- Cut the letters in a student's name out of sand paper. Let them practice tracing the letters with their finger.
- Write the student's name on a strip of paper and cut the letters apart. Challenge the student to put it back in order.
- Try this for the phone number and address too.
- Let students practice typing their name, phone number, etc. on the computer.
- Have students make letters and numbers out of pipe cleaners. Then use these letters and numbers to make the student's name or phone number.
- Why not try this with play dough?
- Have students practice printing personal data in the sand - or finger paint.
- Why not write it in chalk on the chalkboard and then use a small sponge brush to trace and erase.
- Provide dotted templates of the student's personal data. Have them trace. Do it again but leave out some letters for the student to fill in.
- Can the student pick their phone number out of a list of 3 phone numbers?
- Teach first names first.
- Teach the difference between given names and nicknames.
- Give reasons for learning personal data.
- Label personal items.
- Celebrate birthdays. Give the student a sticker that says
how old they are – emphasize that this is their age.
- Use telephones to teach.
- Use full names when taking attendance so that students
become more comfortable with their full name.
- Stand up if your birthday is in January....
- Use a simple map of your town – have students cut out small
construction paper houses and glue them on to show where they live.
- Build a model of your town.
- Play Pass the House. Pass a construction paper house around
a circle. When the music stops, the student holding the house should state
their street address. Try this with a telephone too.
- Role play what to tell someone if you are lost and need to
get home.
- Role play a 911 phone call where you need to tell the
operator where you live.
- Role play introducing yourself to someone else
- Look up student’s names and their meanings
- Make a poster with the letters in a student’s name ** look
for examples online**
- Create fill in the blanks sheets for students with their
name, address and other personal information
- Play a game where students roll the dice and have to tell
you a piece of personal information that corresponds with the number that they
rolled i.e. 1- house number, 2- street, 3- city, 4- province, 5- postal code,
6- full name
- Have students address and mail letters to themselves – have
them bring the letters to school when they receive them in the mail
- Give scenarios and quiz students about whether the other
people in the situations would need to have their phone number
- Play stand up if... i.e. stand up if your birthday is in
March, stand up if you live on Main Street
- Have students make family trees to show all the members of
their family.
- Give family awards. Who has the biggest family, the most
siblings, the tallest mother, etc. Discuss unique attributes of each family
- Role play a situation where a student is sick or hurt and
needs to contact their parents – have them practice giving appropriate
information
- Interview teachers around the school about their name, room
number, grades taught, etc. Make posters and display.
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