Long U Grade 2 Lesson Plan: Activity

Lesson Procedure:

1. Tap students’ prior knowledge. Ask them to tell you something that makes a long u sound. Or you can give examples and ask if the word has a long u sound or not: tube, hug, boat, juice?
2. Watch the BrainPOP Jr. movie Long U. Click the pause button each time a question appears in Annie’s Notebook and answer it. Then play to see how Annie answers it. 
   TIP: the pause button turns red to remind you to pause.  
   Offline Option: Print out the transcript and Annie’s Notebook for a grown-up to read aloud at home. Suggest that the child play Moby and “Beep” in response to Annie.
3. Instruct students to open their Activity assignment. Or, if you are not using the Assignment Builder, show how to open Activity. 
4. Hover over the prompt to hear it read aloud: Moby’s making a long “u” stew! Draw pictures for each word and cut them out. Then glue the long “u” words inside the pot. When they finish, remind them to click the Submit To Teacher button and/or print out.
   Offline Option: Students draw or write on the printout.
5. Have students open their Quiz assignment. Or, if you are not using the Assignment Builder, show how to open the Quiz. You can choose the Easy or Hard Quiz. 
6. To hear the questions and answer read aloud, show students how to hover over the words. If you assigned the quiz, you will see students’ results in your Dashboard. If not assigned, remind students to click the Submit to Teacher button.
   Offline Option: Print out the Easy Quiz for students by clicking the print icon.   Read aloud each question and answer options, repeating as needed.