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E.L.A.
Rationale:
Experiencing grammar within group play is a more effective way to learn grammar than to be
taught it in an efferent way. This lesson explores a variety of hands on contact with reading and
writing that reinforce grammar knowledge.
Curriculum Connections: https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/english-language-arts/5
Big Idea:
-Using language in creative and playful ways helps us understand how language works.
-Texts can be understood from different perspectives.
- Language and text can be a source of creativity and joy.
Curricular Competencies:
-Recognize how literary elements, techniques and devices enhance meaning in texts.
-Respond to text in personal and creative ways.
-Use language in creative and playful ways to develop style.
Content:
-Sentence structure and grammar. Ie. Noun, Verb, Adverb, and Adjective
-Forms, functions and genres of text
- Reading strategies
- Writing processes
Learning Intentions:
I can recognize and manipulate verbs, adverbs, nouns and adjectives.
Prerequisite Concepts and Skill:
Social interaction skills, ability to read and write sentences, ability to present (read aloud), some
previous knowledge of nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs.
Materials and Resources with References/Sources:
TEACHER
STUDENTS
INTRODUCTION: (5 minutes)
- Grouping strategy: Have a list of papers with nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives (etc) when the
students walk in the door.
-They are to go to their desks.
-Sylvana plays guitar to gather attention and tells the past, present and future joke.
-We can call all the nouns to stand up once everyone has arrived.
-This will be the first group.
-We will ask the noun group to describe what a noun is.
-We will write on the board so they can access the definition when they begin the games.
-Repeat for following groups (verbs/adverbs/adjectives.)
-We distribute the game supplies to each group.
-After 4 minutes - we beat the drum and have them move to a new station.
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