Scribd
Upload
30 views1 page

E Curriculum 11

sdd

Uploaded by

easyenglish
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
30 views1 page

E Curriculum 11

sdd

Uploaded by

easyenglish
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 1

Acting Out Antonyms Activity Length

Approximately
30 minutes
Activity Format
Partners, then whole
group
Standards Materials
Grades K2 (Writing lined paper, one sheet for each student
Standard 5.4;
ELD Standard 2.2)
Procedure
Grades 35 (Writing
Standard 3.9; 1. Discuss what opposite means by providing several examples,
ELD Standard 2.2) such as tall/short, happy/sad, and hot/cold. Tell students these
opposites are called antonyms. Have students help create a
Language Objective list of antonyms. Write their responses on the board.
Students will work in
pairs to select, connect,
2. Have students work with a partner. Each pair of students must
and act out antonyms. choose antonyms to act out for the rest of the class to guess.
Students can think of their own antonyms or use the examples
Learning Objective provided.
Students will have a 3. When everyone is ready, have pairs of students take turns
better understanding of acting out their antonyms. As students are performing their
what an antonym is by
role-playing words with
antonyms, students watching should write their guesses on
opposite meanings. their sheet of paper.
4. After each performance, the class should try to guess the
antonym.

Teacher Tip
Have pictures of various antonyms as visuals.

Differentiating by Proficiency Level To differentiate


by proficiency
Beginning: Use the whole-group format to allow students to level, see pp.
1115 for
hear the discussion. Blooms Taxon
omy Question
Intermediate: Ask students to say some words related to the and pp. 192 s
4 for detailed
topic. examples.
Advanced: Ask students to defend and support their choices.

Assessment
The following is a checklist of items to informally assess students after they complete this activity.
Students should be able to:
state what an antonym is
participate in a classroom discussion by helping to create some antonym word pairs
act out the meanings of antonyms

54 #50203Activities for English Language Learners Across the Curriculum Shell Education

You might also like