June+15,+2009

Identify the meanings/spellings of 8 different vocabulary words
Determine the uses of adjectives and review the uses of nouns and verbs Review the strategy, Making Connections and apply it to another story.

Week #1, Day #1 Warm-up Sentences: (write on the white board as is and have students correct raising their hands and giving you the answers) 1. mr mtchell brigns cupcakes and ice cream to his class in the mornings 2. the ladies at the shop always sing songs to their customers (This is to make sure students understand and can recognize capital letters and periods at the beginning and end of sentences. Believe it or not, a lot of students still have trouble with this, so it is good to reinforce it.)

Today's Agenda:
1. 2 Sentence Warm-up. (Write 2 sentences on the board and teach students that each day they will come in and copy the sentences, then correct any mistakes. They will need to hand in these papers at the end of each week. Also, students should label nouns and verbs starting this week. Underline nouns and circle verbs. 2. Pass out Vocabulary List #2 to students and read each word to them while they listen to the sound of each word. Have students repeat the word and spelling of each word. Have students translate these words and discuss the meanings of each using simple words that students can remember. In other words, do a word association with students so they can equate the vocabulary word with a word they already know. 3. Grammar Work: Introduce the topic of adjectives and the reason to use them. Model sentences in which adjectives are used and provide students with a list of common adjectives on the board for them to use in their writing. Either alone or in partners, have students write sentences using at least 2 adjectives in each sentence. 4. Review the procedure on Making Connections in the textbook on page 333. Review the Vocabulary List from last week with students because this story contains these words as well. Have students scan for vocabulary for words they do not know, but they should not write down any words from Vocabulary List #1. 5. If time, begin reading the story, The Jay and the Peacocks on pages 343-346 while making connections using the sticky notes.