A fun reading lesson for students in Foundation and Year 1 that builds their vocabulary knowledge and understanding of synonyms. Here we’ve drawn up an example of some of the words from the text ‘Mr McGee Goes to Sea’, that could be used for this activity.

3 Lessons

Grade: K-1

Vocabulary Knowledge - Mr McGee Goes to Sea

This mini-unit will build students' vocabulary knowledge through engaging and creative lessons. This unit uses the text ‘Mr McGee Goes to Sea’ by Pamela Allen and provides opportunities for students to develop their understanding of synonyms, rhyming words, and action words. These lessons can also be completed as a stand alone lesson or with another text of choice.

A fun reading lesson for students in Foundation and Year 1 that builds their vocabulary knowledge and understanding of synonyms. Here we’ve drawn up an example of some of the words from the text ‘Mr McGee Goes to Sea’, that could be used for this activity.

3 Lessons

Grade: K-1

Vocabulary Knowledge - Mr McGee Goes to Sea

This mini-unit will build students' vocabulary knowledge through engaging and creative lessons. This unit uses the text ‘Mr McGee Goes to Sea’ by Pamela Allen and provides opportunities for students to develop their understanding of synonyms, rhyming words, and action words. These lessons can also be completed as a stand alone lesson or with another text of choice.

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Essential Question/s

How can I as a reader identify specific words within a text to build my vocabulary and enrich my writing?

General Capabilities

Literacy
Critical and Creative thinking

Lessons

3 Lessons

Lesson 1

A fun reading lesson for students in Foundation and Year 1 that builds their vocabulary knowledge and understanding of synonyms. Here we’ve drawn up an example of some of the words from the text ‘Mr McGee Goes to Sea’, that could be used for this activity.

Lesson
Reading | Writing

Mr McGee Goes to Sea - Synonym Discovery

Grades: K-1

Build vocabulary by finding interesting words in a given text and identifying synonyms.

Lesson 2

A creative reading lesson for students in Foundation and Year 1, that explores rhyming words in order to build phonics skills and vocabulary. Here is an example of the lesson using rhyming words from the text ‘Mr McGee Goes to Sea’ by Pamela Allen.

Lesson
Reading

Mr McGee Goes to Sea - Rhyming Umbrella

Grades: 1-K

Build rhyming vocabulary by creating a visual umbrella display.

Lesson 3

A fun and interactive reading activity, using ‘Mr Mcgee Goes to Sea’ by Pamela Allen, to teach Foundation and Year 1 students skills in building vocabulary and word knowledge. Here we’ve drawn up some of the examples of action words from this text.

Lesson
Reading

Mr McGee Goes to Sea - Act It Out

Grades: K-1

Use performance to demonstrate action words from a text.

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