Lesson Plan
Vocabulary Focus
Use this lesson to explicitly teach unknown vocabulary words to students using structured language practice strategies. This can be used a stand alone activity or a support lesson.
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Objectives
Academic
Students will be able to figure out the meaning of unknown words using various strategies and clues.
Language
Students will be able to identify the characteristics of a compound word with grade level words and phrases using structured language practice strategies and a graphic organizer.
Introduction
(2 minutes)- Explain to students that today they will be learning new strategies to help them understand and use compound words in their everyday reading, conversations, and writing.
- Ask students if they have ever heard of compound words before. Allow a few students to answer and ask students who have heard of compound words to provide a few examples.