How I gave in to my student's love for slimeThis story is personal and it has a happy ending. The student that I have been tutoring (by using the 'different' approach, and especially working on her short term memory and sound-letter recognition) constantly gets distracted as we meet at her house. All the toys are very near, and she reaches out for them during our lesson. Her concentration is limited, and even when she does something interesting or exciting, she moves on to another 'idea' within minutes. Working on writing is painful for both of us, and the grammar rules are just impossible to grasp. Until.... the magic - actually SLIME - happened! She has a box of slime in many colors, with the tiny multi-shapes as beads. It's a texture explosion! Knowing that students with reading difficulties, and the dys-constellation students, find it hard to accept visual and auditory stimulus, they develop the tactile sense. It is common to use tokens and small objects that can be manipulated to represent sounds within a word. We were trying to do activities that would help her prepare for the big exam.
Sometimes the magic is right in front of the eyes, and sometimes it's in the hands ✨. Slime now comes in boxes, ready made to be mixed with beads, in tons of attractive colors. There are different textures, ranging from sandy to honey-like. If the students already spend a lot of time kneading it, they might as well incorporate it in the learning process. I am looking forward to using slime in future, and already have some ideas how to make use of it in EFL activities. Will keep you posted!
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AuthorMartina Matejaš is a teacher of English and Yoga. She is keen on understanding the mind-body connection as well as cracking the 'code' of thoughts-emotions-behaviour matrix. Archives
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