(#10) Second Grade Word Discovery

Word Discovery in "Fun With Dick and Jane"

Standard 7:

Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
Reading Literature (RL.2.7)
Use information gained form the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.

I.       Word Detective

The purpose of this activity is to help second graders with vocabulary.

A.    TSW will discover new words in a book and create a three section diagram.

1.    Antonym-Synonym Tic-Tac-Toe

a.    First, TTW give a lesson on synonyms and antonyms.  Next, TTW choose a word with many different meanings and write it on top of the Tic-Tac-Toe board.

b.    The "X" player will choose a space to mark his/her letter along with a synonym.  The "O" player will do the same, but instead use an antonym.  The game will continue until one player has three in a row.

B.    TSW will write what he/she thinks the word means, look it up in a dictionary or on the Internet, and then write the actual definition of the word.

II.     Lotoria Board Game

The purpose of this game is to help second graders with their vocabulary.

A.    This board game is similar to Bingo.  Each player has a board with sixteen images.  The caller will select a card and either announce it or give a clue to what it is.

B.    The player who contains the image will mark it with a bean.  The first person to get four in a horizontal, vertical or diagonal row or all four corners wins the game.

III.    Practice Language Skills With a Dance Map

The purpose of this activity is to help second graders with vocabulary.

A.    TSW draw "What" and "How" on a piece of paper.  The "What" section contains eight different movements and the "How" is eight adjectives that describe how to do the movements. 

B.    TTW help the student put his movements in pairs.  He/She now can create his/her own dance.  To make sure the student is learning, discuss how movements may be similar or different.

IV.    Read Out Loud

The purpose of this activity is to help second graders with fluency.

A.    TSW will read a sentence from "Fun With Dick and Jane" while TT records him/her. 

B.    TT will ask the TS if his reading was smooth, choppy, or robotic.  TT will record TS once again and they will both discuss what improved and what needs work.

V.     Write Your Own Tall Tale

The purpose of this exercise is to help second graders with comprehension.

A.    TTW invite the student to unleash his/her imagination and then talk about the importance of setting and how one's region can greatly impact his/her tale. 

B.    Let the student begin his/her story in their hometown and then drift into another setting.  Watch as new tall tale heroes are born.  Let the students draw pictures to accompany their stories.