UGrade LevelU: 1 UnitU: 3 UWordU: hero UCreated byu: Webster First Grade Teachers Have students write the word and assess their knowledge using the The word is hero. Say the word after me: hero. Hero is a noun. It means someone who is admired for doing something very brave or good. statement by substituting aloud the new word. A firefighter who puts out a fire to save a school is a. A student who rescues a stray cat from the street is a. statement by substituting aloud the new word. A would fight for our country. A student who works really hard every single day to improve their grades is a. word's meaning. Have students respond in complete sentences using the new vocabulary words. Would a hero save a drowning puppy? Would a hero make fun of someone on the playground? students a frame for practicing: Tell your neighbor about a hero you know. Say, A hero I know is They are a hero because Vocabulary Knowledge Rating
Word: national holiday The words are national holiday. Say the words after me: national holiday. National holiday is a noun. It means a day where the nation celebrates a special event. The Fourth of July is an example of a. st We do not have school on January 1P P, New Year s Day because it is a. On Veteran s Day we honor men and women who have fought in the war. We consider this special day a. Is your birthday a national holiday? Why or why not? Is Martin Luther King's birthday a national holiday? Why or why not? What is your favorite national holiday? Say, My favorite national holiday is because
Word: calendar The word is calendar. Say the word after me: calendar. Calendar is a noun. A calendar divides and measures time in days, weeks and months. I write down important events on my so that I remember what I have to do each week. I use a to write down when my soccer game is. A shows all the days in a month. Every morning in class, we look at the to tell us what day and month it is. Would a calendar tell you what time it is? Would a calendar show you the months of the year? Turn to your neighbor and share what you use a calendar for. Say, I use a calendar for
Word: today The word is today. Say the word after me: today. Today is a noun. It means the day that is happening now. If I were going to tell you today s date I would say, is Wednesday, Sept 6th. When I look at our daily schedule I see that we are going to the library. My plans for after school are to go to the bookstore and buy new books for our class. If I asked you what you just ate for lunch, would you describe what you ate today? If we were going to describe something that happened over summer vacation, would be describing what we did today? What are you doing today after school? Tell your neighbor. Say, Today after school I
P of Instructional Sequence for Pre-Teaching Social Studies Vocabulary for Word: flag Have students write the word and assess their knowledge using the The word is flag. Say the word after me: flag. Flag is a noun. It means a piece of cloth with colors and shapes that stand for something. A synonym for flag is banner. The United States is red, white and blue with stars and stripes. th On the 4P July we often see many American waving in the wind. Every morning, we say the Pledge of Allegiance and salute the. Every state in the United States has their own that shows important symbols of the state. Is a statue a kind of flag? Would a banner in front of our school that had our school name on it be considered a flag? Turn to your neighbor and describe a flag that you have seen. Say, A flag I have seen is
Word: landmark Have students write the word and assess their knowledge using the The word is landmark. Say the word after me: landmark. Landmark is a noun. It means a famous place or location that we can visit. A synonym for landmark is a location or place. Many people think that the Santa Monica Pier is considered a because so many people come from all over the world to visit it. The Capitol building is an important in our city. If I am driving and I am lost, I look for on the street to help me find my way. Is the Statue of Liberty a landmark? Would your house or apartment building be considered a landmark? Turn to your friend and tell them about a landmark you like. Say to your friend, "My favorite landmark is."
Word: pledge The word is pledge. Say the word after me: pledge. Pledge is a noun. It means a kind of promise. A synonym for pledge is promise or pact. When I joined the Brownie group, I made a to follow the rules. We say the of Allegiance each morning at school to promise to be good citizens. In our classroom, we make a to be good friends to each other. If I promised my parents to not watch television on school days, would I have made a pledge to my parents? If I told my friend she could borrow my pencil, would I have made a pledge? Tell your neighbor about a pledge you have made. Say, "A pledge I made was
Word: yesterday Created by: McKinley First Grade Teachers Have students write the word and assess their knowledge using the The word is yesterday. Say the word after me: yesterday. Yesterday is a noun. It means the day before today. Today we are going to finish reading the story that we started during our reading time. Today we have a new daily schedule, but our schedule from showed that we had art class. When I went to find my backpack this morning, I realized I left it at school. If I told you we had computer class today right after lunch, would I be describing our plans for yesterday? If I came into class this morning really excited and told you that I had won my soccer game last night, would I be talking about yesterday? Turn to your neighbor and describe what we did in class yesterday. Say, Yesterday we
Word: tomorrow Created by: McKinley First Grade Teachers The word is tomorrow. Say the word after me: tomorrow. Tomorrow is a noun. It means the day after today. Today our calendar shows it is November 13, 2006. will be November 14, 2006. I am so excited about going to the library that I have already picked out my books that I am going to return and stacked them up on my desk. If you don t finish your work in class today, you will have time to get it done. If we talk about what we just did right now when we came back from recess, would we be talking about tomorrow? If I showed you the read aloud story that we are going to read first thing when you walk into class in the morning, would I be talking about our read aloud for tomorrow? Turn to your neighbor and describe one thing you think we are going to do in class tomorrow. Say, Tomorrow we will