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Introduce Vocabulary-The Scaredy Cats-Barbara Bottner

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Activity Type: Introduce
Activity Form: Standard
Grade: 1, 2
Group Size: Small Group, Whole Class
Length: 20 minutes
Materials: The Scaredy Cats, Barbara Bottner
Goal: Given a word, the student can say its meaning.
Items: shiver, foam

Contents

What to do

  1. If more than three words are listed below, choose three. (It's tough for students to take in more than three new words in one go.) Write the words on sentence strips so they can easily be displayed after the lesson.
  2. I'm going to read a new book to you today. It's called The Scaredy Cats. It uses some words you might not know, so I'm going to tell you the words now. Then, when I read the story, I want you to raise your hand when you hear the word. Okay?
  3. Tell students the words and their meanings. Have them repeat the words back to you.
  4. Remember, when you hear any of our words, raise your hand. Ready?
  5. Read the story. Praise students who correctly identify the words as you read. Repeat each word's meaning as you encounter it.
  6. When you finish reading, go through the words, giving the complete sequence below for each word. You can give the examples/non-examples either to the whole group or to individual students. Feel free to add your own examples and non-examples, particularly if students seem unclear.
  7. Optionally, read the story again.
  8. Students need to encounter a word multiple times before learning it. So:
    • Try to find opportunities to use the words during other activities in the next 24 hours.
    • Ask students to use the word themselves and praise them strongly when they do.
    • Be particularly excited about usage in contexts different from that in the book you read, since students often have difficulty dissociating a word and the specific context in which they first came across it.

shiver

  • Shiver means to tremble or shake slightly because of cold, fear, or illness. What's the word?
  • When the temperature is too cold, your body will shiver. If you have a high fever, you will shiver.
  • I'm going to name some things. If you think you'd shake, say shiver. Otherwise, don't say anything. Just sit quietly. Ready?
    • Inside of a freezer
    • A snowy day
    • Swimming in the pool
    • A hot shower
    • Drinking hot cocoa

foam

  • Foam means rubber, plastic, or other material filled with many small bubbles of air to make it soft or light. What's the word?
  • When you buy glass or items you don't want damaged, they are usually packaged with foam around them so they don't break.
  • I'm going to name some things. If you think you'd have to use small pieces of material to keep an item from breaking, say foam. Otherwise don't say anything. Ready?
    • A new puppy
    • New dishes
    • A computer
    • New clothes
    • A necklace


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