I was reading The Color Purple by Alice Walker aloud to my class one day. As English language learners, some of my students didn't have the most extensive vocabulary. So as I was reading, a hand flew up into the air and upon calling on the student, she asked for the meaning of the word "wiggle". I pondered for a second trying to formulate the right explanation, but before I could even begin that explanation, another student raised his hand and nearly shouted, "I know what it is, Teacher Stephy," and he jumped out of his desk and started wiggling and dancing to LMFAO and sang "wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, yeah! Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, yeah!"
Who knew that "Sexy and I Know It" would actually turn out to be a learning tool for ESL students? I definitely didn't think of it as a possibility. But it was a wonderful moment that I will never forget.
So there you have it…my favorite teaching moment up to date: The Color Purple and LMFAO!
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