Using Movement to Teach Vocabulary
When students explore new words through movement, they understand them better, retain them longer, and feel more empowered to use them.
March 17, 2023
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Go to My Saved Content.There is mounting evidence that knowledge sticks better when students use movement while learning new concepts. At Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary School (PETES), in Gatineau, Quebec, third- and fourth-grade language arts teacher Fiona Medley incorporates music and movement into her lessons daily. Not only is her classroom more active, engaging, and fun鈥擬edley says her students are better writers because of it.
To learn more about the research behind the practices seen in the video, check out the links below.
- The American Academy of Pediatrics鈥� (2018)
- Kayleigh Skene, Christine M. O鈥橣arrelly, Elizabeth M. Byrne, Natalie Kirby, Eloise C. Stevens, and Paul G. Ramchandani鈥檚 (2022)
- Rachel Parker, Bo Stjerne Thomsen, and Amy Berry鈥檚 (2022)
- Lawrence Shapiro and Steven Stolz鈥檚 (2019)
- Panagiotis Kosmas, Andri Ioannou, and Panayiotis Zaphiris鈥檚 (2019)
- Spyridoula Vazou, Panagiota Gavrilou, Evangelia Mamalaki, Anna Papanastasiou, and Nefeli Sioumala鈥檚 (2012)
- Christopher R. Madan and Anthony Singhal鈥檚 (2012)
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary School
Public, Urban
Grades K-6
Gatineau, QC