This lesson plan aims to help 4th grade students improve their vocabulary. Each week, students are assigned one of five vocabulary words to explore more deeply. Students put the definition in their own words, write sentences and a metaphor using the word, and find online resources related to the word. Students create Google Docs for each part and post them to a class vocabulary wiki page. At the end of the week, groups present their word to the class. On Monday, the teacher tests students on all five words. The goal is for students to understand words at a deeper level and be able to use them in conversations and writing.

1. Vocabulary
Subject: Language arts
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Grade Level: 4 Grade
Content Matter: Vocabulary
Goal: The goal of this lesson plan is to help my students better understand their
vocabulary words. I want them to be able to put the vocabulary words in their
own words, write sentences using the vocabulary words, and find resources and
pictures on the internet that relate to the words. This way in the future they will
have a bigger word bank and will be able to use these words in their
conversations. I will do this lesson with my students every week with their
vocabulary words.
Michigan Grade-Level Content Expectations (GLCEs):
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4 Grade
Students will…
R.WS.04.07 in context, determine the meaning of words and phrases including similes,
metaphors, content vocabulary, and literary terms using strategies and resources including
context clues, semantic feature analysis, and a thesaurus.
Michigan Educational Technology Standards (METS): Grades 3-5
3-5.CI.2. Use a variety of technology tools and applications to demonstrate his/her creativity by
creating or modifying works of art, music, movies, or presentations
OBJECTIVES: (This lesson plan takes about one week)
• Using powerpoint, I am going to give a short presentation with all five of
the vocabulary words for that week and their definitions.
• It is the students’ job to explore those vocabulary words deeper. Each
student will get one vocabulary word to explore. I will give every student a
number: 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, and the number you get determines what group

2. you are in and what vocabulary word you will be exploring.
• Each group will put the definition of their vocabulary word in their own
words, write five sentences using that word, write one metaphor using the
vocabulary word, and find two resources that have to do with the
vocabulary word. The resources could be a webpage, a picture, or a
video.
• The students will be making separate Google Docs for all of the different
parts they need to explore using the vocabulary word.
• All of these Google Docs will be posted on our class vocabulary Wiki
page.
• At the end of the week, each group will show the class how they explored
their vocabulary word.
• On the Monday after the presentations, I will be testing the students on the
definition of the vocabulary words. The students can study over the
weekend by looking through the Wiki page online.
Assessment: I will be assessing my students all week. I will be walking around the
classroom while they are working on their Google Docs to see if they are staying
on task. Then I will be grading their understanding of the vocabulary word: If they
understand the meaning, if they put it into sentences correctly, if they put it into a
metaphor correctly, and their use of the Internet. They will receive one grade for
the whole week for the lesson and then will be tested on all five vocabulary words
on the Monday after the presentations.
Learning outcomes:
• This lesson will help the students have a deeper understanding of the
meaning of words.
• I want them to be able to have a broad vocabulary and use these words

3. everyday in their conversation.
• When a student has a bigger vocabulary, they are able to comprehend
text better and write formal papers.
• I want them to be able to use these vocabulary words in their papers in the
future.
• For the students to learn how to find resources on the Internet that have to
do with a certain topic.
Why I Choose this technology: I chose to use Powerpoint for my presentation
because it is something I am familiar with and since I have to put a vocabulary
presentation together every week, it is fast. It is a good way for the students to
learn because it keeps them engaged. I am using a Wiki page because all of the
students work will be in one place. This way it is easy for me to grade, easy for
the students to share their work with the class, and also easy for the students
because they can study over the weekend because they have access to the Wiki
page at home. The lesson plan as a whole is better than traditional means
because the students are using the Internet. I think that today students are really
interested in technology and the Internet and this lesson plan allows for the
students to find resources related to their vocabulary, so it lets them explore
pictures, webpages, and videos.