Lasso-Doodler Roundup
In this lesson, students will work with a partner to lasso words together that create contractions. Students will doodle a lasso, use it to isolate words that form contractions and then doodle the contractions to share with the class.
*Session 1 may be used for doodling the lasso.
*Session 2 may be used for lassoing and doodling the contractions.
Knowledge
Students have
had practice putting the following words together to form contractions, i.e., do/not, she/is, he/is, I/have, we/are.
had practice using the apostrophe in contractions.
had practice using the 3Doodler to write words.
had practice putting the following words together to form contractions, i.e., do/not, she/is, he/is, I/have, we/are.
had practice using the apostrophe in contractions.
had practice using the 3Doodler to write words.
Objectives
Students will
doodle a lasso from a pre-made stencil.
recognize word pairs that form contractions.
cut out words from Wild West Words, i.e., do/not, she/is, he/is, I/have, we/are.
lasso word pairs that form contractions.
use index cards to doodle the contraction that goes with each set of words.
doodle a lasso from a pre-made stencil.
recognize word pairs that form contractions.
cut out words from Wild West Words, i.e., do/not, she/is, he/is, I/have, we/are.
lasso word pairs that form contractions.
use index cards to doodle the contraction that goes with each set of words.
Materials
Students will need
3Doodler (1 per group)
pencils ( 2 per pair)
scissors (2 per pair)
Optional cowboy hat (1-2 per pair)
3Doodler (1 per group)
pencils ( 2 per pair)
scissors (2 per pair)
Optional cowboy hat (1-2 per pair)
Lesson Plan
Instructions
Step 1
Whole group: Review contractions using the ones from this lesson, i.e., do/not, she/is, I/have, we/are. *Create your own word cards to customize the words and contractions.
Step 2
Share the goal: Students will become cowboys and cowgirls. Instead of rounding up cattle, they will be rounding up words to herd them together into contractions using a doodled lasso.
Step 4
Hand out 1 Lasso-Doodler Stencil and 1 3Doodler to each pair of students. Instruct students to work with a partner to doodle their lasso.
Step 5
Instruct students to cut out the words on the Wild West Words sheet. Hand out the pairs of scissors and then allow students to cut out each word with their partner.
Step 6
Call students back to the whole group, and model how to lasso the words that go together in order to form contractions.
Show them how to place the two words inside of the lasso.
Demonstrate how to doodle over the related contraction on the second page of the Wild West Words sheet.
*Students may use index cards to make their own contraction stencils or use the pre-made ones.
Step 7
Hand out a 3Doodler to each pair. Note the importance of the proper placement for the apostrophe.
Step 8
Circle to assist and assess as the students doodle their contractions and place them inside the doodled lasso with the apostrophe.
Whole group: Review contractions using the ones from this lesson, i.e., do/not, she/is, I/have, we/are. *Create your own word cards to customize the words and contractions.
Share the goal: Students will become cowboys and cowgirls. Instead of rounding up cattle, they will be rounding up words to herd them together into contractions using a doodled lasso.
Hand out 1 Lasso-Doodler Stencil and 1 3Doodler to each pair of students. Instruct students to work with a partner to doodle their lasso.
Instruct students to cut out the words on the Wild West Words sheet. Hand out the pairs of scissors and then allow students to cut out each word with their partner.
Call students back to the whole group, and model how to lasso the words that go together in order to form contractions.
Show them how to place the two words inside of the lasso.
Demonstrate how to doodle over the related contraction on the second page of the Wild West Words sheet.
*Students may use index cards to make their own contraction stencils or use the pre-made ones.
Hand out a 3Doodler to each pair. Note the importance of the proper placement for the apostrophe.
Circle to assist and assess as the students doodle their contractions and place them inside the doodled lasso with the apostrophe.
Wrap Up
Assessment
Possible Extensions
Resources
Vocabulary
collaboration - to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor.
contractions - the process of becoming smaller.
creative thinking - a way of looking at problems or situations from a fresh and imaginative perspective.
language arts - the subjects (such as reading, spelling, literature, and composition) that aim at developing the student's comprehension and capacity for use of written and oral language.
literacy - the quality or state of being literate.
problem-solving - the process or act of finding a solution to a problem.
words - a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others (or sometimes alone) to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed.
Educational Standards
Use an apostrophe to form contractions and frequently occurring possessives.
Students will correctly identify and assemble word pairs that form contractions and then doodle them as contractions.
Decompose (break down) a larger problem into smaller sub-problems with teacher guidance or independently.
Students will break down the process of understanding contractions, first doodling a lasso to isolate word-pairs that form contractions, and then identifying and isolating words that create contractions. They will then doodling the contractions themselves and read them aloud.
Use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.
Students will use a 3Doodler to doodle a lasso, which will is for isolating word pairs that form contractions. They will then doodle these contractions.
Create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.
Students will doodle a lasso and contractions.
Use collaborative technologies to work with others, including peers, experts or community members, to examine issues and problems from multiple viewpoints.
Students will confer with a partner and the whole class throughout all phases of this activity.
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