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		Building Vocabulary With the Use of Adjectives - An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan ^Votes:0 Lesson Plan #: AELP-VOC0014 Building Vocabulary With the Use of Adjectives An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Submitted by: Joana Schmidt Email: mypita@westerncom.net School/University/Affiliation: Concordia University Endorsed by: Dr. Lora Knutson Concordia University Date: July 6, 1999 Grade Level(s): 4 Subject(s): Language Arts/Vocabulary Duration: 30 minutes Description: Teaching vocabulary with the use of adjectives through the use of The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister. Goals: To familiarize students with adjectives through reading The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister. Objectives: The student will be able to: use adjectives in order to describe nouns use a specific adjective in a variety of sentences Materials: Pfister, Marcus (1996). The Rainbow Fish . North South Books; ISBN: 15 Read More Go to Site


		Destination Dictionary - An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan ^Votes:0 Lesson Plan #:AELP-VOC0009 Destination Dictionary An AskERIC Lesson Plan Submitted by: Michael Miller Endorsed by: Dr. Don E. Descy, Mankato State Date: 10/28/96 Description: So many times children come across many words that are unfamiliar to them. Most of the time they choose to ignore the word without really understanding what the word really means. We have access to several resources around the classroom or in our homes that can help combat this problem. This lesson gives the children an opportunity to use the dictionary, and to become more familiar with using it. Grade Level(s): 3, 4, 5 Subject(s): Language Arts/Vocabulary Goal: To have the children become more familiar with the uses of the dictionary. Objectives: Have the children read a short story that I select, and find three unfa Read More Go to Site

		Dictionary Game - An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan ^Votes:0 Lesson Plan #:AELP-VOC0001 The Dictionary Game An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Author: Mark Quinn School or Affiliation: Caldwell Seventh Day Adventist School, Caldwell, Idaho Endorsed by: These lesson plans are the result of the work of the teachers who have attended the Columbia Education Center's Summer Workshop. CEC is a consortium of teacher from 14 western states dedicated to improving the quality of education in the rural, western, United States, and particularly the quality of math and science Education. CEC uses Big Sky Telegraph as the hub of their telecommunications network that allows the participating teachers to stay in contact with their trainers and peers that they have met at the Workshops. Date: May 1994 Grade Level (s): 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Subject (s): Read More Go to Site

		Feeling Words ^Votes:0 General Reading Reading Fiction Reading Non-Fiction General Writing Assessment Writing Fiction Writing Non-Fiction Spelling Punct'n/Grammar Words Speaking / Listening Literacy Displays Share Your Ideas Feeling Words Subject: Literacy (This idea was contributed by Donna Malone Klug) Age Range: 5 to 7 This idea can be used to help individual children learn sight word vocabulary. Instructions: Make large flash cards, using words of your choice (suited to the child's level of ability). Laminate these flash cards, or cover them in plastic. When this is done, the cards are ready to use with the children. First, you should say the word on card. Now, let the child make and small "ropes" out of clay. They can then use the "ropes" to trace over the laminated sight word card. This Read More Go to Site

		Land Before Time - An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan ^Votes:0 Lesson Plan #:AELP-VOC0005 Land Before Time An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Author: Bonnie Gossett, NV Endorsed by: These lesson plans are the result of the work of the teachers who have attended the Columbia Education Center's Summer Workshop. CEC is a consortium of teacher from 14 western states dedicated to improving the quality of education in the rural, western, United States, and particularly the quality of math and science Education. CEC uses Big Sky Telegraph as the hub of their telecommunications network that allows the participating teachers to stay in contact with their trainers and peers that they have met at the Workshops. Date: May 1994 Grade Level(s): 4, 5, 6 Subject(s): Language Arts/Vocabulary Overview: This is a high interest language processing and comprehension Read More Go to Site

		Lexicon Challenge - An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan ^Votes:0 Lesson Plan #: AELP-VOC0012 The Lexicon Challenge An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Submitted by: Kay Finnell Email: FinnellK@wilkes.k12.ga.us School/University/Affiliation: Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School, Washington, GA Date: February 22, 1999 Grade Level(s): 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Subject(s): Language Arts/Vocabulary Duration: 90 minutes Description: The Lexicon Challenge is used each week with the students' regular vocabulary words. Goals: to encourage students to master new words to improve SAT scores. Objectives: Enjoy learning Recognize the meaning of twenty new words Work effectively in teams Use context clues on written test Materials: four teams twenty new words four chairs teacher-made test Procedure: Each student writes the pronunciation, part of speech, a defin Read More Go to Site

		Ride on the Red Mare's Back - An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan ^Votes:0 Lesson Plan #: AELP-VOC0013 A Ride on the Red Mare's Back An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Submitted by: Regina Jackson Email: crjack@earthlink.net School/University/Affiliation: Concordia University, River Forest, ILL Endorsed by: Dr. Lora Knutson Concordia University River Forest, ILL Date: July 2, 1999 Grade Level(s): 4, 5 Subject(s): Language Arts/Vocabulary Duration: Two 45-minute sessions Description: A Ride on the Red Mare's Back by Ursula K. Le Guin is a story is about a little girl who saves her little brother from a group of mean and ugly trolls. She enlists the help of a tiny wooden horse that her father had whittled for her. The tiny horse was painted a bright shiny red with colorful flowers for the bridle and reins. There is something special about the beautiful red ho Read More Go to Site

		Scramble - An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan ^Votes:0 Lesson Plan #: AELP-VOC0011 Scramble An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Submitted by: Joanne House Email: jdhouse@ldd.net School/University/Affiliation: Semo Date: December 15, 1998 Grade Level(s): 1 Subject(s): Language Arts/Vocabulary Duration: 30 minutes Description: Children will become more aware of beginning words. Goals: Children will acquire new vocabulary. Objectives: To practice reading new words and to identify words when they see them again. Materials: 30 orange number cards (6 each of numbers 1-5) 30 paper stars 30 blue cards with a different word on each 30 green cards with the same words as the blue cards 30 red cards with a different word on each 30 brown cards with the same words as the red cards Procedure: Cards are placed in stacks of 2 with orange over blue cards, Read More Go to Site

		Vocabulary & Language Development - An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan ^Votes:0 Lesson Plan #:AELP-VOC0006 Vocabulary & Language Development An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Author: LouAnn Sorensen School or Affiliation: Early Childhood Program, Lyon County School District, Nevada Endorsed by: These lesson plans are the result of the work of the teachers who have attended the Columbia Education Center's Summer Workshop. CEC is a consortium of teacher from 14 western states dedicated to improving the quality of education in the rural, western, United States, and particularly the quality of math and science Education. CEC uses Big Sky Telegraph as the hub of their telecommunications network that allows the participating teachers to stay in contact with their trainers and peers that they have met at the Workshops. Date: May 1994 Grade Level(s): Preschool educatio Read More Go to Site

		Vocabulary -Unfolding Meaning - An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan ^Votes:0 Lesson Plan #:AELP-VOC0007 Vocabulary - Unfolding Meaning An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Author: Diane Phillips School or Affiliation: Sapulpa Middle School, Sapulpa, OK Endorsed by: These lesson plans are the result of the work of the teachers who have attended the Columbia Education Center's Summer Workshop. CEC is a consortium of teacher from 14 western states dedicated to improving the quality of education in the rural, western, United States, and particularly the quality of math and science Education. CEC uses Big Sky Telegraph as the hub of their telecommunications network that allows the participating teachers to stay in contact with their trainers and peers that they have met at the Workshops. Date: May 1994 Grade Level(s): 6, 7 Subject(s): Language Arts/Vocabulary Overvi Read More Go to Site

		Vocabulary Building - An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan ^Votes:0 Lesson Plan #:AELP-VOC0008 Vocabulary Building An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Author: Judy Ezell School or Affiliation: Fort Gibson Elementary, Fort Gibson, OK Endorsed by: These lesson plans are the result of the work of the teachers who have attended the Columbia Education Center's Summer Workshop. CEC is a consortium of teacher from 14 western states dedicated to improving the quality of education in the rural, western, United States, and particularly the quality of math and science Education. CEC uses Big Sky Telegraph as the hub of their telecommunications network that allows the participating teachers to stay in contact with their trainers and peers that they have met at the Workshops. Date: May 1994 Grade Level(s): 1, 2, 3 Subject(s): Language Arts/Vocabulary Overview: Ele Read More Go to Site

		Vocabulary in a Box - An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan ^Votes:0 Lesson Plan #: AELP-VOC0010 Vocabulary in a Box An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Author: Laura Parrott Endorsed by: Professor Regina Chatel, Saint Joseph College, West Hartford, CT 06117 Date: November 8, 1997 Grade Level(s): Preschool education Subject(s): Language Arts/Vocabulary Objective: Students will become familiar with and be able to name objects of which they know the function of but may not know the appropriate name. Pre-assessment: You may want to center this activity around a theme or unit that you are currently studying. Materials: a large box that has either been decorated by the teachers or students, (preferably students) with an opening at the top a number of objects that you will use to fill the box a large piece of paper Procedure: Initiation: Place decorated box Read More Go to Site

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