front loaded

did i hear someone refer to front loading as "foreplay?"

that's wrong. on so many levels.

anyway...

we got to plan/prepare for some front loading lessons tonight. that was good. my table partner seemed a little testy, but we made it through without anyone getting hurt. that was also good.

i've used front loading once in a word knowledge lesson (oops) when we were studying comparative and superlative adjectives. i had the students use the frame/mortar:

the ____________is/are __________ than ___________, but ____________is the ______________.

my example:
the talking heads are better than the b-52's, but devo is the best.

i'm looking forward to using it again. (i'm gonna try a "due to the fact" one next) my students really enjoyed it, and i like that they get to practice speaking the language before they attempt to write anything--it allows their sponge-like ears to absorb english language patterns.