TeachingWordMeaning
Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homophones
1/5-1/23
3 weeks
3.4C
Lesson / Time Frame / FocusLesson 18 / 1/5-1/9 / Identify and Use Synonyms
Lesson 19 / 1/12-1/16 / Identify and Use Antonyms
Lesson 20 / 1/20-1/23 / Identify and Use Homophones
Lesson 18
LessonOverview: 3.4C/Identify and Use Synonyms
- Forthe lessononSynonyms, use the Synonym, Antonym, Homophone PowerPoint slides #1-5.
- Create the Synonyms Anchor Chart with your students, leaving the synonym column blank.
- Define theconcept of synonym
- Ask students togenerate synonymsofBIG,thestudents couldsayGIANT,HUGE,HUMONGOUS,etc.
- Record these on the in the synonym column.
- Repeat this process for the words Friend, Tall, Sad, Sleepy
3. Next, theteacherintroducesthestudentstotheresourcesthatareavailableforfindingsynonyms (athesaurusorinternet-basedresources suchas
4. Independent Practice: Students find 3 or 4 synonyms for the remaining words on the anchor chart.
This can be done on a copy of the anchor chart or drawn in their Word Study Notebook
Synonyms- words that mean the same
Word / SynonymBig / giant, huge, humongous
Friend / ally,buddy,chum,pal
Tall / big,lofty,lanky
Sad / unhappy,gloomy,glum
Sleepy / tired,beat,drowsy
Happy
Run
Said
Mad
Antonyms-words that are opposites
Word / AntonymNice / mean, naughty, cruel
Sharp / blunt,dull,rounded
Skinny / fat,heavy,beefy
Rich / poor,bankrupt,broke
Gloomy
Mad
Hot
Big
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Lesson 19
LessonOverview: 3.4C/Identify and Use Antonyms
- For the lesson on Antonyms use the Synonym, Antonym, Homophone PowerPoint slides #6-8.
2. Create the Antonyms Anchor Chart with your students, leaving the synonym column blank.
- Define theconcept of antonym
- Ask students togenerate antonymsofNICE ,thestudents couldsay,MEAN,BAD,CRUEL etc.
- Record these on the in the antonym column.
- Repeat this process for the words Sharp, skinny, and rich
3. Independent Practice: Students find 3 or 4 antonyms for the remaining words on the anchor chart.
This can be done on a copy of the anchor chart or drawn in their Word Study Notebook
Lesson 20
LessonOverview: 3.4C/Identify and Use Homophones
1.For the lesson on Homophones, use the Synonym, Antonym, Homophone PowerPoint slides #9-11.
2. Create the Homophones Anchor Chartwith your students & distribute a copy for students to paste in their Word Study Notebook
Homophones-words that are sound the same but have different meanings, and are spelled differently
Word / Meaning / Homophone / Meaningweek / weak
ate / eight
pair / pear
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