Learning Experience
1: Property Word Chart
TEACHER’S GUIDE
Materials:
For each pair of
students:
2 Student Activity Sheets for Learning Experience 1
Crayon
Balloon
Marble
Spoon
Button
Styrofoam peanut
Cork
Rubber band
Cardboard tray
Chart paper
Felt tip markers
Preparation:
Read the background information in the Properties Teacher’s
Manual. (Please see
PDF) Provide each pair of students with
one cardboard tray and one of each object listed above.
Evaluation Strategy:
List the property they have identified under the five main
categories on the chart shown below.
Basic Skills
Development:
Reading
Classifying
Observing
Listening
Speaking
Vocabulary:
properties
group
Objective:
Students will give examples of words that are used to describe the properties
of an object.
What properties can
you observe that can help you group objects?
Ask students to group their objects by property. Ask
students which qualities or attributes (properties) their objects have and have
them write their responses on the Student Activity Sheet for Learning
Experience 1. After students have written their responses, create a group word
chart with five categories: color, weight, shape, size, and texture.
Ask students to hold up their object that represents a
specific property of an object that you named on the chart paper, such as the
shape “round.” Write the responses on the chart paper.
Discussion Questions:
In what ways have you grouped the objects?
What other ways can you group objects?
What additional properties of objects can you think of?
Extension:
To reinforce vocabulary development, the teacher can go on
an object hunt around the school and have students match new objects to be
added throughout the unit. The properties of objects can be used in writing
activities.
PROPERTY WORD CHART
Color | Weight
| Shape
| Size
| Texture
|
---|
Yellow Red
| Heavy Light
| Round Square Oval Rectangular
| Large Tiny Small Middle Size
| Smooth Bumpy Greasy Sandy
|
STUDENT ACTIVITY SHEET for Learning Experience 1
Name_____________________________
PROPERTY WORD CHART
Color Words
Weight Words
Shape Words
Texture Words
Other Property Words