Lesson 9: Stone Soup (Language Arts)
Week of October 2024, 2014
Focused
Standard/Element (s)
Monday
WIDA Standard
Essential Question
Standard 2 ELL communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the area of language arts.
What is the difference between a singular
What is the difference
What is the difference between a singular and
and plural noun?
between a singular and plural plural noun?
noun?
Spelling Pre-test
Plural Nouns video from
Plural Nouns song
BrainpopJr.-take quizzes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6yjcZkj5UY
Discuss spelling patterns (consonant blends
Review plural noun rules and have students
str, scr, and spr)
Introduce plural nouns using
come up with examples. List on Smartboard.
Smart Notebook lesson
Activating Strategy
Teaching
Opening
Work-Time Activities
Differentiation
Offered
Summarizing
Closure Activity
10/20/14
Third Grade Teachers
Tuesday
10/21/14
Wednesday
10/22/14
ELACC3L1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
b. Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns
i. Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences.
ELACC3L2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
a. Capitalize appropriate words in titles.
b. Use commas in addresses.
f. Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word
parts) in writing words.
g. Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings
Plural Nouns Pretest- this can be found on
my online classroom as a subpage under
Language Arts
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/71.html
Plural Nouns Foldable activity
Spelling wordsearch
Create a Menu activity from
BrainpopJr.-Students will
create a menu for their
restaurant. They will
identify and highlight all
plural nouns in the menu.
Technology/peer assistance
Technology/peer assistance
Technology/peer assistance
Distribute spelling tic tac toe and plural
nouns page for homework.
Have students share their
menus.
Have students share their foldable examples.
Lesson 9: Stone Soup (Language Arts)
Third Grade Teachers
Have students answer the essential question.
.
Thursday
10/23/14
Friday
10/24/14
Focused
Standard/Element (s)
ELACC3L1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar
and usage when writing or speaking.
b. Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns
i. Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences.
ELACC3L2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English
capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
a. Capitalize appropriate words in titles.
b. Use commas in addresses.
f. Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based
spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words.
g. Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check
and correct spellings
WIDA Standard
Standard 2 ELL communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for
academic success in the area of language arts.
What is the difference between a singular
What is the difference
and plural noun?
between a singular and plural
noun?
Identifying Plural Nouns page-daily grade
Sparkle to review spelling
words
Review rules for groups and discuss groups
Spelling Test
for today.
Essential Question
Activating Strategy
Teaching
Opening
Work-Time Activities
Group 1-spelling city practice test on ipads
Group 2- Plural Noun Sort
Group 3- Plural Nouns Concentration
Study Island practice on
Nouns. It is located under
All Third Grade. This can be
taken as a daily grade.
Additional Notes
Any spare time should be used on Myon reader.
Lesson 9: Stone Soup (Language Arts)
Third Grade Teachers
Peer assistance/small group with teacher
Peer assistance/technology
Ticket out the door- answer the essential
question
Have students tell what they
have learned today.
Differentiation
Offered
Summarizing
Closure Activity