This lets them keep the finished product.Ħ. Later, I walk around with a clip-board and do a quick grade. The first week of school I grade it meticulously, to teach the procedure. Finally, we discuss connections during the sentence portion while my special needs kids catch up. Then I give class points for how many are complete. Completion for Grade - I use a timer during the definition part (1 minute). Some do all three! This is an important differentiation for my students with special needs.ĥ. Choose 1 more-Students choose which support to add – illustration, sentence or morphemes. Record 3-Students must write the word (w/syllables), the part of speech and the definition.Ĥ. Syllable Fingers Students read the word aloud then hold up fingers for syllables before the click.ģ. Foldable book -I use Laura Candler’s Vocabulary Foldable but others have used blank paper.Ģ.

work with partners to retain new words (the multiple choice quiz slides)ġ. show the flexibility of words using affixes (agree, agreeable, disagree, agreement etc.)Ħ. see a real world picture that students could use to create sentencesĥ. understand parts of speech and review dailyĤ. understand syllables (higher readers often do not require further direct instruction after completing these PPTs)ģ. on the next click the syllabification appears and the first word disappearsĢ. students hold up fingers to indicate how many syllables are in the wordģ. These real world picture examples of words and their uses are a great support to language learners and students with low vocabulary skills.Įach slide has strategically placed animation to allow for class discussion. The Babe and I – Integrated Vocabulary and Grammar Power Point

The Babe and I by David A. Adler