BAV Six Step ProcessBAV Term: CharacteristicsSubject: ScienceGrade: 2nd

Identify the word:characteristics

1. Description or explanationCharacteristics arequalities or features that help distinguish a person or thing

CharacteristicsSynonymstraitfeaturequalityattributenormaltypicaldistinctiveparticularspecificphysical appearance

Antonymsuncharacteristicatypicalunusualunrepresentativerare

Real-life AssociationsCurly hair is a characteristic of our family.Feathers are a characteristic of birds.Vertebrates have bones as a characteristic.Cold days are characteristic of winter weather in Oklahoma.Skyscrapers may be a characteristic of urban communities.

Movie/TV/Music/Literary AssociationsPeanuts Lucy, Charlie Brown, SnoopySpiderman or other SuperheroesSponge Bob charactersDan Gutman series; Miss Daisy is Crazy, Mr. Klutz is Nutz, etc.Beverly Cleary seriesGenres of music; jazz, classical, hip-hop, etc.Genres of art; pointillism, impressionism, etc.Max and Ruby; Rosemary Wells characters

QuotesIf you could choose one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor. -Jennifer Jones, actressCuriosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect. -Samuel Johnson, English poetThe most characteristic mark of a great mind is to choose some one important object, and pursue it for life. - Anna Letitia Barbauld

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characteristicsA sentence begins with a capital letter.has a punctuation mark at the end.has a subject and a predicate.is a complete thought.

Student-friendly DescriptionCharacteristics help us tell things apart. They are the ways things are alike and different.They help us describe things and remember things.They make things interesting.

AnalogiesGreen is to color as ants are to insects.Big is to enormous as cold is to freezing.Dollar is to bill as dime is to coin.Iron is to rigid as rubber is to flexible.Car is to travel as read is to learn.

2. Describe the word characteristics in your own words.

3. Construct a picture, symbol or other graphic that represents the word characteristics.

4. Next day-Periodic activities that adds to knowledgeWhats My RuleShape GameButton SortHuman GraphsCommunities- Rural, Suburban, Urban (draw, describe, dramatize)Sort literature by genre

5. Think, pair and share.Think about the word characteristics.Turn to your partner and discuss the word.What does it mean?Can you think of another meaning?What are some examples?How can you use it in a sentence?

6. Play games that allow you to play with the term characteristics.Guess the characteristic as another students pantomimes.