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This calendar has one language activity a day!
Monday- Multiple meaning MondayTuesday- Tell me with details TuesdayWednesday- Synonyms are the same WednesdayThursday- Antonyms are opposite ThursdayFriday- Freaky Friday (Fix the absurdity)
7 ways to define and describe words!
7 ways to define and describe words!
(based on the Expanding Expression Tool created by Sara Smith)
Green - Group
Green - Group
What group or category does it belong in?
What group or category does it belong in?
Basic Category examples– animals, body parts, clothes, colors, days of the week, desserts, food, letters, names, numbers, relatives, rooms, shapes, sounds, toys, words
Blue - Do
Blue - Do
What does it do OR what do you do with it?
What does it do OR what do you do with it?
Examples: What is the function of an object? (pizza – eat it); What is the function of an animal? (chicken – lays eggs); Identify what people do (A chef - makes food)
White - What does it look like?
White - What does it look like?
How do you do describe it? Size, Shape, Color
How do you do describe it? Size, Shape, Color
Use your senses! What would you see, smell, taste, hear, touch?
Wood - What is it made of?
Wood - What is it made of?
What does it come from?
What does it come from?
All objects are made up of one or more materials! For example, a table is made of wood, so wood is a material.
Pink - Parts
Pink - Parts
What are the parts of the object? What goes with it? What do you associate with it?
What are the parts of the object? What goes with it? What do you associate with it?
Example of a Flower: Parts of the object: stem, petal, piston, bud; Associated parts: sunlight, water, soil
White - Where
White - Where
Where would you find it? Where would you see it? Where would you use it?
Where would you find it? Where would you see it? Where would you use it?
For example, a car could be found: on the road, at a dealership, in the garage, in a repair shop, in a driveway, in a parking lot
What else do you know?
What else do you know?
Prior knowledge, Fun Facts, Opinion
Prior knowledge, Fun Facts, Opinion
For example, I like it or I don't like it.
Let's put it all together!
Let's put it all together!
HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE or DEFINE a dog?
HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE or DEFINE a dog?
Using one word:
Using one word:
GROUP - Animal
DO - Barks
LOOK LIKE - Furry
MADE OF – Paws
PARTS - Leash
WHERE? – My house
WHAT ELSE? Tail
Using 1-2 sentences:
Using 1-2 sentences:
GROUP - It is an animal.
DO - It barks. It wags it’s tail.
LOOK LIKE - It is brown and furry.
MADE OF – It has paws, a tail, a wet nose, and two floppy ears.
PARTS - A dog can have a collar, leash, bone, and crate.
WHERE? – You can find a dog at my house, the vet, a pet store, or at the dog park.
WHAT ELSE? My dog’s name is Nalu. I like dogs.
Using a paragraph:
Using a paragraph:
A dog is a brown and furry animal that can bark. A dog has four paws , a tail, and likes to chew a bone. I like to play with my dog Nalu at the dog park, but I don’t like when he barks.
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