Recently I've been reminded of the scene in "Benny and Joon" where Joon, outside in her garden, sees Benny "floating" past the kitchen windows as he cleans. (Great movie!!)
To help our tenacious one learn her spelling words I pull out the dining room chairs and have her walk around the room on them as she spells the words out loud. I've been told, and have seen it happen, that when a person is learning something, if they can move and recite what they have learned it will stick with them longer.
You can toss a ball back and forth, walk around on chairs (thus having the balance part of the brain kicked into action as well), or jump rope.
Last week on her pretest she only spelled one word correctly. By Friday she had learned 12 of the 15 words, including two of the challenge words. Last week's test was on compound words so she actually learned 24 words while she was circling the dining room.
We tried it this week before the pretest and we'll find out today if she got a Golden Ticket, which means she doesn't have to take the test on Friday.
I just wonder what the people who happen to glance in the window as they are taking their evening stroll, think when they see her.
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