross Motor Development
  • What is Montessori? {Movement}

 

Have fun!

Marnie

Tagged With: Kindergarten, Preschool, Reading and Writing

About Marnie Craycroft

Marnie hails from Maine where she spent summers buried in sand and winters buried in snow. She is the daughter of a nearly four decade veteran of the public school systems. Teaching has always been a part of her life. She founded Carrots Are Orange in 2010.

Carrots Are Orange is a Montessori learning and living website for parents and teachers.

Marnie graduated from Wesleyan University in 1999 with a BA in Economics. She spent nearly a decade working in investment management. In 2006, she earned her MA in business from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business.

Marnie moved to the west coast in 1999 and currently lives in Boulder with her husband and three sons. She is Montessori trained. Her work has been featured on Apartment Therapy, Buzzfeed, PBS Kids, BabyCenter, the Melissa & Doug blog, Huffington Post, and WhattoExpect.com. Besides writing, passions include running (usually after her three sons), photography, and outdoor adventures.

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