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Unit 4 Ch 1 Lesson 1.1

Materials Theme Picture #15, Picture Cards

Behavior Standards Be Respectful, Solve Problems, Make Good Learning Decisions

Objective: (post)SWBAT use topic vocabulary in order to compare physical characteristics.

Build on prior knowledge

Brainstorm jobs people do. What jobs do people in your family do?

Presentation (I Do It)Use Theme Picture (TP) #15 with the matching Picture Cards (PC) – cashier, trash collector, bank teller, boxer, truck driver, king, president, salesperson - to introduce occupations and the jobs these people perform.

He/she is a _________. A _______ ______________.(He is a trash collector. A trash collector picks up the garbage.)

Practice (We Do It)Teacher selects a PC to prompt students. Students chorally respond.

Is this a _______? Yes. He/she is a _____.Continue with all PC. Teacher prompts for students to practice new response.

What does a ____ do? A ______ _______.(A salesperson sells things.)

Apply and Extend (You Do It)Use Lines of Communication for students to practice the language. Line A holds PC and asks partner in Line B.

Is this a ______? B responds using posted sentence frame.

Yes. He/she is a ______. No. He/she is not a ______.Rotate 1 student in Line B. A asks the new Line B partner the prompt.Rotate and repeat. Line A give PC to B.Repeat process with B asking the question.

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Materials Theme Picture #15, Picture Cards (from Lesson 1.1)


Objective: (post)SWBAT use topic vocabulary in order to describe actions.


Use Picture Cards (PC) that were introduced in Lesson 1.2. Prompt studentsIs this a ______.

Students respond using sentence frames.Yes. He/she is a ______. No. He/she is not a _______.

Ask volunteers to describe something they see someone doing in the TP.

Presentation (I Do It)Use Theme Picture #15 and PC to describe what people are doing. Teacher model the prompt and response.

Is the salesperson picking up the trash can?No. He/she is not _________. or Yes. He/she is _____.

Practice (We Do It)Teacher asks prompt and volunteers respond using the frame. Repeat with students chorally responding. Allow volunteers to ask the teacher questionabout the actions people are doing in the TP.

Apply and Extend (You Do It)Use Talking Stick in small groups. The person with the stick has to use the sentence frame to describe what someone is doing in the TP.



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Materials Picture Cards, Theme Picture #16Realia – p. 521 for suggestions




Play “Guess Who” using Picture Card occupations from Lesson 1. Secretlyselect a card and complete the response.

This person ________.

Presentation (I Do It)Show realia related to the new occupations – soldier, gardener, painter, lifeguard,cook, baker, queen. Have students predict the occupations that match the obects.

Practice (We Do It)Teacher models and students chorally responds for new PC.

This is the ____ who _____.

Apply and Extend (You Do It)Use PC or Activity Pictures for a Card Game. 1 person draws a card to describethe actions the people perform for the job.



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Materials Theme Pictures #15 #16, Picture CardsSets of Activity Pictures for Memory Game




Use Picture Cards (PC) as flash cards with students alternating girls, boysusing the posted sentence frames. Teacher prompt, Is this a ______?

Yes/No. He/she is/not a _______.

Presentation (I Do It)Teacher model using a PC to describe an action of one of the people performing a job in the TP.

Is the ______ ________?Yes/No. The _____ is/is not _______.

Practice (We Do It)Teacher prompts students to practice responding using the posted frame.

Apply and Extend (You Do It)Use Memory Game with Activity Pictures for pairs to practice the postedsentence frames while trying to find matches in the Memory Game.



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Materials Picture Cards, Activity Pictures




Play the game, “I’m thinking of….” to describe actions people perform in their job. Display Picture Cards for students to refer to given the verbal clues.

Presentation (I Do It)Teacher pantomime actions for an occupation and students guess the occupation.Repeat with students describing each action you perform.

Practice (We Do It)Ask a volunteer to pantomime an occupation for class to guess. Repeat forseveral occupations. Use the sentence frame: The ___ uses ______.

Apply and Extend (You Do It)Use Activity Pictures to play a game where partners or small groups takesturns pantomiming an occupation for the others to guess. The student who makesthe guess uses the sentence frame above.



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Materials Activity Pictures, Picture Cards, Word Cards


Objective: (post)SWBAT use nouns and verbs in order to describe actions.


Display Picture Cards with Word Cards. Teacher pantomime an occupation for students to identify using the sentence frame from lesson 2.3 (The ___ uses ____.)

Presentation (I Do It)Display 3-column chart with some occupations listed (see p. 524)

Occupation Tools Needed Action/Job

Add tool and action/job to the chart for 1-2 occupations.SAVE chart for Lesson 5.3

Practice (We Do It)Teacher prompts students to fill in the remainder of the chart (6-10 occupations).Prompt: What does ____ use _____ for?Response: The ____ uses _____ to _____.

Apply and Extend (You Do It)Students in partners or small groups use Activity Pictures to play a Card Game. Take turns drawing a card and using the occupation in the sentence.



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Materials 2 Sets of Activity Pictures for Memory GamePicture Cards, Word Cards


Objective: (post)SWBAT use pronouns in order to make and report observations.


Give each student a Picture Card (PC) or Word Card (WC). On a signal studentsfind the match to their PC or WC. Allow each pair to generate a sentence to describe an action for that occupation.

Presentation (I Do It)Display Picture Cards in pocket chart. Select a PC and model

This lady is a ______. She’s a ____.This man is a ______. He’s a ____.

Write on the board: She’s = she is, and He’s = he is.

Practice (We Do It)Allow student volunteers to select a PC from the pocket chart and describe theperson using a pronoun.

Apply and Extend (You Do It)Students play Memory Game using the sentence frame when selecting cards.



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Materials Template HH cut, Picture Cards, Paper


Objective: (post)SWBAT use possessive nouns in order to make and report observations.


This of reasons you like your friends. Take turns sharing after givingexamples using: She’s/He’s _____ (nice, funny, helpful, ect).

Presentation (I Do It)Teacher selects items that belong to her/him. Model using a possessivenoun to show ownership. E.g. This is Mrs. Smith’s pencil.

Practice (We Do It)Use the tools from Template HH to complete the sentence for each occupation.

This is the ______’s _______.Have volunteers select a tool and occupation to generate a complete sentence.

Apply and Extend (You Do It)Students fold paper twice to form four squares and illustrate 4 tools to match4 occupations (see chart from Lesson 2.4). Use Talking Stick to share one toolusing the sentence frame.

This is the _____’s _____.Continue with Talking Stick to share additional tools.



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Materials Realia – A personal item from each student, Picture Cards,Word Cards, Activity Pictures


Objective: (post)SWBAT use possessive nouns in order to describe actions.


Students bring a personal item to share with the class. Class uses the frame tosay who each item belongs to using the sentence frame from 3.3 .

This is _____’s ______.

Presentation (I Do It)Teacher introduces concept of responsibility. E.g. I’m a teacher. My responsibility is to make sure you have a safe place to learn. You’re a student.You’re responsibility is to try and do your best. etc.

Practice (We Do It)Display Picture Cards (PC) with Word Cards (WC). Teacher select a PC anduse it in the sentence:

A ______’s responsibility is ______. (A gardener’s responsibility ismowing the lawn.

Student volunteers select a PC to generate a sentence. Teacher or student select a PC secretly and pantomime a responsibility forthe class to identify and use in the sentence.

Apply and Extend (You Do It)Small groups play Charades using Activity Pictures. The students actingcalls on a student who identifies the occupation and responsibility usingthe posted sentence frame.



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Materials “Jobs from A to Z” by Alison Mangrum


Objective: (post)SWBAT use the verb will in order to make and report observations.


Have students name interesting jobs or occupations. You may list these on the board.

Presentation (I Do It)Teacher model making a prediction about occupations that might be shown in the book.

I predict __(occupation) is an occupation in the book.

Practice (We Do It)Students make predictions using the sentence frame.Teacher read the book aloud one time for enjoyment. Read again to confirm predictions.

My prediction was/was not correct because _____.

Apply and Extend (You Do It)Partners take turns reporting on their prediction.



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Materials “Jobs from A to Z” by Alison Mangrum, Handout story text


Objective: (post)SWBAT use target vocabulary in order to retell actions/events inchronological order.


Show students the book “Jobs from A to Z” and have students tell a partnersome occupations they remember from the story.

Presentation (I Do It)Teacher pass out handout of text and tell students we are going to use the textto retell the story in order.

Practice (We Do It)Teacher and students do a shared read using handouts of text of “Jobs from A to Z” and teacher uses p. 529 questions to facilitate a discussion of the story. Students form groups of 4 and teacher assigns each group part of the story topractice reading chorally as a small group.

Apply and Extend (You Do It)Small groups practice their part of the text. Groups share their parts in orderfrom “A to Z.”



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Materials “Jobs From A to Z” supplemental handout from Lesson 4.2


Objective: (post)SWBAT use target vocabulary in order to describe actions.


Pass out “Jobs From A to Z” text from Lesson 4.2. Whole classdoes a shared reading.

Presentation (I Do It)Teacher Think Aloud: Select an occupation to write a poem bybrainstorming things you know about the occupation. Model makingrhymes with several keys words generated. Use theinformation to write a poem like the example on p. 530.

Practice (We Do It)Repeat the process with the whole group choosing the occupation and brainstorming everything they know about an occupation. Write a newlygenerated poem.

Apply and Extend (You Do It)Small groups use target vocabulary to describe the actions of an occupationin the form of a poem.



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Materials Activity Sheet 190, Picture Cards, Sets of Activity Pictures


Objective: (post)SWBAT use adjectives, friendly, noisy in order to describe physicalcharacteristics.


Teacher and students classify jobs as friendly, noisy, or both using a Venn Diagram.

Presentation (I Do It) Teacher uses riddles from Activity Sheet 190 and adds a descriptivestatement using the appropriate adjective, friendly, noisy for studentsto guess the occupation described.

Practice (We Do It)A student secretly selects a Picture Card (PC) and describes the occupation with the teachers support if needed, and the class identifies the occupationthat was describes. Repeat practice as needed.

Apply and Extend (You Do It)Small groups play Card Game using a set of Activity Pictures. First personselects an AC picture and describes the occupation using physical characteristics,actions, and the adjective, friendly or noisy. The group guesses the occupation.Students continue taking turns describing occupations.



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Materials Picture Cards, Activity Sheet 190, Chart p. 533, Puppets


Objective: (post)SWBAT use target vocabulary in order to express feelings andpreferences.


Use riddles from Lesson 5.1 (Activity Sheet 190) to warm up.

Presentation (I Do It)Display structured dialogue p. 533 and role play with puppets.

Practice (We Do It)Use choral response to practice dialogue with whole group.

Apply and Extend (You Do It)Partners use role play to practice the structured dialogue. Partnersperform for the whole group.



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Materials Revise chart p. 533 (i.e. leave the occupation and descriptionblank for Student #2)Chart p. 524 from Lesson 2.4


Objective: (post)SWBAT use target vocabulary in order to express feelings andpreferences.


Have student volunteers perform the structured dialogue onp. 533.

Presentation (I Do It)Display revised chart p. 533 and p. 524 chart from lesson 2.4. Teacher uses puppets to model the structured dialogue using information from chart p. 524.

Practice (We Do It)Teacher and students practice the structured dialogue with a new occupation.

Apply and Extend (You Do It)Partners create a new dialogue to practice and perform for whole group.



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Materials Picture Cards, Word Cards, Sets of Activity Pictures


Objective: (post)SWBAT use target vocabulary in order to describe physicalcharacteristics.


Distribute Picture Cards (PC) and Word Cards (WC) to students. Students match the PC with WC. Teacher use target vocabulary to describe 2-3occupations and students holding those PC & WC place cards in the pocket chart.

Presentation (I Do It)Mix the PC and turn face down. Teacher selects a PC a shows the class withlooking at the PC. Teacher models asking Yes/No questions to determinewhich PC was selected (see p. 537 “Who Am I?”)

Practice (We Do It)Teacher secretly select a PC to look at and students ask Yes/No questionsuntil they determine the occupation on the selcted PC.

Apply and Extend (You Do It)Small groups use Activity Pictures to play Card Game. 1 person secretly selects an AC for the group members to ask Yes/No questions until theydetermine the occupation of the selected AC.


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