Grade 2 · Lesson 83 — Prepositional phrases

U2 · Level Three — Phrases · Prepositional phrases (—) · blocked practice · 10–15 min · 16 slides · no Poodle book pages yet — Square One runs on remedial sheets
Anchor to leave them with: Rhyme is about sound.
ObjectiveStudents will tell prepositional phrases apart in mixed practice.
Smallest pieceReview and apply what we already know.
Spot test“Which question is this?”
Why that test works
Why — in your own words
MaterialsMini-whiteboard + pen per student · Board or screen for the deck · Board space kept clear for the VIP — it stays up all lesson · Worksheet — Lesson 83 · Deck: G2_L083_… .pptx · If it breaks: Remedial sheet 24
Vocabulary — pre-pointedT3: rhyme = rhyme is words ending in the same sound; alliteration = alliteration repeats the sound at the start of nearby words.
T2: sort = put into groups
SlidePartOn screen / bookTeacher says Teacher does — point, click, clapStudents
1LaunchGrammar — Day 83(nothing yet — this is on screen as they come in and settle)Have Grammar — Day 83 up before they enter. Say nothing about it; it is doing its work by being there.See it on the way in. Know grammar is next.
2LaunchPrepositional phrases“Assalamu alaykum.”Greet and settle.Return the greeting.
3LaunchToday — Launch highlighted“Our plan.”Point down the steps.Look.
LaunchWhy — say it
ten seconds, off screen, in your own words
“We learn the kinds of words so we can say exactly what we mean.”Why this matters. Say it, do not read it. Ten seconds.
Note: Your words. A different reason every lesson.
Listen.
4LaunchToday the questions jump around: rhyme + alliteration.“Today the questions jump around — rhyme + alliteration. Your first job, before you answer anything, is to notice which one I am asking.”Say it slowly. This is the actual objective of the day.
Note: NAME THE INTERLEAVING. Unannounced mixing feels random to a six-year-old; announced, it is a game they can win.
Listen.
5LaunchThe questions
· Rhyme — “Do the sounds match, and where?”
· Alliteration — “Do the sounds match, and where?”
· I will not tell you which is coming.
· Listen for the question, THEN answer.
“Rhyme: “Do the sounds match, and where?” · Alliteration: “Do the sounds match, and where?”. I will not tell you which is coming.”Click per line. Write the questions on the board and leave them up.Listen.
6I doToday — I do highlighted“Watch me work out which question it is — then do one.”Point to I do.Watch.
7I doI-do example
Watch me do one
the exact task, modelled — sentence · question · ring it · name it
“Poems are hard to write, the author wrote.” … “Do the sounds match, and where?” … “are hard to — rhyme.” “Your turn: same question, on your board.”One click per move: the sentence · the question · ring the word and name it · hand it over. Do it exactly the way you want them to do it — this is the task they are about to do on their boards, not a different, easier one.
Note: Model the DOING, not only the thinking. The ring is the same mark they will make; the wording is the same wording you want back.
Watch. Hands still.
I do(board — build the VIP, then leave it up)(you are narrating each stage as you draw it — see the stages)Build on the BOARD, not the slide.
· Write Poems are hard to write, the author wrote.
· ① Write the question underneath: Do the sounds match, and where?
· ② Try it on are hard to — “are hard to” — it works
· ③ Ring are hard to and name it: rhyme
Then leave it up for the whole lesson.
Note: Walk it one click per step — this is the slide the teacher talks through, not one to flash. Leave the BOARD copy up; the slide can move on once they start, because the same strip is printed at the top of their sheet. Come back to it if anyone stalls.
Watch it being built. It stays there to look at.
8We doToday — We do highlighted“Together. Boards out.”Boards out.Boards ready.
9We doYou have to hear the sounds of words.
Do the sounds match, and where?
Answerfind the rhyme
“You have to hear the sounds of words.” … “Do the sounds match, and where?”Say the SENTENCE, then point at the question as you say it. Boards up on signal.Decide which question, then answer.
10We doI'm getting you out of there to anywhere, quick!
Do the sounds match, and where?
Answerfind the alliteration
“I'm getting you out of there to anywhere, quick!” … “Do the sounds match, and where?”Say the SENTENCE, then point at the question as you say it. Boards up on signal.Decide which question, then answer.
11We doIt was better than the alternative, don't you think?
Do the sounds match, and where?
Answerfind the alliteration
“It was better than the alternative, don't you think?” … “Do the sounds match, and where?”Say the SENTENCE, then point at the question as you say it. Boards up on signal.Decide which question, then answer.
12You doExit directions
Before you start
· Sheet and pencil
· Read the question above each one BEFORE you answer it
· Find the rhyme or the alliteration
· Do all of them, then look up
· Wait for “go”.
procedure — given standing still, before anyone moves
Worksheet — Lesson 83
“Before you move. Sheet and pencil. Read the question above each one BEFORE you answer it. Find the rhyme or the alliteration. Do all of them, then look up. When I say go — and not before.”Exit Directions. Give ALL of it standing still, before anyone touches anything. Then release. Do not add instructions once they are working — that is what the VIP on the board is for.
Note: Given BEFORE the release, in one go. Adding a step mid-task is what produces the hands going up.
Listen with hands still. Then start.
13You doVIP slide
How we did it together
the worked example — one click per step
1. Write Poems are hard to write, the author wrote.
2. ① Write the question underneath: Do the sounds match, and where?
3. ② Try it on are hard to — “are hard to” — it works
4. ③ Ring are hard to and name it: rhyme
Worksheet — Lesson 83
“On your own. Read the question first, every time.”Watch for children answering the previous question out of habit — that is the error this day exists to surface.Work alone.
14ClosureToday — Closure highlighted“Boards up one more time.”Point to Closure.Boards ready.
15ClosureIt was better than the alternative, don't you think?
Answerfind the alliteration
“Last one — and I am not telling you which question.”Boards up on signal. Reveal.Answer. Hold up.
16ClosureListen for the question first.“Listen for the question first.”Collect boards.Repeat it.

If it breaks — stop and repair

Do not move on. Reteach with the sheet named against the error, and let the float absorb it.

Secure looks like: Answers the right question for each item without prompting, and self-corrects when they realize they answered the previous one.

Common errors

  • Judges by spelling instead of sound
    Spelling is visible; sound has to be produced.
    → “Say them both out loud. Do they END the same?” Remedial sheet 24
  • Calls two words that start alike a rhyme
    Alliteration is coming and children pre-empt it.
    → “Rhyme is the END of the word. Say just the ends.” Remedial sheet 24
  • Judges by first LETTER instead of first sound
    The letter is visible and the sound is not — and for four lessons they agreed.
    → “Say them. Do they START the same? 'City' and 'cat' do not.” Remedial sheet 24
  • Misses alliteration when words are not adjacent
    The first two lessons only ever showed adjacent words.
    → “Read past the little words. What starts the same?” Remedial sheet 24
  • Calls consonance alliteration
    Both repeat consonant sounds.
    → “Is the sound at the START of the words, or inside them?” Remedial sheet 24

Three tiers

CoreAs written.
Bridge2–3 word items only. Teacher does the first one with the student.
FoundationOne word at a time; student echoes, then one clap. No sentences yet.

Non-verbal cue

Rhyme: tap the ear, then tap twice · Alliteration: tap the ear, then tap twice
Question continuum: “How many claps?” (concrete) → “How do you know that was one word and not two?” (open)
As-Suffah Academy · Language Arts · Grade 2 · Lesson 83 Launch → I do → We do → You do → Closure