Lesson Plan
Onomatopoeia Zoo
Oink! Bark! Crash! Onomatopoeia help students write in richer, more descriptive ways. This lesson teaches students how to incorporate sound words into their vocabulary.
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to identify and apply onomatopoeia in writing.
Introduction
(5 minutes)- Write "onomatopoeia" on the board.
- Challenge students to sound it out and make predictions of the word’s meaning.
- Invite 3-5 students to share their predictions.
- Practice saying the word together a few times.
- Tell students there is a trick to remember how to spell onomatopoeia.
- Sing (to the tune of "Old McDonald") O-N-O-M-A-T-O-P-O-E-I-A.