It may only be mid-May, but many of my 10th-grade hard-of-hearing and deaf students are as restless as if the summer holidays were beginning next week! Those who aren’t absent, that is…

So, I brought out this old activity related to texting abbreviations , using one of my favorite animated short videos “The Present”.

Old.

Yes, old, about seven years old.

I was concerned that perhaps some of the abbreviations wouldn’t be relevant nowadays but that just added interest to the activity. The students commented on which ones they thought were passe and which were still in use.  Some were suprised to discover which words a familiar abbreviation actually represented – LOL is Laughing Out Loud and not “can’t stop laughing”!

CUS  (See you soon!) – surprised some of my hard of hearing students, since the abbreviation is so related to sound.

The students  begin with the top part of the worksheet, before watching the lovely (absolutely lovely!) short video. On this part they are asked to match abbreviations to their meanings using a word bank.

After watching, the students match screen shots from the video with short senteces, which they must write out in full, without abbreviations.

Find the activity below.

Enjoy!

                ***NOTE: I’m leaving  the link to the online version. HOWEVER, it              is NOT a self-check activity, so you may prefer to download the PDF.

Here is the online worksheet: utilizing-the-gift-of-texting

Here is a link to the video:  “The Present”

Here are two downloadable files: one of the worksheet and one of the answer key.

Utilizing the gift of texting, the Answer sheet

Utilizing the gift of texting