Integrated Vocabulary, Creative Writing,
and Listening Exercise
Author:June Paganelli
School or Affiliation: White Swan School, WA
Endorsed by: These lesson plans are the result of the work of the teachers who have
attended the Columbia Education Center's Summer Workshop. CEC is a consortium of teacher
from 14 western states dedicated to improving the quality of education in the rural,
western, United States, and particularly the quality of math and science Education. CEC
uses Big Sky Telegraph as the hub of their telecommunications network that allows the
participating teachers to stay in contact with their trainers and peers that they have met
at the Workshops.
Date:May 1994
Grade Level / Subject: all
Purpose: This lesson will increase students ability to
write, listen, and increase vocabulary bank.
Objectives: The student will find learning the meaning of
words is fun as well as writing and learning to listen.
Resources/Materials: text, dictionary, overhead, overhead
sheet, pencil, paper
Activities and Procedures: Each student is given one word
pertinent to the lesson. Students look up the meaning of the word. Students write a one
page (minimum) story including the word. The story is so well written that the meaning is
obvious through context clues. (This is homework.)
Day of lesson:
- Instruct the class to write down their names, date, and teacher's name on a piece of
paper and be ready to listen to instructions.
- Print a word on the overhead and pronounce the word for the class. Have the class repeat
the word. Point to each letter as the class spells the word. (Depending on age group, the
word may be written in the air.) Instruct students to write the word on their paper.
- Read the story containing that word to the class. Tell students to listen carefully for
the word.
- Students write what they think the word means even if they are unsure.
- Have 6-8 students give their meanings, making comments such as good, close, etc.
- Tell the correct meaning, stating the source. Have students write the correct meaning.
* Suggestion: About ten students twice a week are a good lesson plan. On Friday give a
review lesson as a test on 20 words that were introduced during the week. There is high
interest in this lesson.
Tying It All Together: Students use the vocabulary words
in a creative writing lesson. Written or oral testing.
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