Lesson+Plan


 * Lesson Plan for the Week of April 25th

Title:** Introduction to Sentence Writing; Spelling Words that End in "y"
 * Subject:** Language Arts/Spelling
 * Author:** Ms. Sam Barnette
 * Grade Level:** 1st grade


 * Overview:** This week, the students will learn the basic parts of a sentence and what their individual meanings are and how they contribute to the sentence as a whole. We will then move into writing simple sentences. For spelling, we are beginning to leave the phonics arena and test the students on converting words that end in "y" to their plural form. Since it is near the end of the school year, I want to give the students a preview into what 2nd and 3rd grade will be like and get them ready for concepts like complex sentences and sentence diagramming. Through Bloom's taxonomy model, I will integrate all levels, especially Knowledge and Evaluate. They will also CREATE a final project that they will begin this week. They will APPLY what they learn from the lessons to their final, as well as on their two quizzes they have Friday.




 * Objectives:**
 * Students will learn to identify different parts of a sentence, such as labeling the nouns and verb(s) in a sentence
 * Help the students construct simple sentences
 * Use words that end in "y" in small sentences to show meaning behind the word in a sentence
 * Review phonics rules
 * Practice writing skills
 * Use the ASSURE model as a means of instruction by clearly stating objectives to the students, helping them carry out their assignments, and encouraging participation through the classroom activities I have planned


 * Materials Needed:** Each child will receive a "y" spelling worksheet to complete. They will need colored pencils and construction paper (one of each: red, blue, and green).

Monday**: Introduction Day media type="youtube" key="E2iLAI0gUW0" height="385" width="480"
 * Activities and Procedures:
 * Students will receive their "y" worksheets after we review the differences between words like "monkeys" and "tallies". I will ask the children to give some example of words that end in "y", then as a class we will decide how the words should be spelled in their plural form. I will allow about 30 minutes for this lesson before giving them the worksheet, which is due Wednesday for a homework grade.
 * For the sentence structure, I will first introduce the ideas of sentences and what they mean. Students will give me examples of sentences, and I will show them how sentences differ from words or phrases.
 * Tuesday**: Activity 1
 * Today the students will review what they remember from the introduction with an activity. In groups of 3, the students will take turns at the classroom computers and answer questions about basic facts relating to sentences, noun, verbs, etc. There will be about 10 questions including examples, definition-based multiple choice, and a question where they will write their own sentence. This will be done via Power Point and will take about 15 minutes per group.
 * After the quiz, students will need their 3 sheets of construction sheet paper for a classroom game. When I say a word, the children will hold up a card depending on what part of the sentence I am asking them about. For example, red will mean noun, blue will mean verb, and green will mean adjective. So if I say "cat", the children should hold up their red cards. This will help me to see how they are understanding the concepts as a class.
 * Wednesday:** No Grammar/Language Arts Lesson
 * Thursday:** Worksheet and Review Day
 * I will introduce the concept of punctuation in sentences. We will identify the period, question mark, and exclamation point and discuss when each respective one is appropriate. They will have a take-home worksheet to complete for a homework grade and will be quizzed next week.
 * To prepare the boys and girls for their quiz on Friday, they will be given a worksheet with several sentences and they must use their colored pencils to decipher the differences among parts of a sentence. Example: The brown dog is very loud. They will use one color to disftinguish the noun from the rest of the sentence, and so on. Then each student will write one word on the board that ends in "y" as practice for their spelling quiz on Friday.
 * Friday:** Quiz Day
 * Spelling Quiz (15 questions)
 * Sentence Quiz (10 questions)
 * To end the week on a relaxed note, the students will also be watching "School House Rock"!


 * Assessments:** The assessments go throughout the week, from the Powerpoint quiz on Tuesday to the worksheet review on Thursday. The only two formal assessments are the quizzes given on Friday. The spelling/grammar quiz will have 20 questions, ten on words ending in "y" and the the other ten questions will be converting those words into their plural form. This quiz will be out of 100 points and each question will be 5 points. The sentence quiz will be worth 50 points and will include 10 sentences, varying in difficulty and will assess the children's knowledge of basic sentence structure (identifying a noun, capitalizing the first letter in the first word of a sentence, etc.).


 * Standards:** For this week, the standards addressed are:
 * Organizing details into a beginning, middle, and end
 * Edit sentences for singular and plural nouns, subject/verb agreement, etc.
 * Using the appropriate endmarks for sentences (!, ., ?)

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