A Rainbow of Similes

Meagan Isabell Block 2 Objective Materials Students will create a series of similes about the colors of the rainbow. -worksheet Ive printed and provided -pencil/ black marker -crayons -white board and markers for brainstorming Who can tell me the colors of the rainbow? ATTENTION GRABBER 1) Teacher will grab the attention of the students by saying, If you can hear me, raise your hand! When all students are quiet and have their hands raised, the teacher will introduce the lesson by saying, Today, we are going to learn about what a simile is. SET 2) Who can tell me the colors of the rainbow? TRANSITION IN 3) Teacher will direct the students attention to the board by asking, What color of the rainbow comes first? A student will reply, and the teacher will write the colors of the rainbow on the board in order, creating a list. PROCEDURE 4) The teacher will excite the students by (brainstorming) asking them for the names of objects that coordinate with the colors on the board. (The sky is blue, apples are red) 5) The teacher will explain to the class what a simile is, and show them how we will use colors to create similes. 6) Using whats written on the board from the brainstorm, the teacher will write down an example simile, with help from the students. (As red as apples. Blue like the sky) this is a good time for class discussion and questions. MODEL/EXAMPLE 7) After a short discussion, students are shown an example project of what they are expected to do. Certain key points will be pointed out on the example, such as where to write each simile. TRANSITION 8) The worksheets will be passed out to the students and they will be asked to take out a pencil. 9) Students will be told to write their name on the top, and to write, A rainbow is in the cloud on the left of the worksheet. 10) Starting with the top stripe of the rainbow (red) students will write a simile about that color, onto that line. Students will do this with every color of the rainbow, writing a simile in each stripe. 11) After the class has finished writing down their similes, they may use crayons to color in the rainbow according to the colors written down. 12) Walk around and answer questions for about 20 minutes while students write. CLOSURE 13) When it looks like most of the class is finished with their project, the teacher can stop them from writing, and let them compare projects with each other. Then, re-explain what was learned. Today we learned that a simile is a comparison using the words like or as.

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14) Discuss different ideas they came up with, and allow volunteers to present their project or ideas from it to the class. ASSESMENT 15) Grade them on proper use of like or as and on how well the similes they put together make sense. 1. List objects that match the colors of the rainbow. (level 1) 2. Write a simile for each color on the rainbow worksheet.(level 6) 3. Explain to me what a simile is. (level 2) 4. Compare your project with others in the class. (level 4) 5. Give an example of a simile from your project. (level 3) Students are being provided with social challenges because they will participate in a class discussion, and then compare their projects with each other. Visual: They will see the brainstorm written on the board in a format that correlates to their project, and have an example to refer to. This project is also appealing to the eye, as it is obviously very colorful. This possibly allows visual learners to better remember the lesson by associating it with the colors they used. Auditory: Students will get to listen to a class discussion about the project, as well as being able to participate in it. They will listen to the lesson given orally by the teacher and also be able to compare projects with each other, which involves conversation. Interpersonal: address their ideas in a class discussion, and converse with other students about their project. Verbal Linguistics: Writing a form of poetry Visual/ Spatial: Project is fully colored Logical/Mathematical: The patterns in the structure of a simile are analyzed. And each sentence is organized into a specific color scheme (rainbow order) Instruct students to finish up their work and compare projects with each other. Finnish the lesson by letting a few volunteers present what they made to the class. End the discussion by restating what they learned. Today we learned that a simile is a comparison using the words like or as. Teacher reads through each students project. Checking for the proper construction of each simile, and that each sentence is logical and fits in with the color scheme guidelines. Reward with stickers.