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Grade 3, Language Arts Language Mechanics: Identify correct abbreviations (COS 21)

Lesson Plans: Fun With Acronyms In this lesson, students will use a NASAexplores article to learn about acronyms. Students will create an acronym for their names. Abbreviations and Acronyms in Newspapers Students will learn about and understand the purpose and meaning of common abbreviations and acronyms by examining them in newspapers. Write Right Back: Recognizing Readers' Needs and Expectations for E-mail Replies Students who know how to compose and send simple e-mail messages learn to use the reply function. By comparing, sending and receiving e-mail replies, students explore issues of reply format and content with audience needs and expectations in mind. This lesson features an interactive e-mail abbreviation tool.

Resources: Abbreviations Worksheets: This site gives eight worksheets on abbreviations. Choose the worksheets that are appropriate for your class. Abbreviations Game Suggestions for English Language Learners: (E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding) (E/B) Students practice with picture-word cards that have the picture and word on one side of the card (i.e. Maple Street) and the abbreviation on the other (i.e. Maple St.). After time to study the abbreviations, have a buddy hold up the picture/word card and have the student write down or say the abbreviation. (D, E) Students keep a writing log in which teachers create sentences that contain incorrect abbreviations that students self-correct or work in small groups to correct.
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