Lesson Idea needed for Vocabulary - 2nd Grade

[DisneyFan06]

Hello! For my Basic Foundations of Reading course, we are required to conduct a Small Group Cooperative Lesson. We were presented with four topics: Word Identification, Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Writing with an emphasis on grammer. After everyone chose which topic they wanted, I was left with Vocabulary. Vocabulary was fine with me because I enjoy it; however, I am still unsure of ways to make it fun, exciting, and intresting.

Here were the instructions that were stated: Cooperative groups of four will demonstrate 2 Word Identification, 2 Vocabulary, 2 Comprehension, and 2 Integration in writing with an emphasis on grammer for ESOL and non-ESOL students. Students are expected to show how the strategies they have selected meet all students' needs.

Our group chosen to use, "Frog and Toad and Friends," by Arnold Lobel I adore the Frog and Toad series so I was excited. Now, this is where I need some help. How could I make Vocabulary fun, exciting, and intresting for ESOL and non-ESOL students? Any idea of a fun lesson? Any ideas in general?

I did make a list of terms that may be confusing for students that were presented in the book, they are: Envelope, Lizard, Sew, Shiver, Shutter, Snail, Sparrow, Tea, Toad, Wail.

Keep in mind I will only have a short time to actually present my part of the lesson to the class.

Thanks for deaing with me.

 

[milkabum]

Our teacher always had spelling bees up at the board. She would each give us a piece of chalk, and then give us a word. The person to write it out first, correctly, won. You can read a sentence from the story, and then tell them the word they have to spell. It's fun, and the kids get excited for getting to write up at the board. You can also make teams for a bit of healthy competition. You can also throw around a ball to different students, and once the catch it tell them to spell a word. once they spell it correctly, they throw it back and you go to the next student. Good luck with the class!

 

[Missamoncus]

Have you thought of doing a group word sort? You can list all the vocabulary words that you have identified and then have them sort the words by some criteria depending on the level of the class. You can sort animals/objects or verbs/nouns anything you want. Studies show that students learn vocabulary faster when they group words and associate them together. You can sort the same list of words a few times using different criteria every time. This technique comes from a book called Words thier Way. It is a really good resource.

Melissa

 

[kristen821]

How about around the world. I believe that is what it was called. desk are set up in rows. One player starts by standing next to the first person in the row and they race to see who can answer the question the fastest. The winner moves to the next desk. They first person to make it back to thier own desk wins.

 

[DisneyFan06]

Okay. After thinking about it, I think I may have achieved something. Please review it and respond with ideas, suggestions, or comments! Also, pelase keep sending me more ideas - the more the better; thus, I can have a variety to choose from.

Frog and Toad are Friends
Vocabulary
Envelope
Lizard
Sew
Shiver
Shutter
Snail
Sparrow
Tea
Toad
Wail​

Teaching Vocabulary
ELL Strategy: Mix and Match
Skills: Content Vocabulary

Procedures:
1. Students, in cooperative groups, will be provided with several strips of construction paper or index cards, whichever is in supply.
2. The student will write the Vocabulary word on the right.
3. Students will draw their own pictorial representation on the left side of the card.
4. Once students have completed they will cut them in half.
5. In cooperative groups, students will mix their cards and begin the matching process. Cards must face up.
6. You can also play concentration. Have students mix the cards around, face down, and allow them to find the partner card through concentration.

How does this sound?

 

[Wishing on a star]

Great ideas.

I like the concentration game!
My DS has spatial-motor limitations, so, just for me, I don't really like it when drawing is used to try to teach something like vocabulary. None of the other students would be able to identify his drawings!
Also, drawing is more time consuming. (you mentioned the time limitation)
Also, drawing is a more isolated thing, so if you want group participation, then the concentration game would be more interactive.

To add phonics into the mix, they could match rhyming pictures to the vocabulary words.
wail - pail - snail - mail
lizard - wizard

But, of course, rhyming would be harder to do with words like envelope.

 

[DisneyFan06]

What if I actually make the playing cards before hand? Have several in zip locks bags and divide the class up into cooperative groups and then they play the concentration game?

If I do that I could just instruct MY class that if I had the TIME to actually DO it what all I would do?

 

[DisneyFan06]

Also, the reason why I am considering photos is because we need to include ESOL students.

ETA: I didnt mean to double post.

 

[N.Bailey]

I'm really impressed with what my children have to do this year. They of course are a wee bit older than the kids you're working with, but I don't see why the concept wouldn't be successful for any age child.

Our kids are given 10 vocab words per week. My son has 1 teacher and my daughter another, so their rules differ a bit (size of pics allowed and my son has to do 2 vocab words whereas my daughter must do 3), but all students choose vocab words, then find pics (anywhere they can get access) that show the definition of the word. They then paste that pic on an standard sheet of computer paper and write the word underneath.

You could have the students draw words from a hat to see which word they'll need to find a pic for.

I guess this is something that's a homework assignment in our district every week all thru the high school years. The words are pretty difficult, but I really see how this assignment can play out to really get these kids to understand the meanings. It was funny, someone had a word that meant cautious or frightening (it wasn't cautious or frightening, but I can't remember what it was), and the kid took a picture of Macaulay Culkin with his hands on his face from Home Alone, then the kid interjected a pic of Michael Jackson in the background. LOL I thought it was funny and I don't really want my kids turning in similar pictures, but some of these kids get really into it to make it as funny as they can.

Not much class time is taken as it's done at home and each person only had to present (at least in my children's grade and classes) one per week and the teacher just collects the rest. I just thought it was a pretty unique way of building vocab skills without consuming too much time each week.

 

[PrincessParty]

I have a 2nd grader. She is supposed to do any of the following:

1. Magnetic words
2. Cut out words and paste them in order on a piece of paper.
3. Make clay words.
4. Make a poster.
5. Make an I spy list with Art Masterpieces
6. Partner read.
7. Make a book.
8. Design a game.
9. Type in ABC order on the computer.


This next week will be the first week of school, so I can help with details after I see how it goes, but hope that helps some. Good luck!

 

[DisneyFan06]

Great ideas. This project is not due for some time, so hopefully we can build upon the list you all helped me create!