3rd Grade Lesson Plan

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3rd Grade Lesson Plan XXXXX Lesson Plan: 3rd Grade National University _____________________________________________________________________________________ 11255 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037-1011 • Phone (858) 642-8320 • Fax (858) 642-8724 • www.nu.edu Grade: Third Lesson Topic: Synonyms and Homophones Candidate’s Name: XXXXXXXXXX 1. Introduction: (Identify Grade Level K12 Academic Content Standard(s), rationale, focus learner, create bridges from past learning, behavior expectations) . CA Content Standards, English-Language Arts: Grade 3Reading: 1.0 Word Analysis, Fluency, and Systematic Vocabulary Development1.4 Use knowledge of antonyms, synonyms, homophones, and homographs to determine the meanings of words.1.5 Demonstrate knowledge of levels of specificity among grade-appropriate words and explain the importance of these relations (e.g., dog/mammal/animal/living things).1.6 Use sentence and word context to find the meaning of unknown words.1.7 Use a dictionary to learn the meaning and other features of unknown words.Past LearningAt this point, the students have learned the connection between antonyms and synonyms (in that they know that antonyms are opposite meaning words and synonyms are words that have the same meaning but are spelled differently). Behavior ExpectationsFor the most part, the class is active and ready to cooperate in groups. This lesson will not have the students working in groups but rather in pairs to ensure the students stay on task, to build group and social skills and also to accommodate the students who are not comfortable in a large group setting. | Rationale:Homophones and synonyms present an interesting challenge to students in reading and writing. With this particular set of students, the added level of complexity in that many of them are ELL students with non-English speaking

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