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Lesson 2: Common Homophones
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and use the correct spelling of common homophones in context.
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Lesson Plan
This lesson contains a link to an external video. Please watch the video prior to presenting this lesson to ensure that the content is appropriate for your students.
Tuning In
- Revise the content of the previous lesson by reviewing the Grocks – What are Homophones? video on YouTube. See if the students can recall all of the pairs of homophones mentioned in the video.
- Using the Homophones Flashcards, give each student a word card. Hold up a picture card and ask the students to stand up if they think they have the word that matches the picture. Continue playing until all of the pictures and words have been matched correctly.
Teacher Instruction
- Display and discuss slides 9-31 of the Homophones PowerPoint – Lower Grades. These slides address the following homophones:
- their, there and they’re
- wear, where and we’re
- your and you’re
- to, two and too
- by, buy and bye.
Guided/Independent Learning
- Allow the students to independently work through the consolidating activities in the PowerPoint presentation for each group of homophones.
- Provide the students with a copy of the Homophones Workbook – Lower Grades. Monitor and support the students to complete page 1 of the booklet.
Wrapping Up
- In order to revise the lesson’s content, ask the students:
- What did you find challenging about the homophones activities?
- What did you find easy about the homophones activities?
Differentiation
Extending Students
- Allow more confident students to continue progressing though the workbook at their own pace.
Supporting Students
- Allow less confident students to work with a partner, or in a small group with the teacher, for additional assistance.
Assessment Strategies
Suggested Assessment Strategies
- used strategic whole class or individual questioning
- observed student participation during learning activities
- recorded student progress on a checklist
- annotated student work samples
- collected and reviewed student work samples
- facilitated whole class or peer feedback sessions
- encouraged student self-reflection
- administered formal assessment tasks.
Common Core Curriculum alignment
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
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