Name: Perla Escalon

Plan Title: Antonyms are opposites

Grade and Subject: 2nd Grade Language Arts

TEKS:
(3) Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing,
and thinking--vocabulary. The student uses newly acquired vocabulary expressively. The student
is expected to:
(D) identify, use, and explain the meaning of antonyms, synonyms, idioms, and
homographs in context.

ELPS:
(c) Cross-curricular second language acquisition essential knowledge and skills.
(1) Cross-curricular second language acquisition/learning strategies. The ELL uses
language learning strategies to develop an awareness of his or her own learning processes
in all content areas. In order for the ELL to meet grade-level learning expectations across
the foundation and enrichment curriculum, all instruction delivered in English must be
linguistically accommodated (communicated, sequenced, and scaffolded) commensurate
with the student's level of English language proficiency. The student is expected to:

(A) use prior knowledge and experiences to understand meanings in English;

(B) monitor oral and written language production and employ self-corrective
techniques or other resources;
(C) use strategic learning techniques such as concept mapping, drawing,
memorizing, comparing, contrasting, and reviewing to acquire basic and grade-
level vocabulary;
(E) internalize new basic and academic language by using and reusing it in
meaningful ways in speaking and writing activities that build concept and language
attainment

Objectives:
Students will define the term antonym
Students will be able to identify pairs of antonyms.

Materials/Resources:
 Computer
 Projector
 Index cards
 Matching cards (1 per group)
 Paper and pencils

Resources: YouTube Video “The Sword & the Stone: That's What Makes the World Go Round”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TegT074LKrw

Lesson Cycle
FOCUS:
Video clip about antonyms
- Students will write on a notecard examples
of antonyms that they saw in the video.
INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY:
Start describing the meaning of an antonym.
Ask the class to identify examples of antonyms.
- Definition:
- Antonym is a word that means the opposite
of another word.
- Tell students that people use antonyms to
describe the opposite.
- Create with the whole class an antonyms
anchor chard.
- Ask the class to collaborate by sharing
example of antonyms.
- For example:
Fat and skinny
Hot and cold
Happy and sad
GUIDED PRACTICE:
- Divide students into pairs.
- Tell students that they will be working on an
antonym matching game.
- Give each group cards to match.
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE:
Have your class create sentences using antonyms to
compare themselves and other things.
- Students will create sentences using
antonyms to compare themselves.
Checks for Understanding Questions,
Time Assessment, Student Activities
5:00 Tell students to raise their
notecards to make sure they
wrote something on them.
Does anyone want to share
examples of antonyms that
you saw or heard in the
video?
10:00 What does antonym mean in
your own words?
Share example of antonyms
7:00 As students work with their
pairs, the teacher will check
for understanding by walking
around and listening to their
answers. The teacher will also
ask them questions and give
feedback on the antonym
matches they made.
5:00 The teacher will circulate
around to monitor the
students’ process and assist
students who need extra help,
such as struggling learners.
 - Instruct students to underline the antonym The teacher will walk around
words that they used. and provide scaffolding where
- For example: Jose is tall, but Ben is short. necessary.
Yesterday was cold and today is hot.
- Ask students to share their sentences.

CLOSURE: 3:00 What have we learned today?

We will review what we learned, the class will
participate in a class discussion by answering What does antonym mean?
specific questions.
How can we use the
information we learn in the
future?

References

The Texas Education Agency. (2018). Tea.texas.gov. Retrieved 3 April 2018, from

https://tea.texas.gov/