Think, Show, Tell, Talk can be used with any number of children and at any time of day. You may use this strategy during morning circle, outside play or any other time when you feel it is appropriate. It is important that you carefully consider each step of the strategy.
As you go through Learning the Strategy, it may be helpful for you to
print out the Quick View document. The Quick View provides a summary
of all the steps within Think, Show, Tell, Talk.
During the Think step, you think of a word that the children are not familiar with. The word can be a noun, adjective or verb. You should be thinking about words that can be contextualized or connected to something the children are doing, because children need exposure and repetition to learn the word. For example, if the children just went on a field trip to the zoo, you might choose the word “habitat” to teach the children. For assistance with the Think step, there is a Template document in the Using the Strategy step of this folder.
The Think step requires some Planning and preparation; in the following video, Lisa, a VPK teacher, uses the Template document to come up with words she feels the children do not know.
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Click here to print the transcript of this video, then |
