Use grade-level academic vocabulary appropriately in speaking and writing.
: Grade-level academic vocabulary consists of words that are likely to appear across subject areas for the current grade level and beyond, are vital to comprehension, critical for academic discussions and writing, and usually require explicit instruction.
| Course Number1111 |
Course Title222 |
| 5010020: | Basic Skills in Reading-K-2 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2021, 2021 and beyond (current)) |
| 5010030: | Functional Basic Skills in Communications-Elementary (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current)) |
| 5010041: | Language Arts - Kindergarten (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2021, 2021 and beyond (current)) |
| 7710011: | Access Language Arts - Kindergarten (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current)) |
| 5011000: | Library Skills/Information Literacy Kindergarten (Specifically in versions: 2016 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current)) |
| 5010022: | Functional Reading Skills K-2 (Specifically in versions: 2021 and beyond (current)) |
| 5010026: | Functional Reading Skills 3-5 (Specifically in versions: 2021 and beyond (current)) |
| 5010100: | Introduction to Debate Kindergarten (Specifically in versions: 2020 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current)) |
| 5010011: | English for Speakers of Other Languages Kindergarten (Specifically in versions: 2021 and beyond (current)) |
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Description |
| Create a Class Flag! | In this lesson plan, students will analyze and discuss the U.S. flag, the FL state flag, and the importance to use what they learn to create a flag that is a representation of the class. |
| Name That Word | In these lessons, students will learn how to identify nouns and verbs using the story Nouns and Verbs Have a Field Day by Robin Pulver and participate in several structured and independent activities. |
| Be a Star Writer! | Students will begin by discussing the difference between letters, words, and sentences followed by a reading of The Alphabet Tree by Leo Lionni. After partaking in a fun sentence strip activity, students will be asked to practice their star writing skills by writing a sentence about a time that they were happy. |
| Let's Get Moving! | Students will move like their favorite animal and identify what the movement is called reviewing verbs. Then they will create a chart about ways that animals move and interact with a read aloud as they search for more movement ideas. Students will end the lesson by completing an opinion sentence about their favorite animal movement and why it is their favorite. |
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Description |
| Vocabulary: Word Fill-In | In this activity, students will choose words to complete sentences. |
| Vocabulary: Another Word | In this activity, students will exchange antonyms for the underlined word in sentences. |
| Vocabulary: Semantic Feature Analysis | In this activity, students will identify the features that distinguish one word from another by completing a semantic feature analysis grid. |
| Vocabulary: Word Connections | In this activity, students will identify connections between words and record their shared attribute/category. |
| Vocabulary: Semantic Map | In this activity, students will brainstorm words related to a topic and use books and/or reference materials to answer questions about unknown words on a semantic map. |
| Vocabulary: Four Square Vocabulary Map | In this activity, students will describe a vocabulary word using a four square map. |
| Vocabulary: Action Word Ring Sort | In this activity, students will sort verbs related to a picture. |
| Vocabulary: Choose and Chat | In this activity, students will use adjectives to describe and identify objects. |
| Vocabulary: Synonym Spider | In this activity, students will match synonyms. |
| Vocabulary: Categor-Ring | In this activity, students will identify and sort words by categories. |
| Vocabulary: Cube Word Sort | In this activity, students will sort words by categories. |
| Vocabulary: Same and Different | In this activity, students will compare and contrast words using a Venn diagram. |
| Vocabulary: Transportation Key Sort | In this activity, students will sort transportation words into categories (air, land, water). |
| Vocabulary: Word Wizard | In this activity, students will determine the meaning of words of interest in text. |
| Vocabulary: Word-O-Nary | In this activity, students will write simple definitions, sentences, and synonyms of targeted words found in content-area text. |
