Grade 3 Language Arts: Synonyms and Antonyms

Kaylie Amundson
Lesson Plan
Grade 3 Language Arts: Synonyms and Antonyms
Duration of Lesson: 33Min.

General Learning
Outcomes (Program of
Study)

Specific Learning
Outcomes (Program of
Study)

Learning Objectives

Materials/Equipment/
Set Up

Procedure
Students will listen, speak, read, write, view,
and represent to comprehend and respond
personally and critically to oral, print and
other media texts.
1. Students will extend sight vocabulary
to include predictable phrases and
words related to language use
1. Students will compare synonyms and
antonyms
2. Students will define the difference
between synonyms and antonyms.
Smart board lesson
Synonym and antonym worksheet
Introduction (3 minutes)

Students will be at their desks for the duration of the lesson of the lesson.

Assessment of prior knowledge: We are going

to be
learning about synonyms and antonyms today. Are these
words familiar to any of you? Allow students the opportunity
to respond.
Connection to Curriculum: Students are currently working
on their writing skills, specifically, creating complete
sentences, and paragraphs. Learning synonyms and
antonyms, will help develop more interesting sentences.
Expectations for Learning and Behaviour/Agenda:
Students are expected to listen when spoken to, and raise
their hands to be called upon. A smart board activity is one
component of todays lesson. Students who are seated at their
desks and abiding by appropriate behaviour, will be called
upon to participate, by coming up to the board to determine
which word pairs are synonyms or antonyms.
Transition to Body: Refer to smart board for remainder of
lesson

Grade 3 Language Arts: Synonyms and Antonyms

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Body (25 minutes)
Learning Activity #1: Introduce Synonyms and Antonyms (7
min)
Slide 1: Introduce Synonyms. Explain to students that synonyms
are words that share the same meaning. Provide examples.
Observe students for understanding.
Slide 2: Introduce Antonyms. Explain to students that antonyms are
words that have the opposite meaning. Provide examples, and
observes students. Check for student understanding, and clarify
when necessary.
Slide 3: Have students decipher which words in 2 different written
sentences are synonyms and which are antonyms. The sentences
will be found on the smart board slide. Students must raise their
hands to answer, in order to provide students with a equal and fair
opportunity to share.
Learning Activity #2: Synonym and Antonym Sort (10 min)
Students will have the opportunity to practice determining which
word pairs are synonyms and which are antonyms. 2 vortex
symbols, will be labelled, one for synonyms and one for antonyms.
Students are required to place a variety of word pairs into their
correct group, synonyms or antonyms. For example the pair hot,
cold would be placed into the antonym vortex.
Students may come up to the white board to choose their answer.
Again, students are expected to behave appropriately to receive a
turn. Students must respect school property.
Transition: Go to the slide with the worksheet.
Learning Activity #3: Synonym and Antonym Worksheet (10
min)
Work on worksheet as a group.
Read questions out to the students and have those who raise their
hands respond. Fill out work sheet on smart board, to provide
students with a visual.
Closure (3 minutes)
Students may put their worksheet away.
Have students communicate the difference between synonyms and
antonyms. Students may provide a list of examples for both
synonyms and antonyms.

Grade 3 Language Arts: Synonyms and Antonyms

Kaylie Amundson