Wheel of Fortune Vocabulary Review

Name: Kelsey Katz Date: 12/7/11 Grade Level/Subject: 4th Grade Vocabulary Prerequisite Knowledge: -Students must know the words that they chose to work with last week -Students must also be able to work in groups -Students must know the meanings of the words definition and synonym Approximate Time: 45 minutes Student Objectives/Student Outcomes: -Students will be able to give definitions in their own words for the vocabulary words of the week -Students will be able to give synonyms for the vocabulary words in order to describe their meaning -Students will be able to create a meaningful sentence that uses the vocabulary word given -Students will be able to choose which word from the set of vocabulary words best fits in a given sentence Content Standards: -1.A.2a Read and comprehend unfamiliar words using root words, synonyms, antonyms, word origins, and derivations -1.A.2b Clarify word meaning using context clues and a variety of resources including glossaries, dictionaries, and thesauruses Materials/Resources/Technology: -SMART board wheel for Wheel of Fortune -1 white board and dry erase marker for each student -Set of vocabulary words that students decided upon the prior week Implementation:

Time
2 min

Opening of lesson: (Objectives, hook, behavior expectations) Today, we are going to be playing Wheel of Fortune to review our vocabulary words. words. Remember, each team will have one representative that will stand up when the timer runs out of time. That representative does not need to be the one to give the answer; however, EVERYONE in the group must have the answer written on his/her board in order for the group to receive credit.

After the team who stands up the quickest gives their definition, synonym, or sentence, I will spin the wheel. The team who stands up will then get the amount of points that the wheel lands on. on. Every other team with the correct answer will receive half of the amount of points that the wheel spins. If the group that gets called on for standing up the quickest gives an incorrect definition, they will lose the amount of points that the wheel spins. Every group that does not have the correct answer, but did not stand up, will not be penalized for answering incorrectly. If the wheel lands on bankrupt or double the points, only the group who stood up will receive these outcomes. You will be responsible for your own points. Remember to keep track of your own groups points. After we finish this game, we will be taking the quiz. You may have your vocabulary charts out for the game and the quiz. Do you have any questions for me before we get started?
20-25 min

Procedures: Include critical thinking questions and accommodations for individual needs 1. Present the word and set the timer for 15 seconds. 2. Students will write out definitions during that 15 seconds. 3. Call on the group whose representative stood up the quickest once the timer ran out. 4. Allow students to agree or disagree with the groups definition or synonym. 5. Spin the wheel to decide points. 6. Award points to the winning group as well as the other groups with the correct answer Use these 5 steps for the following words: impressed, peninsula, fossil, eternal, meteorite, immortal, disaster, monumental, archaeologist, occupation, aquatic, and convincing Bonus Round (if time): Same as steps 1-5 above but with sentences (double the original wheel points)

15-20 min

Student Assessment (Quiz on Vocabulary Words): After completing the wheel of fortune games to review the vocabulary words, the students will receive a quiz (attached) in which they will need to fill in

each sentence with the most appropriate vocabulary word. Once students finish their quizzes, they will be asked to turn them into the reading folder and then read independently until all the other students have completed the quiz.
2 min

Summary/Closing:
After all of the students have turned in their quizzes, they will be given new vocabulary word maps to fill out for the next week. The teacher will remind them that each student is responsible for filling out TWO vocabulary map sheets for the next week. These sheets will be due on Wednesday and we will use them to decide our words for the next week.

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Name: _____________________________________ #: _______ Date: ____________ Match your vocabulary word with its synonym. 1. ______ aquatic A. job

2. ______ occupation

B. never-ending

3. ______ eternal

C. catastrophe

4. ______ disaster

D. marine

Match your vocabulary word with its antonym. 5. ______ monumental A. unimportant

6. ______ immortal

B. disappointed

7. ______ impressed

C. unpersuasive

8. ______ convincing

D. destructible

peninsula

fossil

archaeologist

meteorite

Fill in the sentence with the appropriate word 9. The _____________________ of the fish in the rock showed that that land used to be covered in water.

10. Florida is a(n) ______________________ with the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Gulf of Mexico on the other.

11. On the news, I heard that there was a(n) __________________________ headed toward Earth. We should all take cover!

12. Sams dad is a(n) ____________________________ and he studies objects from the past.