School Items
Grade: K
Proficiency: POE, level 1
Objective: SW learn new vocabulary words related to items found/used in school
NJCCCS: 3.3, 3.4
WIDA: 2
Resources: real classroom items
Vocabulary: pencil, crayon, marker, scissors, glue, tape, stapler, paper, table, chair,
desk, notebook, folder, book
Procedure: The teacher will use realia to work with the student to learn the different
classroom items. This lesson will need to be repeated many times as the student is nonspeaking. The teacher will lay a few of the different items on the table (pencil, crayon,
marker, scissors, glue, paper, tape, stapler, book, folder, notebook). The teacher will pick
5 items the first time, and then the next lesson, the teacher can focus on the other
remaining 6 items. (After all of the items are introduced, the lesson will be repeated at
another time with all of the items.) The teacher will pick up and say the name of the
item. The student will be asked to repeat. The teacher will do this with all of the items
on the table, picking up, saying, and having the student repeat. After this is done several
times, the teacher will switch the activity to where the teacher is pointing to an item and
saying a name with a question inflection, to see if the student can indicate that it is the
item or not. The teacher can model a few times as well if needed. After that is done and
repeated, the teacher will change the activity again. The next activity will be the teacher
saying the word, and the student will have to select the correct item from the table. If
possible, the student will be asked to say the name of the item on their own, without any
prompting. The student’s English is still very minimal, so that last activity might not be
possible. This lesson will be repeated many different times to ensure that the student is
learning the new vocabulary as well as remembering and practicing the words.
Assessment: Assessment is on-going and informal. As this lesson is to be repeated
many times, the teacher will be able to see if the student progresses in remembering the
vocabulary from lesson to lesson.