Building Background Knowledge and Academic Vocabulary

NISD 2010

Read the KUDs for the unit – this will help you with the planning and development of the questions for the Unit Inventory and will be a good indicator of the language we want students to Know and Understand.

Label chart paper, transparency or white board “Science Working Word Wall”

Select a few items for the inventory These items should be new to students and important for the unit Some items such as tools should be used for every unit Help students make a connection to engaging scenario

The Unit Inventory should be done at the beginning of each unit. For every unit you will create a Science. Working Word Wall

Science Tools

Unit Words Properties

Using my 5 senses

I wonder………..

•Vocabulary development

•Oral language development

•Active experiences

Introduction to unit Science and Language Arts integration

- Oral language practice Develop “working word wall”: Adaptable to student’s needs

- Vocabulary development - Helps students make connections

Prediction Student/Teacher pull out one item at a

time. Students predict what they think it might be used for.

Students discuss which items they’ve previously used and how

Classifying Teacher distributes items. Students match

items they feel are used together or fall under the same category. Students

may identify properties of items. Students take an item from kit and describe it by using their senses. They can play a guessing game with

class/partner.

Opportunities for “student’s voice”