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Syntactic Awareness Activity

AIR Additional Supports Supplement the CK activities that teach singular personal pronouns with an activity that includes concrete objects. An example follows: Ask three students to come to the front of the class. Make sure there is a mix of boys and girls. Give each student an object. Have each student enact the following routine: I am ______. I have a _______. I have it. He is __________ [Robert]. He has a ________. He has it. She is _______ [Maria]. She has a ________. She has it. Let them switch objects and the next child talks through the routine.

Vocabulary Instructional Activity

AIR Additional Supports Supplement the CK activity that teaches the meaning of the word exclaim with the following routine: In the read-aloud you heard “Iddin thought for a minute, then exclaimed, “The canals!” Say the word exclaimed with me three times. Exclaimed means say something in a loud voice with strong feeling. Let’s all exclaim “The canals!” Now let’s just say “the canals.” Let’s all exclaim “Our king must be the best king of all!” Now let’s just say “Our king must be the best king of all.” What is the difference between exclaiming and just saying these phrases?

Capitalizing on Home Language Cognate Knowledge
(AIR New Activity for Vocabulary Instructional Activity)