- Recognizing Sounds and Sound Blends - Give the Clown a Balloon - - This exercise helps teach and reinforce that letters can sound different depending on the letters around them, for example, the "a" in "hat" sounds different than the "a" in "cake" because of the silent "e" at the end of the word. Use pictures of clowns; each clown represents a different sound for the same letter, for example, the letter a sounds differently in many different words. One clown can represent a long "a," one can represent short "a." Children are given balloons with words containing the letter "a" and must decide which clown gets the balloon. Reference: https://www.thoughtco.com/activities-to-practice-decoding-skills-for-reading- 3111140 Verbal Reasoning (Comprehension) / Pag-unawa sa binasa o napakinggan Alphabetical Order Practicing using the alphabet is essential for verbal reasoning. If a child knows that there are 3 letters between “m” and “p”, then it’s quicker than working it out. Put the words into alphabetical order. Put the words in reverse alphabetical order. To make it more difficult, pick words beginning with the same letter and then put them in alphabetical order. Reference: https://leaderinlearning.wordpress.com/2014/06/06/5-minute-verbal-reasoning- activities/
Language Structures / Gramatika
Create Sentence Structure Books OBJECTIVE: Create an illustrated book that explains sentence structure terms. DIRECTIONS: You will create an eight page illustrated vocabulary book. 1. You will receive two sheets of white paper and one piece of construction paper. 2. Fold each piece of paper in half width wise. 3. You will work on the right half and left half of the front and back side: four terms on each sheet. 4. You will define each term, create five examples of the term, and illustrate one of your examples. TERMS TO BE COVERED: subject, predicate, compound subject, compound predicate, simple sentence, compound sentence, subjective pronouns, and objective pronoun. EXAMPLE: WHAT I WILL BE LOOKING FOR: Understand my expectations; earn the grade you desire. Presentation: Is your book neatly prepared? Is your handwriting legible? 0-----------1----------2----------3----------4-----------5-----------6-----------7-----------8-----------9------ ------10 illegible hard to read very sloppy sloppy very nice superb Presentation Points ____________ Information: Are your definitions accurate? Are your examples correct? 0-----------1----------2----------3----------4-----------5-----------6-----------7-----------8-----------9------ ------10 incomplete less than half complete information is missing or incorrect complete superb Information Points ____________ Overall Effort: Did you complete your whole book on time? Use class time effectively? 0------------------------1-----------------------2-----------------------3-----------------------4---------------- --------5 very late or incomplete excessively playing around in class managed time wisely Overall Points ____________ Bonus: Did you put in extra effort? Does your project look really nice? 0------------1-----------2-----------3 Bonus Points _____________ Nothing Extra Great Job WOW Total Points ____________ Reference: https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/free-grammar-worksheets/sentence-structure- booklet.pdf