One small black circle, per child (for the eye) One large white triangle, per child (for the tail) One large white square or oval, per child (for the fish’s body) This is a great story to use early in the year when establishing your classroom community. In order to help ELL students learn the words, it may be helpful to use realia and/or to teach cognates to help students learn the words.Activity to Go With Swimmy, by Leo LionniĪfter reading the book Swimmy by Leo Lionni, students will use shapes to make their own fish. If time permits, have students record the words on a Vocabulary Discovery Chart or in a Word Journal. If time permits, have students create more examples of the vocabulary words. If you think the word means fast, say swift. You have to move swiftly to catch a firefly. Some birds move so fast they are actually called Swifts. If you think the word means to move back and forth gently, say sway. When you hear a favorite song, you might sway in time to the music. Sway means to move back and forth gently. If you think the event happens in the middle of the day, say midday.
You usually have something to eat at midday. The plumber said he’d be here to fix our sink at midday but he didn’t come until late afternoon.
When you see something wonderful you might call it a marvel. The girl was so good at gymnastics that people were calling her a marvel. Marvel means something that is just amazing. If you think the animal is mean and scary, say fierce. You’ve probably never been called fierce. Though the lion looked fierce, with its long teeth and claws, it was actually very gentle. Repeat this process for each vocabulary word.įierce means mean and scary. Then refer to the text to show how the word was used in context. Does anyone remember how this word was used in the text?Ĭall on students to answer the question. If you hear a vocabulary word while I am reading, raise your hand.Ĥ. Make sure to listen for today’s vocabulary words and to think about how they are used in the story. Introduce the three vocabulary words you have chosen.īefore we read the story, I want to introduce some new words that we will come across. Today we are going to read a story entitled Swimmy.Ģ. Write the vocabulary words on the board or on chart paper. Select three Tier Two vocabulary words to teach your students.
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