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This is page is a summary of all the word study choral reading slideshows on the website. I started making "Choral Response" a routine as students entered the classroom from recess, ready to start Language Arts.
The pronunciation ones are not for first time lessons, but for review for kids in fourth grade who still need to review it. There are some first grade words in the mix, but the main objective is to practice the sound in higher level words, such as "oy" would use the word "toy" and "employment."
Pronunciation Only
Pronunciation Only
Learning Root words
Learning Root words
Reading Fluency with Mentor Sentences
Reading Fluency with Mentor Sentences
Vocabulary: Shades of Meaning
Vocabulary: Shades of Meaning
Options: You can have students write the words on the paper to practice spelling. Another option is to have the words pre-printed and cut out so they're just sorting them. Kind of depends on your class.
This chart is great for vocabulary development. We call it "Shades of Meaning." Here is the basic tasks:
(1) Every team or individual has a copy of the arrow and the teacher has a list of words.
(2) Give students the first word to place on the arrow, or spectrum of meaning. For example, if the word is ferocious, that word would lean towards "Bad."
(3) Let kids come up with five or six of their own words to put on the arrow, such as kind, violent, mean.
(4) Now, give the class the rest of the list of words. They should discuss with each other where to put it.
(5) Allow students to share out or have a gallery walk. The whole objective here is exploring the words.
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