English Lesson - 5 Ws

 

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Today was a very exciting day in the classroom concerning our English lesson! The lesson focused on the five basic questions a story answers, also known as the 5 Ws: who, what, when, where, and why. After explaining what the 5 Ws are and why they are important, we read the story of The Frog Prince as a class and, using the 5 Ws Teacher Chart, listed below, the class was asked the 5 W questions about the story; for example, who is in this story, and where does it take place? As the children answered the questions, I filled in the 5 Ws chart on the SmartBoard as a visual aide. After I felt that my students understood the concepts being presented, we moved to another story, The Three Little Pigs.

We listened to an audio recording of the story of The Three Little Pigs. As I read, I paused periodically to ask questions that helped gauge my students' understand the story. Some great examples include: What did the first pig build? What happened to the pigs’ homes? Who wanted to blow down the pigs' homes? Because independent work is an important aspect of learning,  the class received a worksheet where they answered the 5 Ws about The Three Little Pigs. For each box, the students drew a picture illustrating the who, what, where, when, and why of the story. As students worked on their story maps, I walked around the classroom and look at their worksheets to assess their understanding of the 5 Ws. As a closing and review, I asked the students to volunteer to share their 5 W answers with the class. Your child will be bringing home their completed 5 W worksheet, so please take the time to have your child tell you about them.

The following links are the resources we used in class so parents are able to understand visually our lesson today. I have also posted with an article with additional information about the 5 Ws. Also, there is an interactive game link below which I highly recommend for students try tonight, with parent/guardian supervision. 


Here is a question for the parent/guardian: 

• Does your child learn better best from audio or visual learning? How can the information in my blog better support your child's individual style of learning? 

Resources:

Story of The Frog Prince: https://www.education.com/download/lesson-plan/three-little-pigs-and-the-5ws-questions/attachments/story-frog-prince.pdf

• This link provides a copy of the story of The Frog Prince. 

5 Ws Star Graphic Organizer: https://www.education.com/download/lesson-plan/three-little-pigs-and-the-5ws-questions/attachments/star-graphic-organizer.pdf

• This link provides the graphic organizer the students filled out during the lesson.

5 Ws Teacher Chart: https://www.education.com/download/lesson-plan/three-little-pigs-and-the-5ws-questions/attachments/three-little-pigs-story-map.pdf

• This link provides the chart that I used to fill out as the child discussed the 5 Ws during the first story.

Story of The Three Little Pigs: https://www.education.com/game/three-little-pigs/

• This link provides an audio recording of The Three Little Pigs.

Additional Info: http://its.unl.edu/bestpractices/remember-5-ws

• This link provides an article explaining in detail what the 5 Ws are and how to remember the 5 Ws.

Interactive The Three Little Pigs Game: https://www.education.com/game/sequencing-three-little-pigs/

• This link provides a game that helps children build and master skills that help them understand what happens in a story with this interactive sequencing game.