Connect students directly to the concept in a personal way. Capture students' attention by initiating a group problem-solving activity before delivery of instruction. Begin with a situation that is familiar to students and builds on what they already know. Construct a learning experience that allows diverse and personal student responses. Facilitate the work of cooperative teams of students.
Create line and design through physical movement.
Objective: To create line and design through physical experience.
Activity: (Need magic markers and construction paper.) One child is asked to walk across the room in a straight line. The other children are asked to draw a representation of the line they saw. Another is asked to walk across the room in a jagged line. Again the children draw what they see. Repeat with a variety of lines. Then ask the children to draw a nervous line, a galloping line, a sliding line, a pushing line, and a windy line.
