This next 6 weeks I will be studying opposites with my youngest son. I have included a a small list of the words we will be working on over the next few weeks. Since my son is a visual and Kinesthetic learner I plan to as many physical objects and role playing as possible for him to grasp the concepts of opposites. For example in the word set above-below and inside-outside; I will let him make a tent in the living room and place things inside the tent. We can use this as a visual expamle of both word sets and play games naming objects that are above/below and inside/outside. another example is with capture/release. Our dogs sleep in a crate sometimes so that is a perfect example of a "captured" animal and a "released" animal that is free to roam.
I also found some great You-Tube videos that illustrate opposites. Not all my words have videos for them, but a good portion did! This is great for that visual aspect my little man has :
Words in Primary Set:
| above ↔ below before ↔ after big ↔ little blunt ↔ sharp bold ↔ timid dawn ↔ dusk | dull ↔ shiny early ↔ late fast ↔ slow few ↔ many for ↔ against freeze ↔ thaw | full ↔ empty happy ↔ sad in ↔ out increase ↔ decrease left ↔ right light ↔ dark | more ↔ less short ↔ long smile ↔ frown smooth ↔ rough soft ↔ hard up ↔ down wide ↔ narrow |
Words in Intermediate Set:
| ascend ↔ descend captivity ↔ liberty capture ↔ release clear ↔ murky complex ↔ simple construct ↔ demolish | contract ↔ expand deposit ↔ withdraw efficient ↔ disorganized extinguish ↔ ignite frequent ↔ seldom include ↔ exclude | knowledge ↔ignorance lethargic ↔ exuberant observant ↔ oblivious occupied ↔ vacant plentiful ↔ scarce powerful ↔ feeble | rare ↔ ordinary reduce ↔ gain scatter ↔ collect sequential ↔ random sorrow ↔ joy transparent ↔ opaque vintage ↔ modern |
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