Lesson Plan Three

     This lesson plan is called the Magazine Hunt. Through this lesson, students will be able to make connections between vocabulary words and real life objects. Students will search through and cut pictures out of magazines and other materials to depict the definitions. This is a great lesson plan to use in Elementary grades 3 through 5.

     Prior to the activity, the teacher will introduce new vocabulary words to the class. The teacher will explain that students will search through magazines and newspapers to find a picture that shows the definition of the vocabulary words. The students will use pictures, glue, and scissors to make a collage of their vocabulary words. Students may cut out numerous pictures and put them together in order to complete their definition, and make their collage.
     There are a few modifications that I would implement with this lesson plan. Firstly, when introducing the vocabulary words I would use choral reading to pronounce the words. As a class I would also have students engage in discussion in order to determine students prior knowledge of these new vocabulary terms. In addition to searching through magazines,I would also have students search through the dictionary to find the definitions of these words so they have a clear understanding of the vocabulary when they find their pictures.

    This lesson plan is a learner- centered, hands on activity. This is lesson is appropriate for kinesthetic and visual learners. Through the use of visuals, students will be able to relate familiar concepts in order to learn their vocabulary words. It is important that students understand the meanings of words in order to build vocabulary knowledge.

You can find this lesson plan at:
http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/language_arts/vocab/35mag.html