Vocabulary

Every Monday I write ten new vocabulary words on the board.  We practice them everyday and there is a test on Friday.  This is always a fun session for me as when we practice, I just throw a ball around.  I’ll toss the ball to someone and they have to fingerspell the word that I sign or I’ll write a sentence using KSL grammar on the board and they have to fill in the blank with one of the words from the vocabulary list.  To spice things up, I’ll penalize them (write their name on the board to help clean the room at the end of the day) if they drop the ball.  So I try to fake them out by looking at one student and throwing the ball to another or tossing it behind my back or over my shoulder.  Its great fun as everyone is on the edge of their seats waiting in anticipation for the ball.  Although, sometimes they can get pretty upset at me if they do drop the ball and they’ll whine (I HATE WHINING), so to prevent this whiny behavior, I include myself in the game.  If I drop the ball when they toss it back I’ll write my own name on the board and help clean the room at the end of the day with them.  The only rule is you can’t throw the ball like an Aaron Rodgers missile (notice I didn’t use the ‘F’ name there.)