AntonymsTEK 2.5 C  identify and use common words that are opposite (antonyms) or similar (synonyms)

in meaningObjective: The students will be able to identify antonyms within text with 95% accuracy.

Content Based Learning

Social Learning

By Hilda Hernandez

Lesson Introduction/Guided practice

The lesson is introduced by the teacher by using a power point explaining what antonyms are. It has examples of sentences with antonyms and the teacher helps the students identify the 2 antonyms in the sentence. Then, there is a section where the students can go up to the smart board and circle the antonyms in a sentence. The teacher guides them by explaining why or why not they chose the correct answers.

(ppt is on wiki)

Visual, auditory, kinesthetic/tactile learners

Card Game (on wiki)

Teacher hands out a card to each student. These cards contain words that are antonyms. Students will then need to stand up and find their partner (their antonym). The teacher then reviews with the students to check if they partnered up correctly.

Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic

Independent Practice (on wiki)

Teacher will hand out a worksheet where students will have to read a sentence and look for the antonym of the underlines word.

Teacher monitors.

Centers

Computer Center-Students work on Spelling words on Spellingcity.com.

Writing Center- Students will write a short story containing antonyms.

Listening Center-Students will listen to the story of the week as they follow along on their books. After they listen to the story, they will look for words that they can find an antonym for.

Teacher Directed Center- Teacher will keep working on antonyms depending on the level of the students.

Learning Reading Centers

Teacher directed centerListening Center

Learning Reading Centers

Computer CenterWriting Center

Brief Lesson Video