My Favorite Fruit: A Colorful Composition Adventure!

English Language Arts Grades 1st Grade 13:29 Video
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Lesson Description

Join Teacher Ana as we explore our favorite fruits and learn how to describe them with complete sentences! We'll draw, write, and share our fruity creations.

Video Resource

English Language - Grade 1: My Favourite Fruit

Guyana Learning Channel

Duration: 13:29
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Key Concepts

  • Descriptive Language
  • Complete Sentences
  • Composition Writing

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to describe their favorite fruit using descriptive language (color, taste, texture, etc.).
  • Students will be able to answer questions in complete sentences.
  • Students will be able to write a short composition about their favorite fruit, including where it grows and how to eat it.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Greet students and introduce the topic: My Favorite Fruit! Briefly explain that they will be learning how to describe their favorite fruit using complete sentences, just like Teacher Ana in the video.
  • Video Viewing (15 mins)
    Play the 'English Language - Grade 1: My Favourite Fruit' video from the Guyana Learning Channel. Pause at key moments, such as when Teacher Ana asks questions, to allow students time to think and respond.
  • Class Discussion (10 mins)
    After watching the video, facilitate a class discussion using the provided discussion questions. Encourage students to answer in complete sentences.
  • Drawing Activity (15 mins)
    Have students draw a picture of their favorite fruit on a piece of paper. They should color it appropriately.
  • Writing Activity (20 mins)
    Guide students to write a short composition about their favorite fruit, using the questions from the video as prompts (e.g., What does it look like? Where does it grow? How does it taste? How do you eat it?). Encourage them to use complete sentences and descriptive words.
  • Sharing Time (10 mins)
    Allow students to share their drawings and compositions with the class.

Interactive Exercises

  • Fruit Charades
    Students act out different fruits without speaking, and the other students guess what fruit they are portraying.
  • Sentence Starters
    Provide sentence starters like 'My favorite fruit is...' and 'It tastes like...' to help students construct complete sentences.

Discussion Questions

  • What is your favorite fruit?
  • What color is your favorite fruit?
  • Does your favorite fruit taste sweet, sour, or bitter?
  • Where can you buy your favorite fruit?
  • How do you eat your favorite fruit?

Skills Developed

  • Descriptive Writing
  • Sentence Construction
  • Oral Communication
  • Active Listening

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What is a complete sentence?

Correct Answer: A group of words that tells a whole idea.

Question 2:

What color is a ripe banana?

Correct Answer: Yellow

Question 3:

Which fruit grows on trees, according to the video?

Correct Answer: Apples

Question 4:

What is something you can make with mangoes?

Correct Answer: Fruit salad

Question 5:

Where can you buy fruit?

Correct Answer: The market

Question 6:

What do you need to do before you eat a mango?

Correct Answer: Wash and peel it

Question 7:

What is Teacher Ana's favorite fruit?

Correct Answer: Mango

Question 8:

What does 'describe' mean?

Correct Answer: To tell about something.

Question 9:

Is a mango sweet or sour?

Correct Answer: Both sweet and sour

Question 10:

What does fruit give us?

Correct Answer: Vitamins

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

My favorite _______ is apple.

Correct Answer: fruit

Question 2:

A banana is usually _______ in color.

Correct Answer: yellow

Question 3:

You can buy fruit at the _______.

Correct Answer: market

Question 4:

A _______ is a fruit that grows on trees, according to the video.

Correct Answer: mango

Question 5:

Before eating a fruit, it is good to _______ it.

Correct Answer: wash

Question 6:

A ripe mango can be _______.

Correct Answer: sweet

Question 7:

Teacher Ana likes _______.

Correct Answer: mangoes

Question 8:

We can make _______ with fruits

Correct Answer: salad

Question 9:

Fruit gives us _______.

Correct Answer: vitamins

Question 10:

I like fruit because it is _______.

Correct Answer: healthy

Educational Standards

1.1.S.4:Students will orally describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details expressing their ideas. 1.2.PC.1:Students will recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., capitalization of the first word, ending punctuation: period, exclamation point, question mark). 1.2.W.1:Students will express themselves through drawing and writing. 1.3.W.3:Students will write an opinion about a topic and provide a reason to support the opinion with prompting. 1.5.W.1:Students will compose simple sentences that conclude with an end mark.

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