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Topic of Lesson: Punctuation                Grade Level: 2nd

 Context: 1st month of school

 Objectives:

o       Students will understand where punctuations need to be placed in a
   sentence.

o       Students will be able to place the noodles in the correct spots.

o       Students will be able to write sentences with correct punctuation.

 Anticipatory Set:

o       Teacher wears a noodle-made necklace.

o       Teacher pours noodles into plastic containers.

 Instruction and Modeling:

o       Teacher will tell the students that they are going to correct sentences using the noodles. (Instructing)

o       Teacher displays two sentences on the overhead. The punctuation marks are missing. (Instructing)

o       Teacher shows the students how to use the noodles in the sentence. (Modeling)

o       Teacher tells the students that they need to place the noodles where they believe the punctuation marks are missing. (Instruction)

o       Teacher asks students to help her with the second sentence on the overhead. (Instructing)

o       Teacher follows the student’s directions and places the noodle(s) where they described. (Instructing)

o       Teacher continues to ask students for help with three more sentences. (Instructing)

o       Teacher helps explain why the noodle goes in that spot and not somewhere else. (Instructing)

o       Students are asked to explain why they chose that spot for the noodle. (Instructing)

o       Teacher shows additional spots that a noodle/punctuation can go that the students did not pick up on. (Modeling)

 Closing Set:

o       Teacher asks the students what they learned today.

o       Teacher asks the students what they need to do with the noodles.

o       If there are additional questions, then teacher will answer them.

 Follow Up Independent Activity:

o       Teacher will hand out noodles and glue to each.

o       Teacher will hand out two worksheets for the students to practice on.

o       Students will glue their noodles on the worksheets where the punctuations are to suppose to be.

o       After the students are done with the worksheet, then they write two sentences and use the noodles to show their punctuation marks.


Materials:

o       Noodles

o       Overhead

o       Overhead transparencies with 2 sentences on each

o       Overhead marker

o       Pencils

o       Lined paper

o       Glue per student

o       2 worksheets per student

 

Topics of Next Related Lessons:

o    Students will use Cheerios to cross out letters that are supposed to be capitalized in a sentence. 

Evaluation:

o    Observing students, looking for correct noodle placement, writing a sentence correctly, and participating in the class discussion.