Two-Letter Word Explorers!

English Language Arts Grades 1st Grade 14:10 Video
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Lesson Description

Let's learn about short and sweet two-letter words! This lesson will help you read, write, and find these words in stories.

Video Resource

English Language - Grade 1: 2 Letter Words

Guyana Learning Channel

Duration: 14:10
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Key Concepts

  • Two-letter words are short words.
  • Two-letter words are found in many sentences.
  • Two-letter words can be easily learned and used.

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify and read common two-letter words.
  • Students will be able to write common two-letter words.
  • Students will be able to locate two-letter words in a simple text.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Greet students and introduce the topic of two-letter words. Briefly explain that these words are short but important.
  • Video Viewing (7 mins)
    Watch the Guyana Learning Channel video on 'English Language - Grade 1: 2 Letter Words'. Encourage students to listen carefully and repeat the words.
  • Word Practice (10 mins)
    Review the two-letter words from the video. Write them on the board (am, is, it, on, or, do, by, so, go, up, we, no, in, as). Have students practice writing them in their notebooks.
  • Reading Activity (8 mins)
    Read aloud a short story (like the Three Little Pigs excerpt from the video). Ask students to identify and circle the two-letter words they hear or see in a printed version.
  • Word Hunt (5 mins)
    Have students look around the classroom for items that start with a letter from the words they have learned. For example, 'on' the desk or 'in' the book.
  • Assessment (10 mins)
    Complete multiple choice and fill in the blank quizzes.

Interactive Exercises

  • Word Building
    Provide students with individual letter cards. Have them work together to create the two-letter words they learned.
  • Two-Letter Word Bingo
    Create bingo cards with different two-letter words. Call out the words randomly, and have students mark them on their cards.

Discussion Questions

  • Can you think of any other two-letter words?
  • Why do you think two-letter words are important?

Skills Developed

  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Vocabulary
  • Listening
  • Fine motor skills

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Which one is a two-letter word?

Correct Answer: Is

Question 2:

Which word means the opposite of 'out'?

Correct Answer: In

Question 3:

Which word can you use to say 'yes'?

Correct Answer: So

Question 4:

What word is 'O N'?

Correct Answer: On

Question 5:

What word is 'I S'?

Correct Answer: Is

Question 6:

What word is 'B E'?

Correct Answer: Be

Question 7:

What word is 'A M'?

Correct Answer: Am

Question 8:

What word is 'G O'?

Correct Answer: Go

Question 9:

What word is 'A S'?

Correct Answer: As

Question 10:

What word is 'I T'?

Correct Answer: It

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

I ___ a student.

Correct Answer: am

Question 2:

The book is ___ the table.

Correct Answer: on

Question 3:

___ you ready to play?

Correct Answer: Are

Question 4:

Let's ___ to the park.

Correct Answer: go

Question 5:

___ is my ball.

Correct Answer: It

Question 6:

Cats ___ dogs are cute.

Correct Answer: and

Question 7:

He likes to ___.

Correct Answer: be

Question 8:

This is ___ easy game.

Correct Answer: an

Question 9:

Do ___ best!

Correct Answer: your

Question 10:

___ we go to the store?

Correct Answer: Can

Educational Standards

1.2.PWS.1:Students will blend and decode two-phoneme and three-phoneme words. 1.2.PWS.3:Students will decode some common sight words in isolation and in context. 1.2.F.1:Students will read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. 1.2.W.3:Students will use appropriate spacing between letters and words in writing. 1.4.W.1:Students will use grade-level vocabulary to communicate ideas through speaking and writing.

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