WEEK 7

TODAY’S SCHEDULE  Turn in comparison and contrast poems and pick up last week’s homework. Don’t turn in portfolio yet.  Portfolio activity  Collect portfolios  Writing activities for students

WRITING ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS

WHAT WRITING ACTIVITIES HAVE WE ALREADY DONE IN CLASS?  Name poem (Acrostic poem)  Mixed bag (writing a sentence/paragraph with 2 random words)  Sentence folding writing activity

ALPHABET RECOGNITION

BODY LETTERS  Students use their bodies to make letters  They can work individually or in groups, depending on the letter.

ALPHABET TIC-TAC-TOE  Assign students various letters and have them play tic-tac-toe with them instead of X and O  Variation: One student could be uppercase, the other lowercase  Another idea: Alphabet Bingo

LET’S GO ON A HUNT  Students search for a letter in a newspaper or magazine. First person to find x amount wins!  Modification: find letters in the classroom or in nature

PHONICS AWARENESS

CREATE A RHYME  The teacher could say the sentence and students fill in the word, or this could be done in a circle, in pairs, etc.  Once there was a silly cat, and he was wearing a funny ______. Once there was a silly goat, and he was wearing a silly ______.  I like cats. I also like _____.

STAND, SIT, TURN AROUND  Students whose names start with a certain letter do an action.  “If your name starts with “J” like Jennifer, clap your hands!  You could put random letters on students’ desks so they have to listen for other letters

WHERE IS IT?  Give students a chart that looks like this:  Say a letter and word and students have to figure out where that letter is located.  P – pack, mop, happy, pocket, hope, open, pudding, trap, pencil, keep

WORD ANALYSIS

LIVING WORD/ HUMAN SENTENCE  Divide students into groups and give each student one card.  Students have to rearranged themselves to make a word or a sentence  Variation: one group stands in front of the class and the other classmates direct them

WORD LADDERS  Draw a ladder on the whiteboard  Write one word at the top (or bottom)  Ask students to change one letter to change the word. Continue until the ladder is finished.  Variation: students don’t need to make real words. Even if it’s not a real word still pronounce it.

MAKE A MATCH  Make a list of words and divide them up by their syllables. Put one syllable on each card.  Make syllable flashcards for each student  Students need to stand up and find their pair (make sure there aren’t multiple right answers!)

BASIC WRITING

RUNNING DICTATION  Put parts of a poem/song/paragraph on papers around the room.  Student A runs to one, memorizes it, and tells it to student B. Student B then becomes the runner.  This can be done in pairs or small groups.  Option: Students can sort the sentences out later to correctly make the text

VAN GOGH’S BEDROOM  Elicit colors, numbers  Identify furniture, etc. in the picture  Fill out the chart ThereAretwobrownChair Table Bed Painting Window

THE LONGEST SENTENCE  Take one word or one phrase and write it on the whiteboard.  Have each student add one word or phrase to it to make it longer.  Make the sentence as long as possible. Review conjunctions, etc. as needed.

VOCABULARY

PICTURE DOMINOES  Divide the dominoes equally between two or more students. Place the last domino in the middle of the table.  Each student takes a turn placing more dominoes down. If a student cannot play one, then move to the next student.

LEXICAL LINEUP  Make 3x3 squares with various words from categories such as days of the week, occupations, etc.  Students draw a line – I / to connect the similar words MondayWindyTuesday MarchFridayJanuary SaturdaySunnyDecember

FAMILY CIRCLES  Give students the names of various family members (grandmother, cousin, uncle, etc.)  Give students a Venn diagram worksheet to sort them. SheHe

POETRY

CONCRETE POETRY  Students write about a topic and then try to revise the poem so it forms a shape.  Variation: If students are lower level, have them write about a topic, draw a picture and write the words around the picture in an artistic way.

CINQUAIN  For teaching: nouns, adjetives, participles, synonyms  Line 1: Noun Dogs  Line 2: 2 AdjectivesFurry, Cuddly  Line 3: 3 present participlesrunning, playing, barking  Line 4: four-word phrase always loyal and loving  Line 5: synonym for noun Friends

BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS POEM  For teaching exclamatory statements, opposites, contrast  Farewell to _______Farewell to overcoats  Hello to ______Hello to tennis lessons  Farewell to ______Farewell to rainy days  Hello to _______Hello to sunshine  StatementIt’s spring, spring, spring!  You can use Yes/No, Hello/Goodbye, etc.  Option: Tell students to not say the last line and have the class guess what the subjects are