Lesson Name & Overview: Family Treasures: Developing Generic and Individualized Word
Banks to build sight word recognition
Time: 15 – 20 minutes, ongoing throughout dual language book project
Objectives:
Language Learning
Objectives
Vocabulary: Key/core words
selected from Family
Treasures for study and
acquisition; varies from
class to class.
Concept Objectives
Learning Strategies
The theme work has both
‘generic’ vocabulary and
individualized vocabulary.
Flash cards for both types of
words will help
build/automatize word
recognition of this key vocab.
Visual memory
Initial letter-sound recognition
Grammar (form):
Functions:
Materials: Template for Treasure Chest (one per child), markers, scissors, glue, construction
paper of cardstock (one per child) word strips
Teaching and learning tasks:
1. Have children color their own ‘Treasure Box”. Assist them to cut out the template
around the edges, leaving the strip of paper along the top of the box attached. Cut
between the lid and the bottom of the box. Fold the top flap down toards the back of
the lid. Blue along this flap and attach to the construction paper, so that the lid is able
to open and close. Glue around the sides and the bottom of the box, line up against
the lid and glue down.
2. Write or have the children write the key words about their treasure on the word strips
and slide them into the treasure box.
Extension, recycling, practice:
1. Practice words from their treasure box to reinforce their ‘personal treasure’ words.
2. Keep these word banks at school for the duration of the Family Treasures project and
work with them regularly to reinforce and build sight word vocabulary and phonics
skills.
3. Use the word strips/vocabulary flash cards for a variety of games you can improvise
to recycle and practice the core vocab from this thematic unit.
Homework:
Teacher Resources: Template for the Treasure Box
Contributed by Maggie McCarron, SIPS class 2011