The Grade 3s were learning how to find synonyms of common words using a Thesaurus. This will assist them when they have to put their research findings into their own words and , in addition, a great way to build vocabulary. Some were already incorporating new words into their narratives.
Using words found in the Thesaurus, the students changed highlighted words for new words to make their sentence more interesting. Here is an example.
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June 2016
ESL timetable for Grade 3
Withdrawal classes (pull out) are three times a week on Monday, Thursday and Friday. Inclusion classes (push in) are at least three times a week in each homeroom. |