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Total Physical Response (TPR) Activities
to Engage Language Learners
“Language-body
conversation”
- Dr. James Asher
TPR- Total
Physical Response
The way babies learn
to communicate!
SHELLYTERRELL.COM/TPR @SHELLTERRELL
Why TPR?
Retention Healthy
FunBrain-friendly
SHELLYTERRELL.COM/TPR @SHELLTERRELL
Use TPR to:
! Introduce topics
! Animate story time
! Manage the classroom
! Develop vocabulary
! Teach grammar
SHELLYTERRELL.COM/TPR
@SHELLTERRELL
Chants &
Finger Plays
Where is Thumbkin?
Itsy, Bitsy Spider
Head, Shoulder, Knees, Toes
Twinkle Little Star
A Sailor Went to Sea
Model the gestures!
TPR movements in videos!
A sailor went to sea, sea, sea.
To see what he could see, see, see.
But all that he could see, see, see.
Was the bottom of the deep blue
sea, sea, sea.
Homophones
Gestures help them
remember!
PHOTO BY JESS2284, FLIC.KR/P/DJWNQ
Incorporate TPR
daily with hello
songs, clean up
songs, & good-
bye songs!
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Bussongs.com/songs/the-clean-up-song.php
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Play TPR games like Simon Says!
Easyeslgames.com/favorite-classroom-games
iteslj.org/games
@ShellTerrell
Facebook.com/ShellyTerrell
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Total Physical Response (TPR) Activities to Engage Learners