CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.5c

ELA1st GradeVocabulary Acquisition and Use

The Standard

Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places at home that are cozy).

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students connect a word's meaning to people, places, objects, and experiences they know. They give an example and explain why the word fits.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students name familiar objects, places, or situations that fit a given word. They explain the connection using a clear detail from everyday life.
Common Misconceptions: Students may choose an example because it sounds like the word rather than because the meaning fits. They may also name an object but not explain where or when the word describes it.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: Draw something that is slippery. Label it and write or tell where you might find it.

Lesson moves

Students touch a sponge, rock, cotton ball, and sandpaper, then match each object to soft, hard, smooth, or rough.
Ask, “Where might you feel crowded?” Have each student name a place and explain what makes it crowded.
Play a matching game with word cards such as noisy, tiny, and cold paired with pictures from familiar settings.
Take a school walk and have students point out places that are bright, quiet, busy, or clean.

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