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5-E Lesson Plan Template
Your Name: Betsey Jennings
Your E-mail Address:
[email protected]
Subject Area: English Language Arts
Lesson Length: 30 Minutes
Grade Level: 3-5
Lesson Title: Synonym/ Antonym BINGO
THE TEACHING PROCESS
Lesson Overview
Students will learn to identify synonyms and antonyms by playing a BINGO game
Unit Objectives:
Students will use the thesaurus appropriately to find the antonym of a word given by the
teacher. Students will reinforce knowledge of the correct spelling of words. Students will
identify synonyms of words.
Standards addressed (AL COS)
ELA2013(3)
41. Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in
word meanings. [L.3.5]
ELA2013(4)
42. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word
relationships, and nuances in word meanings. [L.4.5]
ELA2013(5)
42. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word
relationships, and nuances in word meanings. [L.5.5]
TC2009(K-3)
7. Use digital tool to access and retrieve information. Examples: online
Libraries, multimedia dictionaries, search engines, directories.
Evaluating accuracy of digital content. Example: determining fact
versus opinion.
List of Materials
Tokens for the Game Boards
BINGO Game Boards
List of Spelling Words
Thesauruses
Synonym and Antonym Examples
INSTRUCTIONAL SEQUENCE
Phase One: Engage the Learner
Activity:
“Who can give me an example of two words that mean the same thing?” (Synonyms – relaxed
calm, loud noisy) “Who can tell me what the opposite of those words might be?” (Antonyms –
relaxed tensed, loud quiet)
“This book is kind of like a dictionary where you look up certain words. Instead of looking up
the definition, you are looking up synonyms and antonyms.”
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1. Allow each student to get on a computer and go to the online thesaurus website
http://www.thesarus.com. 2. Demonstrate the use of the online thesaurus, asking appropriate
questions so each child may demonstrate his understanding of using the thesaurus. 3. Bring
into discussion the fact that some words have similar meanings and some words mean the
opposite of another word.
What’s the teacher doing?
The teacher is explaining to the students
the concept of an antonym versus a
synonym. (A synonym is any two words
that have the same meaning. An antonym
is any two words that have opposite
meanings). After the students understand
the concept of each, the teacher is
instructing the students how to use an
online thesaurus.
What are the students doing?
The students are reviewing their understanding
of synonyms and antonyms by constructing
possible synonyms and antonyms as a class.
After reviewing the topic, the students are
becoming familiar with how to use an online
thesaurus, with needed assistance from the
teaching, to look up certain words’ antonyms and
synonyms.
Phase Two: Explore the Concept
Activity:
4. After becoming familiar with the online thesaurus, the students work together with the
teacher to look up a set of words in the thesaurus to determine the synonyms and antonyms
associated with certain words. Before using the thesaurus to determine the synonyms and
antonyms associated with each word, the teacher asks the students to make predictions about
possible synonyms and antonyms that they can think of on their own, without the help of the
thesaurus. After making possible antonym and synonym guesses, the students look up sample
words in the online thesaurus to see if their predictions were accurate. This concept is
familiarizing the students with how to use a thesaurus with guided help and instruction from the
teacher.
What’s the teacher doing?
The teacher is giving the students a list of
words that he/she can assist with looking
up in the online thesaurus to determine the
words’ synonyms and antonyms. The
teacher is walking around the classroom
observing the students’ predictions and
then assisting them if their predictions may
have been incorrect.
What are the student’s doing?
The students are making possible predictions of
synonyms and antonyms associated with words,
before looking them up in the online thesaurus.
The students are looking up the words that the
teacher has instructed them to look up in the
online thesaurus. The students are becoming
familiar with how to use an online thesaurus in
determining the antonyms and synonyms of a
word through trial and error.
Phase Three: Explain the Concept and Define the Terms
Activity:
The teacher explains to the students that they will be playing synonym/antonym BINGO. The
teacher explains that he/she will be writing a list of sixteen words (possibly this week’s spelling
or vocabulary words) on the board. Once the students have seen the list of words they are to
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think about possible synonyms or antonyms associated with each word. They are to make
predictions about possible synonyms or antonyms that they may find in the online thesaurus
associated with these words. The students then use the online thesaurus to look up synonyms
and antonyms associated with each of the sixteen words written on the board (hopefully
matching their predictions). The students are instructed to choose one synonym and one
antonym associated with each word and type it onto their online BINGO card. Example: The
word written on the board is “up”. Students choose an antonym and synonym of up on their
BINGO board; down would appear on the antonym side of the BINGO board, and ascend
would appear on the synonym side of their BINGO board. The students will make two online
BINGO cards, one for synonyms and one for antonyms.
http://www.freebingomaker.com/ (Online Bingo Card Generator)
What’s the teacher doing?
The teacher is displaying the sixteen words
on the board for the students to make
predictions about possible synonyms and
antonyms. After the students have made
their predictions, the teacher is evaluating
each of the students’ predictions. The
teacher is assisting with the online BINGO
card generator.
What are the students doing?
After having completed their online BINGO
board, the students are making possible
predictions of synonyms and antonyms of the
sixteen words on the board. After the students
have made their predictions, they use the online
thesaurus to look up synonyms and antonyms
for each of the sixteen words written on the
board. Once the students have found their
synonyms and antonyms they are randomly
writing, on the designated side of their BINGO
board, the synonyms and antonyms of the
sixteen words.
Phase Four: Elaborate on the Concept
Activity:
5. When all students have completed their BINGO cards, the teacher will give students tokens
to use to cover up the BINGO squares. 6. The teacher will then call out an antonym for one of
the words on the cards. The student then places a token on the matching word. 7. As soon as
a student covers four squares in a row, across, down, or diagonally he/she calls out BINGO.
The teacher will check the card to make sure the words are marked correctly. 8. The teacher
may provide rewards for winners of each round if desired. Play several rounds so that there
are many winners.
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What’s the teacher doing?
The teacher is calling out words that are
synonyms or antonyms to the original words
written on the board. The teacher will check
the “winner’s” BINGO card to check to make
sure that the synonyms and antonyms
marked are in fact synonyms or antonyms to
the original words.
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What are the students doing?
The students are placing tokens on the
synonyms and antonyms that match the original
word that appear on their BINGO card. Once a
student has completed a row diagonally,
horizontally, or vertically, they yell BINGO.
Phase Five: Evaluate students' Understanding of the Concept
Activity:
The students are assessed by their completion and participation in the synonym/ antonym
BINGO game. The teacher would also allow the students to practice their synonyms and
antonyms on an online website that features educational games.
http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/antonymssynonymsandhomonyms/preview.weml
http://www.abcya.com/synonyms_antonyms.htm
What’s the teacher doing?
The teacher is observing the students’
completion and participation in the BINGO
game, and their understanding of synonyms
and antonyms. The teacher is also assisting
with the online computer game, when
necessary.
What are the students doing?
The students are completing the BINGO game,
and then will be assessed in an end of the unit
test including synonyms and antonyms. The
students will also have to come up with
synonyms and antonyms for each of their
spelling words, as a part of their Spelling Test.
The students are getting additional practice with
synonyms and antonyms, by playing the
synonym and antonym games on the
educational websites.
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