Grade 1 - Early world Civilizations

Early World Civilizations: Supplemental Guide 1B | A Father and His Son in Mesopotamia 31

 Syntactic Awareness Activity^5 minutes
Teacher Note: Students have
been introduced to the concept of
nouns in the Skills portion of the
CKLA program. In Unit 1, students
learned that nouns name people,
things, and places. In Unit 2,
students learned about a special
kind of noun called a proper
noun that names something or
someone specifi c.

Students have not been explicitly
introduced to the term pronouns
in their Skills lessons. The focus of
the Syntactic Awareness Activities
on pronouns is for students to
understand the use of pronouns
in their everyday speech, not to
learn the term pronoun.

Singular Personal Pronouns

number person gender

personal pronouns

subject

singular

1st male/female I

2nd male/female you

3rd

male he

female she

neuter it

Note: The purpose of these syntactic activities is to help students

understand the direct connection between grammatical structures

and the meaning of text. These syntactic activities should be used

in conjunction with the complex text presented in the read-alouds.

There may be variations in the sentences created by your class.

Allow for these variations, and restate students’ sentences so that

they are grammatical.

Directions: We will learn about a special part of speech that we

use when we speak and write. This special part of speech is called

a pronoun. We use pronouns to replace nouns that stand for

people or things.

[Whenever you see a person’s name in brackets, please replace

that name with the name of a student or co-teacher in your class.]

1. When I want to talk about myself, I use the pronoun I. [Point to
   self.] “I am so happy to be your teacher.”

• Now try with your partner: Point to yourself, use the pronoun
  I, and tell your partner what you are happy about. Use this
  sentence starter to help you begin: “I am so happy to... ”

2. When I am talking face-to-face with someone else, I use the
   pronoun you. Listen as I talk to [Luis] to tell him how he has
   been helpful. “You are helpful for cleaning up after art time.”

• Now you try with your partner: Point to your partner, use the
  pronoun you, and tell your partner how he or she has been
  helpful. Use this sentence starter to help you begin: “You
  are helpful for... ”