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This Nature Walk: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 2) unit plan also includes:
Reinforce concepts such as long vowels, spelling patterns, sound clusters, double-final consonants, and syllables with a nature-themed unit. Through a series of extra support lessons, learners compare and contrast using a Venn diagram, blend phonemes, read and write different types of sentences, identify fact and opinion statements, work on high frequency words, and categorize and classify.
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Concepts
cvc words, long vowels, the long /o/ sound, the long /u/ sound, the long /e/ sound, blending sounds, spelling patterns, /g/ sounds, compare and contrast, types of sentences, statements and questions, intonation, phonemes, similarities and differences, the /r/ sound, the /l/ sound, the /s/ sound, the hard /c/ sound, the soft /c/ sound, fact and opinion, high frequency words, imperatives, imperative sentences, declarative sentences, interrogative sentences, interrogatives, final consonants, double consonants, counting syllables, syllables, categorization, classifying, exclamatory sentences
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Instructional Ideas
- Invite leaners to bring in one object from home that falls under an agreed-upon theme; as a class, share, categorize, and classify the objects peers have brought in
- Take a field trip to a nearby park to observe the environment you've been studying in class
- Invite a park ranger to speak to the class about his or her profession
Classroom Considerations
- Although the unit was designed to work alongside the Houghton Mifflin language arts curriculum, it may also be implemented on its own or with another curriculum covering similar topics
- Modifications are necessary to conduct lessons that require missing curriculum-specific materials
Pros
- Each lesson is written in detail and easy to follow
- Answers to worksheets are available on the corresponding lesson's page
Cons
- None