Lesson Plans for FIREWORKS level Q

Building Skills

Word Skills
Discuss synonyms and antonyms with children. Write the word big on the board.
Ask: Who can tell me a synonym, a word that means the same as big? Who can tell me an antonym, a word that means the opposite of big?
List children’s answers on the board. Do the same with the words loud, high, and scared. Have children return to the text and select three other words. Then have them write a synonym and an antonym for the words they have selected.

Phonics
Discuss word families with children. Write the following words on the board: bang, boom. Ask children to take turns to come up to the board and write another word in the same family under each of the words. Encourage them to use multisyllable words as well as one syllable words (for example, boomerang, classroom).

Grammar
Discuss parts of speech with children. Write the word celebration on the board.
Say: The word celebration is a noun. There are other words in the same word family as celebration that are also nouns and some that are other parts of speech. For example, celebrity is another noun. A celebrity is a famous person. Celebrant is also a noun. A celebrant is someone who celebrates something. The word celebrate is a verb, and the word celebratory is an adjective. A celebratory occasion is an occasion where people get together to celebrate something, such as a birthday.
Write all these words on the board as you speak.
Say: So all these words—celebrate, celebration, celebrity, celebrant, and celebratory— are part of the same word family, but not all the same part of speech.
Have children read the words as you point to them. Then invite them to come to the board, point to one of the words, read it, and say what part of speech it is. Have children complete the Worksheet. They may need to use a dictionary to help them.


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