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Objective The student will sort words by categories.
MaterialsTransportation category cards (Activity Master V.017.AM1)Copy on card stock, laminate, hole punch, and cut.Word keys (Activity Master V.017.AM2a - V.017.AM2d)Copy on card stock, laminate, hole punch, and cut.Key rings or book rings
ActivityStudents sort transportation words into categories and group on key rings.1. Place the transportation category cards face up in a row and the key rings at the center.
Place the word keys face down in a stack.2. Taking turns, the students select and read the category cards, and place each on a separate
key ring.3. Select a word key, read the word, and place it on the key ring with the corresponding
category card (e.g., places the glider key card on the key ring with the air category card).4. Continue until all word keys are sorted.5. Peer evaluation
Extensions and AdaptationsUse word keys without category cards and complete an open sort.Use other category cards (Activity Master V.017.AM3) and word keys (Activity Master V.017.AM4).
ObjectiveThe student will sort words by categories.
MaterialsPocket chart Category header cards (Activity Master V.018.AM1)Category cube (Activity Master V.018.AM2)Copy on card stock, laminate, cut, and assemble.Category word cards (Activity Master V.018.AM3a - V.018.AM3g)
ActivityStudents sort words while playing a category cube game.1. Place category header cards across the top row of the pocket chart. Place the category word
cards face up in rows and the category cube at the center.2. Taking turns, student one reads the words on the top row of the pocket chart. Student two
rolls the category cube, reads the word, selects a word card which belongs in that category, and places it under the corresponding word on the pocket chart (e.g., student two rolls and says the word “food,” then selects the “steak” word card, and places it in the column under “food” on the pocket chart).
3. Continue until all the word cards are sorted.4. Peer evaluation
Extensions and AdaptationsChoose a category, draw, and label a picture of each item.Use food category header cards (Activity Master V.018.AM4), category spinner (Activity Master V.018.AM5), and category word cards (Activity Master V.018.AM6a - V.018.AM6c) to complete another sort.
Extensions and AdaptationsUse index cards in an open sort.Draw pictures to use as cues on each card.Use magazines and catalogs to find words for categories.Share with a partner and add new words to the envelopes.
Objective The student will identify and sort words by categories.
MaterialsPicture dictionaryLetter or legal size envelopesChoose categories and label three of the envelopes to use as a model (e.g., shapes, animals, toys). Punch holes in one corner of the remaining envelopes.Index cardsBook ringPencil
ActivityStudents sort words found in the dictionary into categories.1. Place picture dictionary and model envelopes at the center. Provide the student with three
plain envelopes, index cards, and a book ring.2. The student reads and copies each of the words from the model envelopes onto each of his
three plain envelopes (e.g., shapes, animals, toys).3. Uses the picture dictionary to find words for each category (e.g., square, cat, ball). Writes
the selected words on index cards.4. Continues until there are at least five cards for each category.5. Sorts each card into the corresponding category envelope. Puts the envelopes on a book ring.6. Teacher evaluation
ObjectiveThe student will identify similarities and differences between the meanings of words.
MaterialsWord strips (Activity Master V.020.AM1)Copy, laminate, and cut into strips.Student sheet (Activity Master V.020.SS)Pencil
ActivityStudents compare similar words, distinguish features, and record shared attributes.1. Place word strips in a stack face down at the center. Provide the student with a student
sheet.2. The student selects a strip and reads the three words (e.g., “ballet, soccer, football”). 3. Determines which two words are similar and why (e.g., “soccer and football are both
played using a ball”).4. Writes the two similar words in the boxes on the student sheet (e.g., soccer/football) and
writes the shared attribute beside the words (e.g., ball or games played with a ball.).5. Continues until student sheet is complete.6. Teacher evaluation
Extensions and AdaptationsWrite the word that is different on the back of the student sheet along with a word that shares a similar attribute.
ObjectiveThe student will identify similarities and differences between the meanings of words.
MaterialsInformation books about a content topic Vocabulary word cards (Activity Master V.021.AM1)Choose a target word pair or use vocabulary from a content topic.Student sheet (Activity Master V.021.SS)Pencil
ActivityStudents compare and contrast words using a Venn Diagram.1. Place vocabulary word cards and books at the center. Provide the student with a
student sheet.2. The student reads the words and writes them in each of the boxes on the student sheet.3. Writes attributes that are shared by both words in the overlapping area of the circles on
the Venn Diagram. Writes attributes which are unique to just one of the topics in the corresponding circle. Uses books if necessary.
4. Continues until there are at least three attributes in each of the three sections of the Venn Diagram.
5. Teacher evaluation
Extensions and AdaptationsUse other target word cards to compare and contrast.Compare and contrast attributes of classroom objects.
ObjectiveThe student will identify similarities and differences between the meanings of words.
MaterialsInformation books about a content topicStudent sheet (Activity Master V.022.SS1)Pencil
ActivityStudents identify the features that distinguish one word from another by completing a semantic feature analysis grid. 1. Place books at the center. Provide the student with a student sheet.2. The student says the name of the first picture in the left column (i.e., “cat”) and reads
the words across the top row (attributes). Places a check in each attribute box that applies to the word (i.e., cat: fur, tail eyes). Use books if necessary.
3. Continues down the grid until all categories and attributes are compared and student sheet is complete.
4. Teacher evaluation
Extensions and AdaptationsMake a large floor graph using masking tape as lines to compare distinguishing features (attributes) of objects (e.g., mittens, shoes, buttons, or toys).Make and use a semantic feature analysis grid for other words (Activity Master V.022.SS2).