{"id":45,"date":"2023-12-08T14:41:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T14:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/fishie\/?p=45"},"modified":"2023-12-10T09:57:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T09:57:33","slug":"word-smart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/fishie\/2023\/12\/08\/word-smart\/","title":{"rendered":"Word Smart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Word Smart is what a lot of people think &#8220;being smart&#8221; is, but it&#8217;s only one of eight multiple intelligences we&#8217;ve been looking at in class this term.<\/p>\n<p>In this post, we share some of our Word Smart work, and there&#8217;s also a list of Word Smart activities to try at home.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Writing<br \/>\n<\/strong>We do a Big Writing in class every Tuesday. I asked the children to take some of their favourite sentences and write them out. Here are a few examples:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-163\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08140822\/3004701A-D936-475C-A8CB-D124C0EC0CF3-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"945\" height=\"1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08140822\/3004701A-D936-475C-A8CB-D124C0EC0CF3-rotated.jpeg 945w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08140822\/3004701A-D936-475C-A8CB-D124C0EC0CF3-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08140822\/3004701A-D936-475C-A8CB-D124C0EC0CF3-768x1024.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Telling Jokes<br \/>\n<\/strong>We use our Word Smart skills when we tell jokes, here are a few from our students:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jokes\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WxLuDJqh_Rg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading<br \/>\n<\/strong>As well as our reading groups, class novels and buddy reading, we also listen to audiobooks on the Libby app.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-168\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08144044\/EF34F4F4-B5A0-4495-A227-9D711FF554ED.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08144044\/EF34F4F4-B5A0-4495-A227-9D711FF554ED.jpeg 1260w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08144044\/EF34F4F4-B5A0-4495-A227-9D711FF554ED-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08144044\/EF34F4F4-B5A0-4495-A227-9D711FF554ED-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08144044\/EF34F4F4-B5A0-4495-A227-9D711FF554ED-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08144044\/EF34F4F4-B5A0-4495-A227-9D711FF554ED-1200x900.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tongue Twisters<br \/>\n<\/strong>We&#8217;ve been using tongue twisters to warm up for our show practice lately, they&#8217;re another great way to work those Word Smarts:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tongue Twisters\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ahIqQKnDhik?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Publishing<\/strong><br \/>\nFinally, we have to plug our annual short story collection, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Fishie-Stories-Fetterangus-School-ebook\/dp\/B0C9V7LF61\">Fishie Stories<\/a>. The first edition came out in 2023 and we have 2024&#8217;s book in the works already&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Fishie-Stories-Fetterangus-School-ebook\/dp\/B0C9V7LF61\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-46 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/05112317\/Fishie-Stories.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"327\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/05112317\/Fishie-Stories.jpg 327w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/05112317\/Fishie-Stories-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">How to develop <strong>Word Smarts<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-pm-slice=\"3 1 []\" data-en-clipboard=\"true\">\n<li>\n<div>Read a book, magazine, graphic novel, comic, or the ingredients on food!<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Write a journal &#8211; you can start with 5 mins or 50 words a day. Build up a streak of writing and see how many words you can do in a week, month or term of school!<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Listen to audiobooks<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Watch movies<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Look up words in a dictionary (online, or a physical book)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Make up stories &#8211; alone or with friends &#8211; tell them, write them or draw them as comic strips<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Play Word Games &#8211; try Scattegories, Mad Libs, Scrabble and Bananagrams<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Collect tongue twisters, jokes, riddles, puns, rhymes, long words and strange words<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Write a letter or email to your favourite author<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Learn another language on DUOLINGO<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Go to a play<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Make up a play or puppet show<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Debate about things (not argue!)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Read Shel Silverstein (poems)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Learn how to sing your favourite songs<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Learn how to rap your favourite raps<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Get a magnetic word kit and write notes on your fridge<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Read outside in the summer<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Play Dungeons and Dragons or other role playing games like: Dragonwood, Mice &amp; Mystics or Hero Kids<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Write myths to explain the world around us<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Write and put on comedy skits with your friends<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Write letters, notes and emails to friends and family<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Listen to the radio and radio plays<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Learn about the other smarts using these links<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/fishie\/2023\/12\/08\/word-smart\/\">Word Smart<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/fishie\/2023\/12\/08\/music-smart\/\">Music Smart<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/fishie\/2023\/12\/08\/body-smart\/\">Body Smart<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/fishie\/2023\/12\/08\/nature-smart\/\">Nature Smart<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/fishie\/2023\/12\/10\/self-smart\/\">Self Smart<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/fishie\/2023\/12\/08\/picture-smart\/\">Picture Smart<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/fishie\/2023\/12\/08\/people-smart\/\">People Smart<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/fishie\/2023\/12\/08\/number-logic-smart\/\">Number\/Logic Smart<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Word Smart is what a lot of people think &#8220;being smart&#8221; is, but it&#8217;s only one of eight multiple intelligences we&#8217;ve been looking at in class this term. 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