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Primary Subject Area:  English/Language Arts
Grade Level:  1 - 2
Overview:
The students will identify long vowel sounds, contractions, and compound words found in the words of a breakfast song. This lesson can be used to teach health, nutrition, or food - related topics.
Approximate Duration:  1 class period (50 minutes each)
Content Standards:
  • Standard 1
         Students read, comprehend, and respond to a range of materials, using a variety of strategies for different purposes.
  • Standard 4
         Students demonstrate competence in speaking and listening as tools for learning and communicating.
Benchmarks:
  • ELA-1-E1
         gaining meaning from print and building vocabulary using a full range of strategies (e.g., self-monitoring and correcting, searching, cross-checking), evidenced by reading behaviors while using the cuing systems (e.g, phonics, sentence structure, meaning);
  • (1,4)
  • ELA-4-E5
         speaking and listening for a variety of audiences (e.g., classroom, real-life, workplace) and purposes (e.g., awareness, concentration, enjoyment, information, problem solving);
  • (1,2,4,5)
Grade-Level Expectations (GLEs):
  • Grade 1
  • 1. Demonstrate understanding of phonemic awareness by:

    ·    creating and stating a series of rhyming words, including consonant blends

    ·    distinguishing which words have the same target sounds (i.e., beginning, medial, and final) in a given set of spoken words

    ·    distinguishing long- and short-vowel sounds related to the same letter in one-syllable spoken words (e.g., the a is short in ran and long in make)

    ·    segmenting single-syllable real and nonsense words with as many as five sounds (phonemes) into separate sounds (phonemes) and blending as many as five sounds (phonemes) into single-syllable real or nonsense words, without looking at the word or letters in print

    ·    adding, deleting, or substituting sounds (phonemes) to create new words (ELA-1-E1)

    3. Use pictures and context clues to confirm meaning of unfamiliar words (ELA-1-E1)

    4. Identify grade-appropriate compound words in print (ELA-1-E1)

    5. Identify grade-appropriate contractions (e.g., isn't, can't, don't) (ELA-1-E1)

    6. Identify words in categories with shared conceptual or definitional characteristics (ELA-1-E1)

    53. Use active listening strategies (e.g., making eye contact, asking questions, restating acquired information and procedures) to acquire information and understand procedures (ELA-4-E5)

  • Grade 2
  • 1. Identify unique letter-sound patterns, including long and short vowels (e.g., ea for short e, as in bread, and ough for long o, as in though) and consonants (tch for /ch/, as in watch, and gh for /f/, as in cough) (ELA-1-E1)

    4. Use knowledge of base words to interpret meaning of unfamiliar words (e.g., heat/preheat) (ELA-1-E1)

    44. Use active listening strategies, including asking for clarification and explanations (ELA-4-E5)

    45. Give oral responses, including:

    ·    telling stories and personal experiences

    ·    giving explanations and reports (ELA-4-E5)

Interdisciplinary Connections:  
  • Science : Life Science
         The students will become aware of the characteristics and life cycles of organisms and understand their relationships to each other and to their environment.
  • Health Education : Standard 1
         Students will comprehend concepts and strategies related to health promotion and disease prevention.
  • Health Education : Standard 3
         Students will demonstrate the ability to practice positive health behaviors and reduce health risks.
Educational Technology Standards:  
  • Use technology tools (e.g., publishing, multimedia tools, and word processing software) for individual and for simple collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities for a variety of audiences.
  • ( 1, 3 )
Objectives:
The students will
  • identify and circle compound words,
  • identify contractions and long E and long O words,
  • identify breakfast food items, and
  • explain why it is important to eat breakfast every day.
Lesson Materials and Resources:
None
Technology Tools and Materials:

Hardware:
Computer

Software:
Word Processing program

Other:

Background Information:
The students should have a basic understanding of vowel sounds, compound words, and writing sentences. The students should also have some word processing skills.
Lesson Procedures:
  1. Discuss with the students the importance of eating a good breakfast to help meet the nutritional needs of the body, which in turn will make them better students academically.

  2. Distribute to the students copies of the "Breakfast Foods" song and read the words of the verses together.

  3. Ask the students to identify the two compound words found in the song by circling them.

  4. Ask the students to pay attention to the words written in bold letters. Tell the students to listen to the vowel sounds in these words. The vowel sounds should be identified and marked on these words.

  5. Discuss contractions found in the song. Ask the students to write the contractions at the bottom of the page.

  6. Sing the song!

  7. Ask the students which food groups were included in the breakfast menu from the song.

  8. Within groups, the students will write/compose their own "food song" using a word processing program (may add illustrations).
Assessment Procedures:
Students correctly complete the "Breakfast Foods Activity Sheet" including
  • Compound words circled
  • Contractions written
  • Long vowels marked
  • Accommodations/Modifications:
    Consider different learning styles and abilities when planning this lesson.
              ----- written by Division of Nutrition Assistance

    Reproducible Materials:
    Explorations and Extensions:
    • The students will write down the foods they ate for breakfast and decide to which food group each food belongs.
    • The students will visit the school cafeteria to have the manager explain meal patterns used to design breakfast menus.
    Lesson Development Resources:
    • Nifty Nutrition - First Grade (1998), Arkansas Department of Education, National Food Service Management Institute, The University of Mississippi, University, MS
    Reflections:
    This activity is an enhancement to teaching students to recognize long and short vowel sounds, contractions, and compound words. Research has shown that eating breakfast improves test scores, concentration, and academic achievement.
    Contact Information:
    Division of Nutrition Assistance
    http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/nutrition/1667.html
    Louisiana Department of Education

    Additional Contacts:


    Group:  Division of Nutrition Assistance
    MarcoPolo Lesson:  No



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