Touch it, grab it, feel it, move it
In the spirit of multi-sensory approach, I have bought and created a few versions of the alphabet, which I intend to use in the classroom. Perhaps even with non-beginners, if I find a suitable activity to blend them in.
A former colleague of mine gave me the Banana Wild Tiles and a set of magnetic cards. The first one is quite small, but I coloured the vowel tiles in various patterns, while the magnetic ones are quite big. However, the animals they feature have nothing to do with the letters, so I'm afraid it could lead to confusion with certain students. Some time ago, I managed to find the letter-shape magnets, both capitals and lowercase. They come in their own stencils, which turned out to be even more useful than the fragile cardboard-like sets
In my own hand-made production, I came up with two simple and cheap ideas. I bought inexpensive no-brand-name building blocks and wrote the letters on the sides.
The second one required more time, but I think the end result is quite attractive. I've had the 'swimming noodle' at home for a long time. I use it as shoulder support in massage and for some exercises. So, I sliced it in 1.5 cm thick discs, which came out a perfect size for the above mentioned stencils. I had cut out the vowels from some fabric paper earlier, but couldn't come up with a surface to stick the letters to. I was thinking about buying tiles or linoleum, but it seemed like a too ambitious project. In the moment of leisure, I had an epiphany: the spongy noodle would be the perfect material for my alphabet. One 1-meter noodle costs about 3 euros. I figure I could make about four sets from one. I used both sides of the disc, and I created four vowels each. They are light, almost indestructible, but still big enough not to get lost easily. And easily replaceable if lost or damaged. In the end, I traced some glitter glue along the letters. It will give them texture and sparkle!
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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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