Orrin Hawke

Nov 24, 2015

PS1- Warner School
Grade:

2/3

Subject: LA- Cat in the Hat (70

mins)

Goals/Key questions
Goals: See how connectives (conjunctives) connect words, phrases and/or
clauses.
Sentences have capitals and periods, or other ways to end the sentence.
Objective (connected to PofS):
1.1, 2.3, 3,3, 4.2, 4.3, 5.2

Pre lesson Considerations

Materials needed/preset up required/logistical considerations needed
(seating arrangement):
-The Cat in The Hat -print outs of three follow-up questions

Content:
What is the teacher doing?
Introduct
ion

10 min

Transitio
n
Activity 1

25 min

Today we will be working

creating more complex
sentences, long sentences
When we have two ideas, we
can combine them
Lets use our noun cards
again to create a sentence as
a class
Words that connect two
names, phrases or clauses
are called connectives
Can you think of examples?
But; and; when; then

We have another awesome

book by Dr. Seuss
When we read The Cat in The
Hat be sure to notice the use
of connectives

What are the students

doing?

Listen
Group discussion,
work on building
sentence

Give examples in
large group

Pay attention, look

for connectives
Large group

Has anyone read this book?

What do we think is going to
happen in this book?
Read the Cat in The Hat
https://www.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=1oF3ubaYIRI
Ask comprehension questions
In tables, answer these
questions
Who was in the story?
(Characters)
What happened in the
beginning? Middle? End?

Did we notice any

connectives?

So, and, but, as, then

Using the connectives we

saw in The Cat in The Hat
work on creating long
sentences
Choose from one of the
prompts
What would you do if your
mother asked you? (The
book ends by asking this
question)
Retell the story from the
Fishs point of view
If Thing One and Thing Two
came to my house
Include these 3 connective
(But, and, so)
Could we have someone from
each table share one of their
sentences?
Being readers and writers
yourselves, why should we
try to make long sentences
and not just a bunch of short

answers

Answer
comprehension
questions, in tables
Write answer on
sticky note, hand
into teacher

Transitio
n
Activity 2
25 min

Conclusio
n
10 min

Write story about

one of the
questions
Add some rhymes if
you want
Include but, and, so
as your connectives

Share one of your

sentences
Large group
discussion

ones?
Assessment:
-Conversations with students take in journals/ writers logs large group discussions
Accommodations/Modifications:
-allow to work in groups if needed have some students do fewer questions if
needed have some do two writing assignments prompts
Extension and extra time activity:
have students share with the class their sentences
Reflection on how the lesson went