Restaurant
Integrated Unit- Darcie Pike-Wilkie
Lesson
17
Lesson Title/Activity
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Spaghetti and Meatballs
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Curriculum Strand
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Early
Literacy
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Outcome/Objective
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Reading
and Viewing: Begin to recognize some sight words, environmental print, and
words that have personal significance
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Rationale
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To
determine which words the children can identify independently and with
support.
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Question
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Which
words (sight, environmental, and personally significant) are identified by
each student?
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Assessment Methods
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Anecdotal
Notes, See assessment sheet attached
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Differentiated Instruction
Accommodations/Modifications
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Do
not only use sight words- Have children’s names on meatballs as
familiar words, also environmental- printed words
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Resources/Materials
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Yarn-
to look like spaghetti, meatballs-made from brown construction paper- with
sight words and familiar words written on them, tongs- to pick meatballs out
of spaghetti, colander or bowl to place spaghetti and meatballs in, paper to
write words on, pencils
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Sequence of Activities
Procedure,
Instructional Practices,
Groupings,
Student Engagement
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In
small groups, the children will use the tongs to pick a meatball out of the
spaghetti, identify the word on the meatball, and write the word on paper
provided. Teacher will record if the student was able to correctly identify
the word or if they required support.
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Reflection
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As
I prepared for the lesson, I realized that to be better prepared I would have
three baggies- one bag for the meatballs with sight words, one for children’s
names, and one for environmental print. I felt that I would be better able to
manage who was getting which meatballs based on their needs and strengths. I
was a bit worried that the children that were struggling identifying the
words would lose interest in the game but the writing component (which was
initially considered to be an extension and a time- manager) helped keep most
of the children engaged. It also allowed me some flexibility when I did not
get to hear a child’s response right away- I could go back and ask him/her to
read me the words they had written on their list. There were a few incidents
when a child would look over and answer for another child. I should have
mentioned at the beginning of each group how important it was to only read
their own meatballs. I found it very interesting how many of the children
could make connections to words on the meatballs- Some children would look at
the word wall, some looked around the room for the person whose name was on
the meatball, and some recalled songs. It re-iterated to me how important it
is for sight words to be taught in context. Something else that happened
several times throughout the game was that some children would look at the
last letter instead of the first and then guess the word- for example, the word
on the meatball was “is” and the child would say “see”. Other tricky areas
were words like “no” and “on”. I would usually just need to ask the child to
show me the first letter in the word and then make the sound and they would
self-correct. I was pleasantly surprised with the level of interest in the
game…some children who did not get to completely fill their list of 10 words
wanted to stay longer to finish. The tongs added to the fun of the game for
some, but were not mandatory. I had not thought of giving them the choice of
using them or not before the game…it wasn’t until during the game I thought
that some children may find them difficult and so I gave them the choice to
use them or not. I was caught “off-guard” when two boys struggled to identify
some environmental print. I thought that everyone in the class would be able
to recognize the McDonald’s sign…I was wrong! At first, I thought it may be
because of cultural differences, but then after discussing it with my faculty
advisor, came to realize that environmental print is not universal and is
based on a child’s experience. If a child has not been to McDonald’s or seen
McDonald’s many times before, they will likely not be able to identify the
sign. Nonetheless, both boys left the game having had a positive learning
experience. We will be able to play this game again later in the school year
as we add more words to the word wall.
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Spaghetti and Meatballs Assessment
Name
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Words Identified
Independently
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Words Requiring
Support
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