Fall Fun- Language Plan

Goals I Targeted:
- Using Adjectives/State visual characteristic
- Synonyms
- Adjectives
- Answering "what could you do" questions
- "wh" questions (I used when & why)

Other Goals it Could Target:
- Vocabulary Labeling
- Categories

This past week I based my lesson plans around the poem Fall Fun by Mariah Deitrick. I found this poem and some accompanying activities at www.superteacherworksheets.com. I did not use any of the accompanying activities as they were too complex for my students.

As I was planning I went through the poem and marked up a copy for myself. I highlighted words that could target synonyms in yellow, words to target antonyms in blue, and words that could target both in green. I then selected objects from the poem to print pictures of and use to target describing. For the questions goals I came up with about ten questions for each goal that related back to the poem.

At the beginning of each group we would read the poem. Based on each student's reading level we would either read the poem together or they would read individually. After we read through the poem each student would have a turn for a question. Once they answered the question for their goal they were allowed to roll the die to move their piece on the fall game board. The game board shown below was found here from Amberlyn Scott on Teachers Pay Teachers (If you have not looked on this site you seriously need to!).

While this may not be the most sophisticated lesson plan, as my one of my first I used during my clinical practicum, it worked out well. The students love the game board, and the use of the poem made every lesson cohesive. Plus, it was super easy to change from group to group during the day since each group had the same basic plan!

Let me know if this provides any inspiration for your therapy!

Lisa

Coffee of the Day: Black Caramel flavored coffee- Nice and simple for a Monday morning.