Free Teired vocabulary lessons for popular children's books!

Holy Macaroni BATMAN!

 

 

I took in a lot of information today at the REACH 3 common core training today in Norman, OK.  While I continue to process it... did you guys know there is a site called UTAH TEXT TALK made by reading first educators that lists 101 book with tiered vocabulary lessons...OH MY WORD.  The first lesson is for A Bad Case of the Stripes.

Here is an a partial example developed by Elizabeth Moore

 

Text Talk Lesson for: A Bad Case of Stripes, (David Shannon, 1998)

ISBN: 0439079551

Potential Tier 2 words in the text:

fretting   impress  relieved  extraordinary drowsiness  disaster contagious

announced  prodded  virus  huddled  remedies  sprouted heaping  cured  vanished

Tier 2 words selected for direct instruction:

fretting

contagious

·

remedy

Step 1: Doing the read aloud of the text with a focus on comprehension.

Read aloud page 1. Show the illustration. Ask the children, “Have you ever been

worried about what other people would think of you?” (fretting)

Read aloud page 2. Ask the children, “What is Camilla’s problem?” Then show the

illustration on page 3.

Read aloud page 4 and show the illustration on page 5.

Read aloud page 6. Show the illustration on pages 67.

Ask the children, “Can you

predict what made Camilla’s stripes change?” “What do you think the other children

will say?”

Read aloud page 8. Ask the children, “Does this confirm our prediction of why

Camilla’s stripes change?” Show the illustration on page 9. Ask, “How does Camilla

feel about all of this?”

Read aloud the first paragraph on page 10. Show the illustration on page 11. Ask the

children, “Why are the other parents afraid to have Camilla around their children?”

“Have you ever gotten sick because of someone else?” (contagious)

ANYWAY I THINK you should check it out.  More to come on my trip this day later.

~ Alicia ~



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Core Academic Vocabulary for 1st Grade

 

 

Check out my newest word wall

cards for common core based 1st grade

Academic Vocabulary.

 

1st grade English Language Arts

 

or

 

1st grade MATH

 

Robert Marzano has found though his research that many students were doing poorly on tests simply because they didn't understand the terminology.  He has found that if you teach your students these academic vocabulary words it may greatly improve test scores. 

 

I have gotten many of my ideas and training on academic vocabulary at the Oklahoma State Department of Education, Building Academic Vocabulary section.

 

 

~ Alicia ~

SCOOTPAD: Common Core FREE practice!

You must check out this FREE

app to let your kids work on common core

activities!  ScootPad:

(for computer, kindle, android, ipad and more)

 

I think you are really going to enjoy this I know my daughter does, I have added her as a homeschooler, although she is a public schooler! But shoot fun free practice on the Ipad!  I have set up 2 rewards (braum's and 20$ gift card) but you could add 5 minutes free time, lunch with the teacher - ect!

I saw this site review over at FROM the POND

alicia

Kindergarten Common Core

 

Here is an awesome workbook packed with over 600 pages of activities and posters to meet common core standards in English Language Arts and Math.  They currently have 1st grade standards and I am anxiously awaiting 2nd grade for my own daughter.

Check it out at kindergarten common core standards. 

 

Alicia