Spring 2016_Phonics/ Word Study

Immersion I Lesson Plan Format

Name:
Kylee Williams
School:
Park Elementary
Grade Level:
3rd
Number of Students in Class:
20
Unit: Word Study: Homophones
Lesson
Duration: 45 minutes
Day, Date, and Time of Lesson: November 17, 2016
1. Objective(s):
Review the definition of a homophone.
Recognize and give examples of several common homophones.

2. ColoradoAcademicStandards:
Content Area: Reading, Writing and Communicating
Grade Level Expectations: Third Grade
Standard: 3. Writing and Composition
3. Correct grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling are used when
writing

DemonstratecommandoftheconventionsofstandardEnglishcapitalization,
punctuation,andspellingwhenwriting.(CCSS:L.3.2)
i.

Capitalizeappropriatewordsintitles.(CCSS:L.3.2a)

ii.

Usecommasinaddresses.(CCSS:L.3.2b)

iii.

Usecommasandquotationmarksindialogue.(CCSS:L.3.2c)

iv.

Formandusepossessives.(CCSS:L.3.2d)

v.

Useconventionalspellingforhighfrequencyandotherstudiedwordsandfor
addingsuffixestobasewords(e.g.,sitting,smiled,cries,happiness).(CCSS:
L.3.2e)

Spring 2016_Phonics/ Word Study

vi.

Usespellingpatternsandgeneralizations(e.g.,wordfamilies,positionbased
spellings,syllablepatterns,endingrules,meaningfulwordparts)inwriting
words.(CCSS:L.3.2f)

vii.

Consultreferencematerials,includingbeginningdictionaries,asneededto
checkandcorrectspellings.(CCSS:L.3.2g)

3. Learning Target(s):
I can explain what a homophone is.
I can identify words that are homophones.

4. Assessment:
Students will demonstrate their ability to find homophone pairs in
Homophone Rummy.

5. Materials:
Words Their Way (Page 239)
Homophone Pair list for deck
(http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson284/refer
ence.pdf )

6. Essential Questions or Big Picture Statement:

There are plenty of word that sound the same but they have different
meanings in context.

7. Introduction/Anticipatory Set: Write the words SUN and SON and

lead with the question: Which one is a big yellow ball in the sky?

Spring 2016_Phonics/ Word Study

Spring 2016_Phonics/ Word Study

8.
Connect:
Today we will be reviewing homophones, what they are, and learn a game
to help our ability to identify and determine their meanings. (10 seconds)
Teach:
Direct Instruction:
Discussthemeaningandspellingofeachhomophonewithstudents.Pointoutthat
eachhomophonesoundsthesamebuthasadifferentmeaningandspelling.(3
minutes)

Homophonesaretwowordsthatarespelleddifferentlybuthavethesamesound.
Ifyouhearthemoutloudwithoutseeingthemwrittendown,youdontknowifyouare
talkingaboutahare(rabbit),orahair(growingonyourhead).Oneexampleofthisare
thewordshareandhair.Contexthelpsyouknowwhichoneismeant,aswell.
Teacherwillwriteotherexamplesofhomophonesforstudent.
Aftergoingoverexamplesofhowhomophonesmeaningsaredeterminedbythe
contextofhowthewordsareused,thestudentswillbeintroducedtotheHomophone
Rummygame.

Active Engagement:
Homophone Rummy (15 minutes)
Check for Understanding
Process:
Once the poem is finished, teacher will ask checking for
understanding content questions.
Dividestudentsintosmallgroups(34students)andexplainthattheyaregoing
tobeactingoutseveralhomophonesfortheclass.
(5-7 minutes)
- Introduce Homophone Rummy (Assessment)
Procedure:
- Playersaredealt7cardsandbegingamebycheckingtheirhandsforalreadyexisting
pairs
- Theremainderofthedeckisplacedinacentrallocationwiththefirstcardturnedfaceup
besidesthedecktoformadiscardpile
- Thepersonontheleftofdealergoesfirst.Eachplayerdrawsfromwitherdeckorthe
discardpile.Newpairsarelaiddownanddefined.Thenplayermustdiscardonecardto
endturn.
- Anotherplayerwhodisagreeswithdefinitionscanchallengeaplayer.Thepersonwho
challengeslooksupwordindictionary.Whoeverisrightkeepsthepair.
4

Spring 2016_Phonics/ Word Study

Thegameisoverwhenonepersonhasnocardsleft.ThatpersonyellsRummy!Then
thepairsarecounteduptodeterminethewinner.

Differentiation:
For students who need support with the concept, teacher will give
additional instruction, provide support during guided practice
(Homophone Rummy). Students who move quickly through the activity
are encouraged to play more than one round of the game. Teacher can
switch out the deck for different homophones for students to identify and
pair during other word study time. Students are also asked to use each
word in the homophone pair to show understanding of the meaning of the
words through context. This will be how students will be able to determine
that the pair is correct.
Guided Practice (20 minutes):
-Guide students through proper gameplay for Homophone Rummy.
Closure (5 minutes):
Students share the results of each table group game results such as

Spring 2016_Phonics/ Word Study

Materials:

(Example of Homophone Rummy)

Spring 2016_Phonics/ Word Study

Homophone Reference List

to

too

two

meet

meat

eight

ate

threw

through

ceiling

sealing

piece

peace

side

sighed

herd

heard

hire

higher

weather

whether

pair

pear

bare

bear

cent

sent

there theyre
be

bee

break
due

their

brake
dew do

hall

haul

know

no

made

maid

nose

knows

flew
flower

flu
flour

Spring 2016_Phonics/ Word Study

cereal serial
hour our
lesson lessen
die dye
blew blue
mail

male

minor

miner

dear

deer

feet

feat

pause
wait

paws
weight

whole

hole

tale

tail

sees

seas

steel

steal

some

sum

pale

pail

seen

scene

waste

waist

sale

sail

road

rode