3, 2, 1...Blast off! Vocabulary instruction using a virtual trip to the moon
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A lesson plan for grades K–2 English Language Arts
Students begin this lesson by activating prior knowledge about the moon through an initial writing activity. After the teacher has posted all ideas, students are engaged in discussions, read-alouds, and the creation of a picture dictionary that shows the development of their knowledge on the subject. This lesson provides several helpful links to resources on teaching about the moon. Teachers can use pre-writing and post-writing activities to assess student learning.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
English Language Arts (2004)
Grade 1
- Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
- Objective 3.02: Recognize and relate similar vocabulary use and concepts across experiences with texts.
- Objective 3.03: Discuss unfamiliar oral and/or written vocabulary after listening to or reading texts.
- Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
- Objective 4.01: Select and use new vocabulary and language structures in both speech and writing contexts (e.g., oral retelling using exclamatory phrases to accent an idea or event).
Grade 2
- Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
- Objective 3.03: Explain and describe new concepts and information in own words (e.g., plot, setting, major events, characters, author's message, connections, topic, key vocabulary, key concepts, text features).
- Objective 3.04: Increase oral and written vocabulary by listening, discussing, and composing texts when responding to literature that is read and heard. (e.g., read aloud by teacher, literature circles, interest groups, book clubs).
Kindergarten
- Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
- Objective 4.01: Use new vocabulary in own speech and writing.
