3.5.2 Vocabulary Lesson Plan

Lesson Procedure:

1. Connect Two. Do a Connect Two activity with the vocabulary words. Using the sentence frame, students connect any two of the words in a way that makes sense to them.
2. Analogies.Write the analogy on the board:
   Cause is to _______ as __________ is to __________.
   Project this lesson’s Flash Words feature. Tell students to find three more words among the Flash Words to complete the analogy on the board (Cause is to effect as condition is to result). Challenge students to find different relationships among the Flash Words, and to write a new analogy. For example, they may find other synonyms or antonyms. They must be ready to explain their reasoning.
3. Describe the Word. Do a Describe the Word activity with the following words from this lesson: coconut, sand, dolphin, surfing, and condition. Add more words, if needed. Suggested description tasks for the cards are: Coconut
   1. Describe a coconut to your partner as if you were a mathematician.
   2. Describe a coconut to your partner as if you were a chef.
   3. Describe a coconut to your partner as if you were a landscaper.
   Sand
   1. Describe sand to your partner as if you were an artist.
   2. Describe sand to your partner as if you were a geologist.
   3. Describe sand to your partner as if you were a poet.
   Dolphin
   1. Describe a dolphin to your partner as if you were a biologist.
   2. Describe a dolphin to your partner as if you were a children’s book author.
   3. Describe a dolphin to your partner as if you were a musician.
   Surfing
   1. Describe surfing to your partner as if you were an athlete.
   2. Describe surfing to your partner as if you were a fitness instructor.
   3. Describe surfing to your partner as if you were a doctor.
   Condition
   1. Describe condition to your partner as if you were a doctor.
   2. Describe condition to your partner as if you were a real estate agent.
   3. Describe condition to your partner as if you were a parent.