Why not play along and see how you do? Just print out this post and use a pencil to circle the words you see that match the words in the word list.
She decided to give the class a matching game Thanksgiving Quiz to see what they knew about Thanksgiving Day. She also thought it was a good way to help them build vocabulary while learning how to spell things related to Thanksgiving.
Boys and Girls, why don’t you play the Thanksgiving matching game along with the “Can Dos”. Just follow Miss Pat’s directions and see how much you know about Thanksgiving.
Miss Pat asked,”Do you know that animals have homes”?Some of the “Can Dos” looked confused, then Hector raised his hand and said,” Yeah, cats and dogs and fish and gerbils and hamsters make their homes with us, because they are our pets.” He looked so proud of himself and the class all nodded their heads in approval.
Orrie raised his hand and When Miss Pat called on him, he said,” Cows live on a farm.” Miss Pat nodded, “That’s right, Orrie, they live on a farm but what do they live in on the farm? Where to they stay when it is raining or cold or when it is night time and time for sleep.”?
Willie raised his hand and said, ” They live in a barn on the farm.”
Once the “Can Dos” were at their computers, Miss Pat gave them them directions for finding and playing the two new matching games. She reminded them that these games would help with vocabulary building and spelling as well as helping them learn where the animals live.
Why don’t you play along boys and girls at home? Just follow these directions from Miss Pat.
Miss Pat knows that many of the “Can Dos” are not fans of vocabulary lessons. She also knows that learning learning new vocabulary words is important. The big question for her…how to get the “Can Dos interested and excited about learning the names of people places and things and to spell them correctly.Miss Pat tried using flash cards and other word games and some of the class liked learning vocabulary that way, but it wasn’t enough. So, she thought and thought and then it came to her. She would create matching games on the computers and let each “Can Do” match the name of an object with the object. The game would tell each “Can Do” if they got it right or wrong.
They were so surprised when she had them go to their computers and go to the “Can Do” Club House where they found two new games. The first was called vegetables and the second was called fruits.
The class grew quiet as they played the games and checked their answers. Miss Pat waited until everyone was finished the games and asked, “How did everyone do?” Hector raised his hand and said, “I have to play this game a lot. I didn’t do so well.”Some of the other “Can Dos” shook their heads in agreement.
Of course Orrie did well, not perfect, but well, but then again he always does.
Miss Pat asked the class to come back to their seats and take out a piece of paper. “Class, write a sentence about each of the fruits you matched in the game. Remember to start each sentence with a capital letter and end each sentence with a period. Let’s see what you remember from the matching game you just played and how well you spelled the names of the fruits.”
“Class who knows what day today is?” Miss Pat smiled and looked around at all the faces looking at her. Hector raised his hand, “Why it’s Monday the 26th of September, Miss Pat, don’t you remember?” Miss Pat laughed and answered, ” I know Hector, but who do we honor on September 26th?”
As always, Orrie was the first to raise his hand with an answer. “It’s Johnny Appleseed Day,” said Orrie. “Very good, Orrie,” answered Miss Pat, “Now who, other than Orrie, can tell me who Johnny Appleseed was and why we remember him today.”
The “Can Dos” all squirmed in their seats, hoping they wouldn’t be called on for the answer. Miss Pat waited, then she said, “I see I need to read to you about Johnny Appleseed. Be sure to pay attention because there will be a short quiz when I am done.”
Miss Pat began to read,”When the colonists first came to America they carried with them seeds from apple trees back home in Europe. It was a good thing, as there were no apple trees in America when they arrived. They planted the seeds where they settled in New England and soon there were apple trees full of fruit for eating and baking.
Miss Pat Looked up from her reading and said, ” Take out your pencils and I will pass out a short quiz about what I just read to all of you.
The Quiz:
When was John Chapman born?____________________________________________________
Were there always apple trees in the U.S. ?___________________________________________
Who brought apple seeds to America?________________________________________________
Why did John Chapman get the name Johnny Appleseed?_________________________________
Where did he plant apple orchards?__________________________________________________
Are any of his apple orchards still around today?________________________________________
Name 3 things we can make with apples________________________________________________
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