By the Great Horn Spoon Synonyms and Antonyms

Author: Nicole Good

Date created: 04/21/2014 6:35 PM EDT ; Date modified: 04/21/2014 8:15 PM EDT
VITAL INFORMATION
Total Number of Students
24 Students.
Area(s) Students Live In
Free/Reduced Lunch
Ethnicity of Students
English Language Learners
Students with Special Needs
Subject(s) Language Arts (English)
Topic or Unit of Study
Synonyms and Antonyms
Grade/Level Grade 4
KEY CONCEPTS & STANDARDS
Big Idea & Essential
Questions Students have had instruction in antonyms and synonyms. This will be a review lesson where they can connect what
they know to words from the book they are reading, "By the Great Horn Spoon".
Learning Outcome(s)
The learner will review synonyms and antonyms.
The learner will use the text to find words and their synonyms and antonyms.
Summary
In this activity, students will first review what a synonym and antonym. Then, students will play a matching game where
they will get a word card and find another student in the class that has a synonym and an antonym to your word. Lastly,
students will look at words from "By the Great Horn Spoon" and find antonyms to these words in their Activity Packet.
Standards
CA- California Common Core State Standards (2012)
Subject: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Grade: Grade 4 students:
Strand: Language
Domain:
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Indicator:
4.a. Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or
phrase.
Indicator:
5.c. Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their opposites (antonyms) and to words with similar
but not identical meanings (synonyms).
ASSESSMENTS
Assessment/Rubrics
Students will be informally assessed by the teacher while walking around the class checking for understanding. Formally,
the teacher will collect the Activity Packets at the end of the unit.
MATERIALS AND RESOURCES
Instructional Materials &
Technology (handouts, etc.) -Synonym/Antonym Poster
-The Great Horn Spoon Activity Packet
-Synonym/Antonym matching cards
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IMPLEMENTATION
Sequence of Activities
1. The teacher will show students a poster that will review what synonyms and antonyms are.
2. After reviewing what these mean, the class will brainstorm a few synonmyms and antonyms on the poster as a whole
class.
3. After this, the teacher will explain to students that they will be playing a matching game to try and find synonyms and
antonyms. In the first round, students will each get a card with a word that will later be paired with a synonym of that
word. Their task is to find another student in the class who has this synonym. The next round will continue the same
way, but with antonyms.
4. after the completion of the game, students will open their "Gold Rush Activity Packet" to the chapter 13/14 activity.
5. The teacher will read the directions and lead the students through the first problem.
6. Students will complete this page independently at their seats.
7. To close, students will share some of their answers.
Grouping Strategies
Students will be whole group during the beginning of the activity. Then students will be in partners to pair their
synonyms and antonyms together. Lastly, students will work independently on their packets.
Differentiated Instruction
REFLECTIONS
Prior to Lesson
Post-Lesson
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