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Language Unit: NP1 + V + NP2 + prepositional phrase

This unit was written for elementary children, however, if you have younger or older students who need to develop this structure, you can use a similar format with age-appropriate materials and activities.

As you work with students on this sentence structure, use vocabulary and language structures they already know. For this unit you may want to review the verbs give, buy, and sell making sure that the children understand the concepts and know the past tense forms.

Teacher demonstration/modeling

Review the nouns and verbs that you will use in the development of the sentence structure.

Tell the children what they will learn and why

Tell them that they will learn this new English sentence. They will be able to use the sentence when they communicate with other people. They will be able to write it, read it, and understand it when they see it in books. They can also use it to communicate with other people.

Guided practice

If your students have some usable hearing, in all guided practice activities, encourage them to notice how the words/sentences look when lipreading and how they sound. If appropriate, present lipreading and auditory discrimination activities using the words and sentences from the unit.

Latasha gave a ball to Ruben.

Ruben gave a pencil to Francesca.

Independent practice

Teacher demonstration/modeling

Reinforce sentence structure using sell and buy.

Set up a store in the classroom and give each child some play money.

Guided practice

If appropriate, include lipreading and auditory discrimination activities in the activities during guided practice.

Teacher demonstration/modeling

Guided practice

If appropriate, include lipreading and auditory discrimination activities in the activities during guided practice.

Follow the same steps used in the previous guided practice section (sold—to) using the verb bought and the preposition from.

Independent practice

Encourage the children to use the targeted structure whenever appropriate throughout the day in speech/sign/writing