Are you a frequent visitor of the dollar store or dollar bins at popular stores? Chances are you’ve seen a set of alphabet flashcards for a buck. You may have even picked up the pack. But have you used it?

A-Z hand motions are a simple and effective teaching tool that can help engage kinesthetic learners, who often struggle to grasp new concepts through traditional classroom methods. Kinesthetic learners prefer the use of movement and physical engagement to better understand the material, and hand motions provide a way to achieve this.

Write the room is an activity that has been around forever. I think it gained a lot of popularity around 2012 when teacher blogs were starting to pop up everywhere. But… just in case you’ve never heard of it before, let me give you a quick explanation of the activity.