- Ages 8 - 10
- Grades 3 - 5
- Pages 174
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Product Code 31010 ( MR #065318 )
Price $54.00
The 170 one-page lessons are sequenced to reflect general language and thinking development with some overlap of skills. The skill areas and some of the activities are:
• Repetition—clapping patterns, words, numbers, proper nouns, sentences
• Answering Questions—yes/no and wh- questions, comparisons, opinions, problem solving, exclusion
• Following Directions—identify directions, draw items described, math problems, conditional directions
• Categories—similarities/differences, categories and members of categories, exclude by attribute
• Riddles—clues move from the general to the specific
• Asking Questions for Comprehension—identify vague information, explain why directions are unclear, ask questions for clarification
• Paraphrasing—synonyms, identify important information, use words such as first and last
• Identifying Details—answer wh- and how questions, identify pronoun referents, fact vs. opinion
• Main Idea—identify the main idea from photos and text, identify irrelevant information
• Differentiating Speakers' Purposes—identify types of speakers, good listening skills, and distractions
• Grammar—kinds of sentences, parts of a sentence, identify correct/incorrect grammar, combine sentences
• Inferences—listen for context clues, picture events in your mind, figures of speech
• Extending Conversations—expand utterances, listen and ask questions, paraphrase
• Nonverbal Communication—posture, gesture, facial expression, intonation, word emphasis, personal space