Word Wizards may be a
thing of the past, but the need to learn vocabulary certainly hasn’t
disappeared. And that’s what CCSS for ELA in the Reading Informational Text #4
is all about.
Craft
& Structure #4
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Kindergarten
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Grade 1
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Grade 2
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With
prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a
text.
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Ask and
answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and
phrases in a text.
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Determine
the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or
subject area.
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Grade 3
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Grade 4
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Grade 5
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Determine
the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a
text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
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Determine
the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a
text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
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Determine
the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a
text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
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Believe it or not,
there are fun ways for your kiddos to learn vocabulary.
For grades K-2, songs
can really do the trick. For example, let’s say your students are struggling
with the terms used to describe the various life stages of butterflies and many
other insects. This little ditty (which I wrote and give you permission to use
any way you like) just might do the trick:
The Butterfly Song
(To The Tune of “London Bridge”)
(To The Tune of “London Bridge”)
Butterflies lay their
eggs,
Here and there—
On leaves and twigs.
Butterflies lay their
eggs,
Then they fly away.
Catterpillars hatch
from eggs.
They creep and crawl,
chomp and chew.
chomp and chew.
Catterpillars grow
and grow.
Then they shed their skin.
Then they shed their skin.
Wrapped inside a
chrysalis.
Pupae change.
Pupae change.
They grow wings.
They slip out of that
chrysalis
And slowly spread
their wings.
Butterflies flit and fly,
They search and seek
For a mate.
Butterflies lay more eggs,
Then they fly away.
FYI, there are more
fun songs on my website. Just look here.
What about older students? I have some great ideas, but they'll have to wait for my next Monday post. Stay tuned.
plus ... singing helps people learn things faster. Different neural connections.
ReplyDeleteWow, I didn't know that singing helps people learn thinsg faster. That's fascinating.
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