Purpose:
The purpose of this lesson is
to have students analyze the steps in building a house. They will
learn the concept of before, during and after.
They will also describe what a home is and in particular their home.
Aims:
l. What happens before a house is built?
2. What happens first, second, third etc. (during)
when a house is being built?
3. What happens after a house is built?
4. What makes a home?
5. What does your home look like?
Vocabulary:
Architect's plans, floor plan, well, concrete, foundation
walls, tar, septic tank, plywood, frame, roof, chimney, outlets, switches,
pipes, insulation, furnace, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, living room, dining
room, before, during, after, next, home.
Student Activities:
1. Students will reread with teacher How A House
Is Built by Gail Gibbons, 1990, Scholastic Inc., New York.
2. Students with teacher will relate what happened
before the house was built, during the building of the house, and after
the house was built. This will be represented by groups assigned
to draw each phase on butcher paper.
3. Students will use their mural to describe what
happens first, second, third, etc. as teacher with aid of students fills
out the "Chain of Related Events" chart
with special emphasis on before, during, and after. The structure
of a sentence (nouns, verbs and the connector "next") will be emphasized.
4. The poem "Home!
You're Where It's Warm Inside" (Creative Publications, Theme-Works-Houses,
Mountainview, Ca., 1991) will be read and discussed.
5. The Magnetic Way (Creative Edge Inc., The Magnetic
Way Into Language Indoors, Amherst, New York, 1987) will be used to demonstrate
the different rooms in a home.
6. Students will use the computer to construct
a floor plan of their own homes using geometric shapes and they will furnish
each room with the appropriate furniture, using learned vocabulary
to describe their home.
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Materials:
How A House Is Built by Gail Gibbons, 1990, Scholastic
Inc., New York.
Chain of Events Chart, 1997, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill,
New York. This book shows how a house is built.
Magnetic Way Into Language Indoors, 1987, Creative Edge
Inc., Amherst, New York.
"Home! You're Where It's Warm Inside," 1990, Creative
Publications, Theme-Works -Houses, Mountainview, Ca. This book contains
activities and poetry related to the theme of houses.
Kidpix, Broderbund
Standards Addressed:
l. Students will
read, write, listen, and speak for information and understanding.
2. Students will interpret
information represented in pictures, illustrations, and simple charts and
webs.
3. Use a picture dictionary as
a resource for vocabulary.
4. Use computer software to support
early reading development and early writing skills.
5. Create a drawing, picture,
sign, or other graphic to represent a word or graphic.
6. Take turns speaking in a group.