Chrissy Davis 5th Grade Language Arts Lesson Plans for Thursday February 27, Monday and Tuesday,

March 3 and 4, 2014

Thursday February 27, 2014

Lesson/Objectives: The students will Identify the prepositions on the pre-test Demonstrate prepositional phrases by acting them out Identify the correct preposition and apply it to the story that has missing prepositions Activity: The students will take a pre-test on prepositions to see how much they remember. I will give a definition of prepositions and where they are found in speech, and give a list of common prepositions. Students will act out prepositional phrases Write ON the Board. Go UNDER the desk I have created a fun story that is missing the prepositions and the students will fill in the blanks with prepositions that make the story make sense. The students will listen to the School house rock song on prepositions. Materials: pre-test, preposition story, list of prepositions, School House Rock Prepositions on youtube. Common Core Standards:
SL.5.5 include multimedia components (e.g.,graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes. L.5.1 Demonstrate command of the conversation of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. a. explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences.

Monday March 3, 2014

Lesson/Objectives: The students will recall as many prepositions as they can think of in three minutes distinguish prepositions when given a sentence and recognize them on the Bingo card Identify the prepositions on the post test Activity: On the Top worksheet, students will work in groups and list as many prepositions as they can think of in 3 minutes. A prize will be awarded to the winning group. Preposition Bingo, students will listen to a phrase and pick out the preposition. If they have that one on their Bingo card they will mark it out. The first one to get a Bingo will get a prize. We will do this two times. The students will complete the America Worksheet (I hear America Singing, students will look at the poem and highlight prepositional phrases.) The students will listen to the Shirley Method song on Prepositions on youtube. The students will take a post-test. Materials: Over the Top worksheet, Bingo, prizes, America Worksheet, youtube, post test) Common Core Standards:
SL.5.5 include multimedia components (e.g.,graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes. L.5.1 Demonstrate command of the conversation of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. a. explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences.

Tuesday March 4, 2014Lesson/Objectives: If the students are struggling we will work on anything that needs additional time. If the students understand Prepositions we will move on to Narrative Writing.

Prepositional phrases: 1. Draw a cat on the board 2. Kate walked past the room 3. Put the book in the desk 4. Reach above your head 5. Walk across the room 6. Lean against the wall 7. Look behind the door 8. The pencil is below the desk 9. Put your books inside the desk 10.Sam wanted to build a model airplane, but the parts were stuck under the box 11.The honor student ate lunch with her parents 12.We drove over the bridge to get to the seashore. 13.He was having a lot of trouble with it 14.He kept sneezing into the tissue 15.He was walking toward the street 16.We laughed throughout the day. 17.The ipod fell between the bed and the wall 18.The wind is blowing outside 19.Look around for the ball 20.Get your book before you come to class 21.The paper is near the bottom 22.His mom decided to take him to the doctor 23.The dog followed along as we walked to town 24.Look beyond the mountains 25.It rained during the night 26.Matt came over after school 27.Walk through the hall quietly 28.The dog sleeps beside me at night 29.Look up at the stars 30.Everyone finished their work except for Claudia

Prepositions
Name:________________ Teacher:_______________ 1) Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase? a) On the board, draw a cat and a dog. b) All animals are different. c) The pet store hamsters and snakes. d) Toucans and parrots are colorful birds. 2) The robber ran into the dark alley and disappeared. What is the preposition in the sentence? a) ran b) into c) dark d) disappeared 3) Sometimes they dribbled, threw, or splashed different colored paints onto canvases. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? a) sometimes they dribbled b) or splashed c) different colored paints d) onto canvases 4) Some people worry that keeping a wild animal as a pet is a danger to the animal. Which of these words is used as a preposition in the sentence? a) some b) is c) to d) the 5) Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase? a) Later today we will study snakes. b) Tomorrow the lesson will take much less time. c) On Wednesday, we will have a very special guest. d) Next week we will start a whole new science chapter.

6) The American bison has a large head and horns and is the largest land mammal in North America. Which part of the sentence above is a prepositional phrase? a) the American bison b) has a large head c) is the largest land mammal d) In North America 7) Sam wanted to build a model airplane, but the parts were stuck in the box. Which word in the sentence is a preposition? a) to b) but c) were d) in 8) The honor students ate a very special lunch with their parents. Which word in the sentence is a preposition? a) honor b) ate c) very d) with 9) Josie found a leaf with a small, shiny egg on it. She put the leaf inside her terrarium. When the egg hatched, a small caterpillar crawled out. The caterpillar ate many leaves from the plants in the terrarium. Which is the prepositional phrase? a) Josie found b) in the terrarium c) a small, shiny egg d) put the leaf inside 10) We drove over the bridge to get to the seashore. Which is the prepositional phrase? a) over the bridge b) we drove c) to get d) to the seashore

Pre/post test Answer key 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. D 7. D 8. D 9. B 10. A

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Add the Prepositions to the Story

A preposition connects a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence, showing the relationship between them. Prepositions usually answer the questions where? Or When?, telling about a person or objects location in either time or space. Use one of the prepositions from the word bank in each of the blanks in the story below. Prepositions can be used more than once, as long as they make since where you place them in the story. In To Before After Around Near Over Beneath With Beyond On Throughout Within For Inside Across Under Past Since At Up behind until along outside Against between toward of off underneath Above During Into Through

Scotts dragon, Saber had been really sick. He kept on sneezing ______________everyone. Every time he sneezed fire shot_______________ his nose. One day he had to sneeze three times while they were flying ________________ the sky. This caused Scott to cartwheel _____________ the sky until Saber dove and glided ______________ Scott _______________ the last minute. Scott decided to take him _______________ the dragon doctor. Dr. Zeth told Saber to sit _________________ the corner_________________ the door. ___________________ the appointment Sabers tail collided _________________the lamp and the table. The doctor swabbed Sabers nose ______________ test for bacteria. He touched a Q-tip _______________several places causing Saber ________________ sneeze fire ___________________ the room sending the sizzling cat running ________________ the room. After he was done, he told Scott that Saber had a reaction _________________ the toad he ate. Doctor Zeth gave Scott a potion _________________Saber that would have him feeling better ___________________ the week.