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Lesson 1: Vocabulary & Writing
Language Arts Objectives: Develop vocabulary and writing skills;
use descriptive words to convey basic ideas
Health Extension: Learn about colds and how to stay healthy
Time Required: 30 minutes
Materials Needed: Reproducible Activity Growing
with Words (PDF); pencil and/or crayons or colored pencils
Directions:
- Engage students in a discussion about the word cold: Who
has ever had a cold? How did you feel? (Note: Guide students to
discuss the word cold in terms of being sick, as opposed to feeling
chilly.)
- Write the word cold on the board. Have students provide words
that relate to cold. Following the format displayed on the reproducible,
write answers on the board, branching off from the central word, cold.
To help students, ask: What words describe how a cold makes you feel?
(sleepy, achy, etc.) What words describe what happens when you have
a cold? (sneeze, cough, etc.) Who helps you when you have a cold?
(mom, doctor, baby-sitter, etc.)
- Discuss with students: See all the new words we've discovered
by starting with just one word! Now try another, healthy.
Ask: Who can come up with words about healthy? (Definition of
healthy: When you feel fit and well) Possible words: (strong,
running, happy, etc.) Ask, What do you do to stay healthy? (eat
vegetables, wash hands before eating, exercise, sleep, etc.)
- Distribute Activity Growing
with Words (PDF). Guide students to write down words in the circles
that relate to healthy.
Extension Activity
Share the following student health tips. After hearing these tips, what
additional words can students think of that are related to health?
Health Tips for Students
- Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 10–15 seconds before
and after meals and snacks.
- Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze. Then, wash your hands.
- Get at least eight hours of sleep each night.
- Exercise for fun at least 30 minutes a day.
- Eat three meals a day. Never skip breakfast—it gives you energy
to start the day.
- If you're not feeling well, let an adult know.
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