Sourcebook teaching tips
Activities for Primary Students
Vocabulary
| • | On a large sheet of chart paper or an interactive white board, make a Concept of Definition Map (Frayer Model) with the key word Winter.
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| • | Brainstorm with the class to come up with a definition for winter and a list of characteristics of this season. Write these items in the appropriate boxes on the map. | ||||||
| • | Next, have students cut out magazine pictures of examples and non-examples for winter. For examples, students can use photos of snow, winter gear, and skiing. For non-examples, students can use pictures of summer flowers, outdoor swimming pools, and water sports. | ||||||
| • | Once this COD map has been filled in, brainstorm "winter words" with students. List them beneath the map.
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| • | Display the lists as a writing resource for students as they write about the winter season. | ||||||
Word Work
| • | Write winter on the board and point out the –in rime pattern. Circle it. Discuss how a pattern is sometimes in the middle of a word. |
| • | Brainstorm more –in words, challenging students to find some that use the –in pattern in the middle of the word. |
| • | Ask students what is the longest word with the –in pattern they can think of? What is the shortest? |
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