LESSON PLAN TITLE: Password Vocabulary Review

AUTHOR: Dede Landry, Lookout Mountain School; Golden, CO

GRADE: All grades

NE STANDARDS: 4.1.2 By the end of fourth grade, students will acquire and use correctly an advanced reading vocabulary.

· Identify and use correctly in all content area word related as antonyms, synonyms, compounds, homophones, and homographs.

· Use reference materials, including and elementary dictionary and thesaurus, to learn and confirm word meanings.

OBJECTIVES: Reinforce vocabulary - - Identify synonyms and antonyms for vocabulary words - - List words that relate to vocabulary words - - Develop appropriate social interactions

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MATERIALS: 2x 1 cards - dictionary - thesaurus

PROCEDURES:

Anticipatory Set: Have students write definitions for vocabulary words used in a unit in any subject area. After they have compiled several lists, have them as a group make lists of words that are synonyms, antonyms.

Vocabulary:

Activities: Put each vocabulary word on a 2 x 1 card. Divide the class in two teams. Have one person from each team sit in a chair at the front of the class. Give them one of the words on the cards. Each student in turn gives a clue to the word on the card to their respective team. Give the team a few seconds to discuss the clue and to come up with the answer. If someone shouts out an answer, that is the one that is taken. Continue until the correct word is guessed.

PROVISIONS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS:

CLOSURE: Students can comment about the many different words you can use for the same meaning.

ASSESSMENT: Do students demonstrate an understanding of synonyms and antonyms?

REFERENCES:

http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/lang/ceclang/ceclang068.html

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