Language Unit 8/18- 9/5 "Who" Questions

Over the last 3 weeks students have been working on answering "who" questions during our language time. We began by using pictures of classmates and answering the question "who is this?" Students answered in a variety of ways: verbally, 2 and 4 choice talkers, and communication devices on the iPad. We then moved into answering "who" questions about pictures of our classmates such as "who is wearing glasses?" or "who has blonde hair?" Again, students used their own mode of communication. This not only helped us to begin working on answering this type of question, but also helped to begin to get to know one another and communicate with one another.

 Different types of communication devices used by our students during language activities. 

This past week our 3rd-5th grade students worked on answering "who" questions in text that they read or was read aloud to them.

Our kindergarten- 2nd grade students continued to work on communicating as a group as well as answering "who" questions by playing cooperative group games. Students were shown a picture of a classmate who would go next in the game and the other students were asked to answer the question, "whose turn is it?" Each student took a turn working to build with blocks, stackers, or another toy. They were asked to answer questions such as "what color block will you use?" or "how many blocks do we have on our tower?" Of course, their favorite part of the activity was when our tower would get too high and the blocks would come tumbling down! 

Our book for this past week was Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses. Any "Pete" book is always a hit with our students. This one was perfect for working on "who" questions as Pete comes in contact with many different characters as the story progresses. I also love Pete the Cat books for their repetitive phrases. They allow students to easily participate in the read aloud. 

Students also made their own "cool, blue, magic sunglasses" out of tissue paper, working on their fine motor skills.

This week students will focus on answering "what" type questions during our language group.