Auditory/Plurals
Title: Making Singular Nouns Plural
"I brought something with me today." (Hold up the plate of cookies.) "What is on this plate?" Students should answer: "cookies". Hold up one cookie for students to see and ask, "What is this?" Students should answer: "A cookie!" Ask students what the difference was in their answers. They should sat that the first answer included all the cookies. The second answer was about just one of them. Guide them to answer this if they have difficulty. Confirm when they are correct. "The first answer has what letter at the end that made it more than one?" Answer: "s" "A word that tells about more than one item is a plural word. When we said 'cookie' without the 's', it was singular-- just one."
Resource:
Lisa Burton - 1st grade teacher
 | Contributor: Angie Nielsen |
| Mail: nielsena@pluto.dsu.edu |
Title: Plural Flash Cards
Idea: Make flash cards with a sentence written on the front side. The sentence should include at least one plural. The answer should be written on the back of the card. You could have the students pair up and have one student read the sentence to their partner making sure they cannot see the back of the card and then allow the partner to see the sentence. Have the student identify the plural(s) and then check their answer on the back of the card.
Resource:
| Contributor: Joleen Pick |
| Email: pickj@pluto.dsu.edu |
Title: Recognizing plural forms by sound
Idea: The teacher will say a word in singular form. Then she will say three different forms of the word as a plural with only one being the correct plural form. Have the child then write down the correct form which they have heard. You could also show a visual of the different choices of words for extra support. Another way to do this activity would be to give the children numbered cards 1-3 and have them hold up the correct number for the correct plural form.
For example: goose: gooses, geese, or goose The children would then write down geese. If you used the numbered cards the children would hold up the #2 card.
Resource: some of my ideas came from
www.quia.com | Contributor: Sarah Otten |
| Email: otter_s@hotmail.com |
Title: Plurals and Adverbs
Idea:
There are two ways to do this lesson. The first idea is that you take the form that has words on it (I have attached it to the email) and paste it into a word document. Then you can use a microphone and record the words so the student can hear the main word. Then the student can either write the correct ending on the words to make them plural or use the microphone to say/spell out the correct form. This method allows the student to not only see the word, but hear it out loud and work with it. Depending on how well the student comprehends and writes, you can have them record the correct way on the document and save it for the teacher to check.
The second way would be a variation in case the teacher does not have access to a computer or to a microphone. The teacher can print off the worksheet and tape record the words. This way the student can still hear the words while they read them and also can record their answers back to the tape if they are unable to write. This method allows the students to use many different skills in one lesson. This idea can be tweaked in many places for each student so that it fits each one just right.
Sources:
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/englishB9.htm
I used the idea of recording the words onto a Word document to go along with the worksheets found on the above site from my Computer Applications class. We modify assignments and use different ways to make it easier for a student who may learn better one way than another.
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Name: Carrie Jensen |
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Email: jensen_ca@hotmail.com |
Title: Cookie(s)
Idea: "I brought something with me today." (Hold up the plate of cookies.) "What
is on this plate?" Students should answer: "cookies". Hold up one cookie for
students to see and ask, "What is this?" Students should answer: "A cookie!" Ask
students what the difference was in their answers. They should sat that the
first answer included all the cookies. The second answer was about just one of
them. Guide them to answer this if they have difficulty. Confirm when they are
correct. "The first answer has what letter at the end that made it more than
one?" Answer: "s" "A word that tells about more than one item is a plural word.
When we said 'cookie' without the 's', it was singular-- just one."
After this lesson, the teacher suggests that you continue on to read "Caps for
Sale" which is a book dealing with plurals. you can have the children pick out
all the plurals in the book.
Resource:
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LASingularNounsPlural1.htm
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Contributor: Carissa K. |
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Email: yavin004@hotmail.com |
Title: Who wants to be a millionare
Idea: With this game that is also presented on a website listed in resource.
It is a game where they are asked questions about what is the plural of a noun
and if they answer the question correctly then they move up in points. Where
they will be asked other questions.
Resource:
http://www.quia.com/rr/6516.html
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Contributor: Erin Post |
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Email: efklingenberg@pluto.dsu.edu |