I. Concepts Taught: Nouns Pronouns
Pronouns
Activity
• What Are Nouns?
• What are pronouns?
o A pronoun can replace a noun or another pronoun.
o You use them to make your sentences less repetitive.
• Can you
name some pronouns?
I, we, you,
he, she, it, they, me, us, etc.
• Make a
list of pronouns and have the students write them down.
• Play the
song “Eight Days a Week” or “She Loves You” by the Beatles and have the
students put down tally marks every time they hear a personal pronoun in the
song. The student who gets the correct number gets a prize.
Webb,
M. (2009, April 13). Concepts taught nouns and pronouns. Retrieved from http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/4356.html
II.
Concepts Taught: Nouns
Pronouns
Pronouns Activity
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Edited Concepts Taught: Nouns Pronouns
Pronouns Activity
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• What Are
Nouns?
• What are pronouns? o A pronoun can replace a noun or another pronoun. o You use them to make your sentences less repetitive.
• Can you name some pronouns?
I, we, you, he, she, it, they, me,
us, etc.
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2 minutes Opening Questions
• What Are
Nouns?
• What are pronouns? o A pronoun can replace a noun or another pronoun. o You use them to make your sentences less repetitive.
• Can you name some
pronouns?
I, we, you, he, she, it, they, me,
us, etc.
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• Make a
list of pronouns and have the students write them down.
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4 minutes
Watch the Schoolhouse Rock Video Based on Pronouns: Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla
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• Play the
song “Eight Days a Week” or “She Loves You” by the Beatles and have the
students put down tally marks every time they hear a personal pronoun in the
song. The student who gets the correct number gets a prize.
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14
minutes
Split the students into two groups:
Group One will play Balloon Pronouns on the Eno board: http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/grammar/pronoun/balloon_game/
Group Two will listen to: the song “Eight Days a Week” and
“She Loves You” by the Beatles and have the students. After the
two songs are done the students will circle the pronouns in both song lyrics. (I took
out the prize winning I am advocate for intrinsic value with learning,)
The students will switch activities after 7 minutes.
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10
minutes
The lesson will end by displaying one of the song lyrics by The
Beatles on the Eno board. Students will take turns coming up to the Eno board
and circling the pronouns.
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III.
Edited Concepts Taught:
Nouns Pronouns
Pronouns Activity
First Grade Lesson
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2 minutes Opening Questions
• What Are Nouns?
• What are pronouns? o A pronoun can replace a noun or another pronoun. o You use them to make your sentences less repetitive.
• Can you name some
pronouns?
I, we, you, he, she, it, they,
me, us, etc.
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Learning Outcomes:
Students will learn to
recognize pronouns.
Students will learn
what pronouns function is in sentences.
Students will explore how technology
has expanded the learning environment beyond the traditional classroom (2.4).
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4 minutes
Watch
the Schoolhouse Rock Video Based on Pronouns: Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla
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14 minutes
Split
the students into two groups:
Group
One will play Balloon Pronouns on the Eno board: http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/grammar/pronoun/balloon_game/
Group
Two will listen to: the song “Eight Days a Week” and “She Loves You” by the
Beatles and have the students. After the two songs are done the students will
circle the pronouns in both song lyrics. (I took out the prize winning I am
advocate for intrinsic value with learning,)
The
students will switch activities after 7 minutes.
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10 minutes
The
lesson will end by displaying one of the song lyrics by The Beatles on the
Eno board. Students will take turns coming up to the Eno board and circling
the pronouns.
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Assessment
Students
will do a Journey’s workpage based on pronouns. They will hand the workpage
when finished.
Second,
students will have to work as a group of four to write a sentence that tells
the class when we use pronouns in sentences.
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IV. There are five major revisions made to the
lesson: the age level, the video on pronouns, breaking into small groups and
Eno board activity, removing the competition and prize winning, and
collaborative group work on the Eno board.
The
first revision was made so the lesson is applicable to the age group I am
working with. I am a first grade teacher at the present. I wanted to revise the
lesson so I could use the lesson as an end of the year review with the
students.
Second, the video on pronouns is amusing and engages the student
into what a pronouns is with a catchy little song. The song works as a mnemonic
device to assist students in remembering pronouns. “Too often students (and adults) assume
that an effective memory is innate and requires high intelligence. Once they
realize that learning is a skill, students may be more inclined to learn how to
use other tactics and how to formulate broadbased strategies” (Snowman, Mc
Cown,& Biehler, 2008, p. 280). Through watching the video the students are
engaging with the material in a different way and developing understanding.
Third is the
small group work. The small group work follows Howard Gardeners intrapersonal
intelligence and encourages student to collaborate. Second of all, I wanted to
insure the students were on task more of the time. By breaking into two groups,
eight kids were in rotation and assisting their classmates in finding the
pronoun balloon. The other group was able to listen to music and try to find
all the pronouns in the song. The students are able to engage with pronouns in
multiple ways.
Fourth, I
removed the competition and an extrinsic reward. I am under the personal belief learning should
be intrinsic. Students should learn the ultimate power of knowledge and self
betterment it offers. All learners are different and by creating a winner you
are demoting their present level of knowledge and declaring someone the best.
Finally, as the
conclusion all the students gathered and we collectively find all the pronouns
on the Eno board. The process works as an assessment and one more learning
activity for the students to grasp pronouns. The Eno board is exciting,
convenient and allows for a whole class lesson instantly.
There
are several reasons why I technofied the pronoun lesson. First and foremost, it
allows students to become technologically literate and know an educational game
they can play at home. Second, technology engages the students offering a
Universal Designed Lesson (UDL) and following the notion of Howard Gardener’s
notion of multi-intelligences. Technology is highly beneficial for the
classroom as it promotes 21st century skills and personalizes the
lesson for the learner.
References
Smith,
M. K. (2008) “Howard gardener, multiple intelligences and education” Retrieved
from http://www.infed.org/thinkers/gardner.htm
Snowman,
J., Mc. Cown, R., Biehler, R. (2008). Psychology
applied to teaching (12th ed.) Belmont ,
CA : Wadsworth
