Adjective Lesson Plan

Continuation of The Dream Eater Lesson Plan Level: Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2 Subject: Adjectives/Descriptive Words Story: The Dream Eater I. Objectives: A. To identify words that describe people, places and things in sentences. B. To give examples of sentences with descriptive words. II. Materials: sentence charts, food cut-outs, worksheets III. Procedure: A. Presentation I have here some sentences from the story. Lets read them one by one. 1. Yukio is very helpful. 2. He lives in a peaceful village. 3. He saw a strange creature. B. Discussion 1. Look at sentence number 1, who is very helpful? (underline nouns) Look at sentence number 2, where does Yukio live? Look at sentence number 3, what did Yukio see? 2. Look at the underlined words. What kind of boy is Yukio? (encircle adjectives) What kind of village does he live in? What kind of creature did he see? What kind of words do they describe? What do you think these words are calle if they describe people, places and things? 3. I have some more examples here. Who can tell me the descriptive words? Which words do they describe? Sentences: 1. The book is heavy. 2. He lives in a big city. 3. She is very kind.

C. Assimilation Sally Goes to Market The class will be divided into two groups. There will be food cut-outs with sentences written on the back. After the signal and type of food to look for is given, a member of each group will pick up the basket, get the food and write the desriptive word on the board. The first member who writes the correct word will get a point for their group. The group with the most number of points at the end of the game wins. Sentences: 1. The pie is delicious. 2. The room is clean. 3. She is an intelligent girl. 4. The class is very quiet. 5. He is a nice person. 6. She has curly hair. 7. The house is very big. 8. The bag is expensive. 9. He owns a shiny mirror. 10. His sister is pretty. IV. Evaluation Encircle the descriptive words in the sentences. Underline the words that they describe. 1. He carried a heavy stone yesterday. 2. She likes to eat sweet fruits. 3. Do not eat if your hands are dirty. 4. The monster is very strong. 5. He gave her colorful pillows. 6. The spider has long legs. 7. She baked a round cake. 8. Her son is very lazy. 9. The selfish boy does not have friends. 10. There is a tiny button on the dress.

Semi-Detailed Lesson Plan For The Dream Eater

Level: Pre-School/Kindergarten/Grade 1 Subject: Reading

I. Objectives: A. To learn the value of helping others in need. B. To learn the value of gratitude. C. To describe Yukio through a character profile. D. To describe the baku through a character profile. E. To write a conversation between Yukio and the baku. F. To make a chart comparing everybody's dreams. G. To make an award for Yukio and the baku. H. To appreciate the illustrator's beautiful drawings. II. Selection: The Dream Eater by Christian Garrison Illustrated by Diane Goode (Macmillan Publishing Company, 1978) III. Materials: book, flashcards for unlocking of difficulties, activity posters, writing and coloring materials, timer IV. Procedure: A. Pre-reading 1. Unlocking of Difficulties a. bamboo - This is a drawing of a bamboo plant. What can you say about this plant? Compare its parts with other plants. b. tender shoots - The farmer planted the tender shoots of bamboo yesterday. What do we mean by tender shoots? How long does it take for plants to grow? c. nightmare - After watching a horror movie, I had a nightmare. In my nightmare, I was being chased by monsters. What does nightmare mean? What kind of dream did I have? d. bandits - The policemen are looking for bandits who stole a lot of money. What do you think bandits mean? What is another word for bandits? e. terrible - I heard a terrible news last week. A lot of people died because of the storm? What do you think terrible means? What kind of news did I hear? f. strange - The strange plant has violet leaves. What does strange mean? Do plants usually have violet leaves? 2. Motivation Question: What kind of dreams do you have when you sleep at night? 3. Motive Question: Let's find out in the story what kind of dreams the villagers have. B. Reading

What do you think Yukio and the baku will do? (page 10) III. Post-Reading A. Engagement Activities 1. Character Profile - the group should be able to describe Yukio's characteristics. 2. Character Profile - the group should be able to describe the baku's characteristics. 3. Speech Bubble - the group should be able to write the conversation between Yukio and the baku. 4. Chart - the group should be able to make a "Before And After" chart about the villagers' dreams. 5. Award - the group should be able to make an award for the baku and Yukio. B. Discussions: 1. Where did the story happen? 2. What is the name of the little boy in the story? 3. What kind of dreams is he having? 4. Who else are having nightmares? 5. What did they tell Yukio? 6. What did Yukio feel? 7. What happened when Yukio went to the river? 8. What did he see? 9. What happened to the baku? 10. What did Yukio do? 11. If you were Yukio would you do the same thing? Why? 12. How did the baku feel after being helped by Yukio? 13. What did the baku say to Yukio? 14. What did Yukio want the baku to do? 15. When they crossed the river bridge, what did the baku do? 16. If you were the baku, would you do the same thing? Why? 17. How do you think the villagers felt when their nightmares disappeared? 18. Why is it important to help others who are in need? 19. When you help others, how do you feel afterwards? 20. When somebody helps you, what should you do?

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Pronoun Lesson Plan
Continuation of Cookie Monster And The Cookie Tree Lesson Plan Level: Kindergarten/Grade One

Subject: Pronouns Story: Cookie Monster And The Cookie Tree I. Objectives: A. To state when to use YOU, YOUR, and YOURS in a sentence. B. To complete sentences using the appropriate pronoun. II. Materials: Posters, charts, flashcards, worksheets III. Procedure A. Presentation: I have here some sentences from the story. Let read them one by one. Cookie Tree to Cookie Monster: I will give my cookie to you. It is your cookie now. It is yours. B. Discussion: 1. Look at sentence number 1, who is cookie monster talking to? What word did cookie monster use instead of witch? (underline YOU) What do you call words that replace names of persons? What did the cookie monster give to the witch? (encircle COOKIE) 2. Look at sentence number 2, who owns the cookie now? Which word shows us who owns the cookie now? What does the witch own now? (encircle COOKIE) 3. Look at sentence number 3, who owns the cookie? Which word tells us who owns the cookie? (underlince YOURS) What do we call these special pronouns? What do possessive pronouns show us? 4. Look at the underlined words. When do we use the word YOU? Look at sentence number 2, what word comes immediately after YOUR? Look at sentence number 3, does any word come after YOURS? IV. Practice Assimilation

Shoot That Ball! There will be 3 baskets labeled YOU, YOUR and YOURS in front of the room. The students will be divided into 5 groups. Each group will receive 10 different colored balls. There will be incomplete sentences on the board that will be revealed one by one. After the teacher gives the signal, the first person in front of the line will shoot the ball to complete the sentence. Each member will take turns in shooting the ball until everyone has participated. The group with the most number of points at the end of the game wins. V. Evaluation Read the paragraph carefully. Choose a pronoun from the box to complete the sentences. You can use the pronouns more than once.