Alejandra Maria Tejada Alvarado

ABC and Secret Sentences Language 4 th Grade Objective: Students will be able to use the ABC pattern to organize their thoughts and build understanding. Teacher shows students a book, a pencil, and a stapler. Students come up with a sentence using the three objects. _________________________________________ _________________________________________ The three objects in the sentence represent the A, the B, and the C. It’s student’s turn to do an example. Use three objects and come up with a sentence. Can you think of an A, B, C sentence of your own? Teacher writes 2 sentences from students. Underline the A, B, and C. Unscramble the words to form a sentence. the you beach go to rather Would or the park movies? the Say the answer aloud. Unscramble the words to form a sentence and underline the A,B, and C. 1. favorite are foods My pizza hamburger spaghetti. and 2. classroom. library I read like the in office to and On your notebook, write the sentence you wrote with your three objects mixing all the words. Your partner will unscramble the sentence and identify the ABC. Let’s practice!! Use the words sandwiches, chips, fruit in a sentence. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Which words are the A, B, and C? _______________________________________________ Now try with the words sing, dance, clap in a sentence. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Which words are the A, B, and C? _______________________________________________ You can also form A, B,C sentences with phrases. For example: 1. Under my bed, the back of my closet, and behind the dresser are my favorite hiding places in the house. 2. When I am sick, I take my medicine, rest, and watch television. Which phrases are the A, B, and C in the examples above? Teacher chooses a student to come up with an ABC sentence using words or phrases. The class will identify the ABC in the sentence. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Homework: bring 3 favorite toys Objective: Students will be able to write their own sentences using the ABC pattern to organize their thoughts and build understanding. Mimic the ABC in the following sentence. 1. In second grade I practiced football, baseball, and basketball after school. Mimic the ABC in the following sentence. 2. Computers, cell phones, and iPods are my favorite electronic devices. Mimic the ABC in the following sentence. 3. In recess I like to play in the swings, run on the grass, and pass the monkey bars. Identify the A, B, and C in the following sentences. Write your own ABC sentence. 1.In second grade I practiced football, baseball, and basketball after school. In second grade I ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Identify the A, B, and C in the following sentences. Write your own ABC sentence. 1.Engineers build bridges, skyscrapers, and apartment buildings. Engineers build ________________________ _______________________________________ ______________________________________ Identify the A, B, and C in the following sentences. Write your own ABC sentence. 1.Computers, cell phones, and iPods are my favorite electronic devices. _______________________________________ __________________________________ are my favorite electronic devices. Identify the A, B, and C in the following sentences. Write your own ABC sentence. 1.In recess I like to play in the swings, run on the grass, and pass the monkey bars. In recess I ___________________________________ ______________________________________________ ____________________________________________ Identify the A, B, and C in the following sentences. Write your own ABC sentence. 1.Las Vegas, Miami, and San Diego are places I would like to visit when I am older. _______________________________________ __________________________________ are places I would like to visit when I am older. Show your 3 toys to the class. Choose 3 toys from your classmates that you like very much. Write an ABC sentence using those 3 toys and underline the A, the B, and the C. Students share their sentence to their partner. Homework: study for classwork On a piece of paper write a sentence with your 3 favorite places. Identify the ABC in the sentence. Draw the 3 places on the paper. GRADED AS CLASSWORK Homework: study for test. OBJECTIVE: Students will be able to write their own ABC sentences and identify the ABC. Mimic the following actions: 1. Do the laundry 2. Wash the dishes 3. Take trash out the Together as a class, come up with an ABC sentence using the 3 actions from before: Say out loud what you see in the following images. Write 4 ABC sentences using the pictures from the presentation and an ABC sentence of your own. GRADED AS TEST Language TEST 1. run, hop, jump 2. planes, trains, automobiles 3. great white sharks, grizzly bears, crocodiles 4. do homework, have a snack, watch TV 5. Write an ABC sentence of your own. OBJECTIVE: students will be able to organize their thoughts and build understanding by changing ABC patterns into a more specific thought. Call out 3 boys from the class to go to the front. Tell students that you will say an ABC sentence using the names of those 3 students. Example, are all of them in 4 th grade? Do they have the same age? Do they live in the same city? Do they like the same food? Are they friends? Today we will work with Secret ABC pattern. This is the same as the ABC pattern, but this time you can’t tell what you have written on the letter A, B nor C. The A,B,C are kept in a secret. Using the example of the boys, we can say: The boys are in fourth grade. The boys have the same age. Can you any other think of secret sentence about the boys? Let's take a look at another example seen in class: Under my bed, the back of my closet, and behind the dresser are my favorite hiding places in the house. Think of a secret sentence. Let's look at another example: The treasure chest was full of gold, silver, and diamonds. Which is the A, B, and C in the sentence? To make this sentence a SECRET sentence, you need to change it to: The treasure chest was full of wonderful treasures. The treasure chest was full of a bunch of valuable items. The treasure chest was full of a world of long sparkle. Let’s practice more Call out a students to mimic the following words: sing, dance, run. Together come up with an ABC sentence: Think of a secret sentence: Work on the next examples in groups. Write sentence secret an ABC and a sentence. Copy on notebook. 1. planets, asteroids, comets. 2. spaghetti, lasagna, pizza Let’s practice more!!! 3. tacos, burritos, enchiladas 4. go to the mall, talk on the phone, play outside OBJECTIVE: students will be able to write their own Secret sentence using the ABC pattern. Gather in groups of 2 and draw on notebook 3 of your favorite foods. Show it to your partner and your partner will write an ABC and secret sentence using the pictures. Take out a piece of paper and draw the ABC from the example below. Write an ABC and a secret sentence. 1. go to the mall, talk on the phone, THIS play IS CLASSWORK. outside GRADED AS OBJECTIVE: Students will be able to create their own ABC and Secret sentences. Activity!!! Sports Food Electronic devices Family Friends Say an ABC and secret sentence. Let’s practice before the test. Think of a topic and say an ABC sentence. ___________________________________________________________ Say a secret sentence. ___________________________________________________________ TEST!!! Choose a topic of your own. Draw the ABC. Write an ABC and a secret sentence.