UNIT X 166 | UNIT 5 Instructional Routine: Song p. Txxiii • Build background Ask a child to read aloud the title of the song. Ask if this song is familiar to any of them. Explain that it is a traditional song that is familiar to many children. • Confirm understanding Act out the meaning of the phrase go away. Explain that we use this phrase for things we don’t like or that bother us. A • Match oral to written words With books closed, play the song once through. With books open, play the song again for children to listen and follow along. • Listen and repeat Play the first line of the song, stop the audio, and ask children to repeat the line. Correct pronunciation as needed. Repeat this with the remaining lines. Finally, have children sing along with the audio. • Discuss rhyme Ask: Which words rhyme? (away, day, play) What is the sound that rhymes? (long a) Where are the words that rhyme? (at the end of each line) B • Respond to simple yes/no and wh- questions Read aloud the questions and ask multiple children to respond. • Repeat words, phrases, and memorized chunks Children may have heard different forms of the word rain, such as rainy and raining and may have trouble using the forms correctly. Explain each word and provide examples ANSWERS 1. The weather is rainy. 2. Sample answer: Yes, I like rainy weather. 3. Sample answer: I play inside. C • Categorize photographs Use the vocabulary routine to present the word seasons. Use a calendar or the months of the year to help children understand the concept. • Culture note Remember that the seasons look different depending on the geographical area in which children live and have lived. Use a graphic organizer Create a chart on the board with the headings spring, summer, fall, winter to help children focus on one season at a time. Elicit a few outdoor activities for each. Have children practice talking about outdoor activities with a classmate. Provide sentence frames to help them structure their responses; e.g., In the summer, I swim. EXPLORE AND LEARN PRACTICE COMMUNICATE DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold Emphasize to children that oral communication is very important in the classroom. Rather than remaining silent, encourage them to use pictures and gestures to participate and convey meaning. Offer assistance with vocabulary as needed. Supply words orally and in writing. Have children repeat and copy down the new words. Amplify Challenge children to think of additional lines to add to the song. Have them first list as many words as they know that rhyme with away, day, and play. Then have them try to construct a line ending with each word. (Possible words: birthday, gray, hey, may, okay, pay, say, tray, way; Monday, Tuesday, etc.) UNIT 5 / CONNECT TO THE THEME Rain, Rain, Go Away Song A Listen and sing. Rain, Rain, Go Away Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day. Everybody wants to play. Rain, rain, go away. B Answer the questions. 1. What is the weather in the picture? 2. Do you like this weather? 3. What do you do when it rains? C Match the seasons to the pictures. spring summer fall winter 1 2 3 4 166 UNIT 5 CONNECT TOThe Theme CON22_1_SE_U05_166-167_CT.indd 166 30/10/2020 11:53
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