Ruba's Methodology of Teaching

Teacher: Ruba Mohsen Grade Level: Grade 3 (6 sts.)

Class Period: 60 min Course Title: English Language

Date: Jan 7, 2013 Lesson Topic: Adjectives

Lesson Objectives

1. The student will be able to define adjectives.

2. The student will be able to generate different kinds of adjectives.

3. The student will be able to use different kinds of adjectives in sentences. Procedures

Introductory Activities

1. Warm-up activity: Students are divided into two groups. Teacher gives each group a set of pictures of nouns to match with their adjectives. Students then mount the cards on a board chart drawn by the teacher. Teacher then asks about the purpose of the words before the nouns and what they are called. Students are supposed to say that “They describe nouns. They are adjectives.” Teacher then writes on the board, “Adjectives are words that describe nouns. There are many kinds of adjectives and today we are going to concentrate on adjectives of color, size, and condition.” (10 m)

2. Students work on creating ads. They are given papers from magazines, white paper, glue, crayons, and scissors. They work individually. They choose the pictures they like, mount them on white paper, and create three messages that describe the items. Voila! The ads are ready. (10 m)

3. Students choose items from a box and they work individually to generate three adjectives of color, size, and condition. Each student recites her adjectives and teacher gives feedback. ( 5 m)

4. Teacher asks students to sit in a circle. One student picks an adjective randomly, and the next student must say an adjective that begin with the last letter of the previous students’ word. (10 m)

5. Students work individually. Each chooses any item from their bags. On a piece of paper, they write as many adjectives as they can for three minutes. Students then write their adjectives on the board and the one who has the most wins and is given candy.(10 m)

Closing Activity

Wrap-up Activity: Teacher reviews that adjectives are words that describe nouns and that color, size, and condition are three kinds of adjectives. Students work individually on worksheets distributed by the teacher. Teacher corrects the sheets and gives positive feedback. (10 m) (Appendix A)

Assignment

Teacher throws the following question at the end of the session. “Where would you like to go for a vacation? Think of your own special place and create a postcard that represents this place. You can draw, cut pictures from magazines or print others from the internet. Think of five adjectives and use them in short messages to describe the pictures on the postcards and then write them at the back. (5 m)

Appendix A

A. Read the two paragraphs and circle the adjectives of color, size, and condition:

1. It was a sunny day and my little puppy jumped onto our red couch and played with his new toy. I liked to watch him play and it made me feel happy. Soon, my playful puppy yawned. He was a tired puppy. I picked him up and laid him on his soft, round bed. Soon, my sleepy puppy was snoring anyway.

2. It was a hot summer and my family decided to go camping. We sat under the bright stars that shone through the dark sky. We were hungry and we ate sticky marshmallows and filled our hungry tummies. At night, we snuggled in our warm, cozy sleeping bags and told scary stories until we fell asleep.

B. Fill in the blacks with the correct adjective:

Nice – cold – old – white – long – hot – strong – clever – sweet - black

1. We had ----------- pancakes for breakfast.

2. Alaska is a ------------ place.

3. A ---------- trick was played by the magician.

4. Use ------------- flour for this cake.

5. My grandma tells me ------------ stories.

6. The ------------ orange is on the table.

7. Monkeys have --------------- tails.

8. The ------------- horse won the race.

9. The ----------- man walked slowly.

10. -------------- coffee is what I like.

Teacher: Ruba Mohsen Grade Level: Grade 3 (7 sts.)

Class Period (s): 60 min Course title: English Language

Date: Nov, 19, 2012 Lesson Topic: Nouns

Lesson Objectives:

1. The student will be able to identify nouns in a sentence with 100 percent accuracy.

2. The student will be able to identify the three kinds of nouns; person, thing, place.

3. The student will be able to differentiate between nouns from verbs.

Procedures:

Introductory Activities:

1. To assess pre-knowledge and mastery learning, teacher writes on the board: “What is a verb?”

Students raise hands. Teacher chooses students randomly who must answer with the following, “A verb describes an action, a state, or an occurrence.” Teacher asks for examples. Students respond. Teacher gives feedback. (10 m)

2. Teacher tells students that today’s lesson is about the three different kinds of nouns; person, place, and thing. (2 min)

Developmental Activities:

1. Warm-up activity: Students watch a three minute You Tube video on “Nouns” to grab their attention and arouse their interest. (5 min) (Appendix A)

2. After the video, teacher asks, “What is a noun?” Students raise hands. Teacher chooses students randomly who must answer, “A noun is a person, a name, a thing, or an idea.” Teacher gives positive feedback for correct answers and helps those with the wrong ones. (5 min)

3. Teacher and students play the Noun Game. From a bucket full of the alphabet letters, teacher draws a letter and state her rule, “You must give me a (proper noun, for example) that starts with the letter (n, for example)”. Teacher calls students one by one and then picks a new letter for another round. (5 min)

4. Teacher and students play the Longest List. Teacher draws on the board a chart with three columns; people, places, things. Teacher creates three groups of two students. She distributes small papers with nouns. Each group goes to the board separately and paste the papers in the right column. (5 min) (Appendix B)

5. Students work on a worksheet to help them recognize the differences between nouns and verbs. Students circle nouns (person, place, thing) . Write in the alphabet list the nouns that start with the correct letter. (10 min) (Appendix C)

Closing Activity:

Wrap-up activity: Teacher reviews the definitions of nouns and verbs. Students work individually on worksheets distributed by the teacher. Teacher corrects the sheets and gives positive feedback. (15 min) (Appendix D)

Assignment:

Homework: teacher distributes handouts on nouns and verbs to be worked on at home. (1 min) (Appendix E)

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APPENDIX A

You Tube: Noun Song - Have Fun Teaching

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APPENDIX B

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PERSON THING PLACE

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The nouns are: baby – grandma – store – country – sand – teacher – nanny – woman – singer – kitchen – pencil – tree – book – city – office – school – water – cloud

APPENDIX C

Bird book jump draw

Eat house try hide

Tree pen smile sky

Wear write cup Suzy

Walk play fish hit

Read street think table

Car school New York TV

Hear run city wash

A I Q Y

B J R Z

C K S

D L T

E M U

F N V

G O W

H P X

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APPENDIX D

A. Underline the verb and circle the noun in the following sentences:

1. The boy goes to the store.

2. Jane takes a nap on the couch.

3. Mom and dad are in the car.

4. The girl eats pasta.

5. The baby drinks his milk.

6. A man fixes the computer.

7. The horse is in the stable.

8. The family cooks dinner.

9. Bob drives a bus.

10. Michael is in the playground.

B. Fill in the blanks with the correct noun:

Puppy – beach – movie – Julie – boy

1. I would like to go to the --------------- and go swimming.

2. The --------------- went to the store to buy some milk.

3. For my birthday, I would really love to have a ---------------.

4. It is so much fun to eat popcorn and watch a good --------------.

5. Mark and ------------- like to play in the sandbox and build castles.

C. Fill in the blanks with the correct verb:

Draw – jump – wash – brush – clean

1. The horse likes to --------------- over the fence.

2. I --------------- my clothes.

3. I like to wear --------------- clothes.

4. I ---------------- a circle.

5. --------------- your teeth.

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APPENDIX E

A. A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing. Underline the noun or nouns in each sentence:

1. The zookeeper has a very busy schedule.

2. I work in the library on my vacation.

3. Lisa and Tim went to the museum.

4. My dad loves the Grand Canyon.

5. New York is a big city.

6. My grandma lives on a farm.

7. Jim is studying to be a doctor.

8. My brother likes to go to the movies.

9. Susan is a teacher.

10. I will meet the clown.

B. The box must include only nouns. Cross all the verbs:

flower cup

read run

book eat

laugh

train pencil

chair

write clown dream

girl bed play

desk

pen

drive tray