- Opening A: I can identify the name and sound for the letters "b," "o," and "w."
- I can identify the name of each lowercase letter.
- I can identify the name of each uppercase letter.
- I can look at each consonant and say its sound.
- I can identify the short vowel sound for every vowel letter.
- Work Time A: I can search in a text (poem) and find a word with three letters in it.
- I can count the number of letters in a word.
- Work Time B: I can use clues from the text (poem) to identify a mystery word.
- I can count the number of letters in a word.
- I can recognize and read many high-frequency words in a text and in isolation (alone).
Daily Learning Targets
Ongoing Assessment
- Observe students during Opening.
- Determine whether they can say the sounds for each letter correctly. Refer to the Articulatory Gestures chart as needed.
- Also determine whether they can demonstrate one-to-one correspondence with words.
- Record students' progress on the Snapshot Assessment.
Agenda
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1. Opening (5 minutes) A. Poem: Articulatory Gestures 2. Work Time (10-15 minutes) A. Clues to the Mystery Word B. Mystery Word: "you" 3. Closing and Assessment (2 minutes) A. Reflecting on Learning 4. Differentiated Small Group Instruction and Rotations (40-45 minutes) |
In Advance
- Prepare:
- Enlarged poem: "Would You Ever?" (or write on chart paper/poster)
- Poetry notebooks: Each student needs a spiral or composition book with a copy of the poem glued or taped inside, or else a loose copy of the poem in a plastic sleeve
- Hand mirrors (optional; one per student or pair to see mouth movements)
- Snapshot Assessment (optional; one per student)
- Gather materials for differentiated small group instruction (see Differentiated Small Groups: Work with Teacher).
Vocabulary
Key: Lesson-Specific Vocabulary (L); Text-Specific Vocabulary (T)
- clues, contain, frequently, mystery word (L)
Materials
- Enlarged poem: "Would You Ever?" (or handwritten on chart paper to display; from Lesson 52)
- Large pointer (optional; for teacher to point to words in poem as the class recites)
- Articulatory Gestures chart (enlarged version to post; from Lesson 51)
- Hand mirrors (optional; one per student or pair to see mouth movements)
- Poetry notebooks (one per student; see Teaching Notes)
- Poem: "Would You Ever?" (one per student in poetry notebooks; from Lesson 52)
- Snapshot Assessment (optional; one per student)
Opening
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A. Poem: Articulatory Gestures
"Now let's say the letters that we know. Think of the sounds and go, go, go. Open up your mouth big and wide. Sometimes your breath comes from deep inside. As we say the letters we will know, our letter sound skills will grow, grow, grow!"
1. Teacher displays and reads the Enlarged poem: "Would You Ever?" once or twice, pointing to each word as he or she reads it (with a finger or pointer). 2. Teacher invites students to watch his or her mouth when he or she says the sound for the keyword from the poem: "/b/ for bear." 3. Teacher models the articulatory gesture for /b/, referencing the Articulatory Gesture chart. 4. Teacher asks: "What do you notice about the way my mouth looks when I say the sound /b/?" (lips pop open as sound is pushed out) 5. Students make the sound, noticing how it feels in their mouths (and how it looks in hand mirrors, if using). 6. Student volunteers share with an elbow partner or whisper into their hands what they noticed when they said the /b/ sound. (My mouth was open, and I pushed the sound from my throat.) 7. Repeat steps 2-6 with /w/ for "water." 8. Repeat steps 2-6 with /o/ for "octopus." 9. Teacher reminds students of the other three vowels and their sounds learned to this point: "a" (/a/), "i" (/i/), and "u" (/u/), and invites students to feel the difference between the way their mouths and tongues move when making each of those sounds. |
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Work Time
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A. Clues to the Mystery Word
1. Teacher says: "The mystery word has three letters. I see 'you' has three letters." 2. Teacher points underneath each "you" and counts the number of letters aloud. 3. Teacher asks: "Can you find any other words with three letters?" 4. Students refer to their poetry notebooks to search their copies of the poem: "Would You Ever?" individually or with a partner. Students point to a word that they think has just three letters in it. 5. Teacher chooses a student volunteer to say or point to which word has three letters in it. (Examples: "ate," "sad," "was," "and," "her," "ice," "say," "fun," "day.") 6. Teacher points underneath each word and counts the number of letters aloud. 7. Teacher reads the poem again and says: "Clap your hands each time I say a word with three letters in it." 8. Teacher reads poem as students clap. 9. Teacher says: "Wow! You clapped 17 times. There are 17 words that have three letters in them. I wonder which word is the mystery word. Now we will find out." | |
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B. Mystery Word: "you"
"Let's solve the mystery, let's solve the mystery. Clue by clue, clue by clue. The clues will tell you what to do. To make the word become clearer to you. We'll know the word; we'll figure it out. Clue by clue, clue by clue."
1. Teacher says: "Now, we are going to use more clues to find out what the mystery word is. We already know it has three letters. This mystery word contains the letter 'y.'" 2. Teacher asks: "Can you see any words that contain the letter 'y'?" 3. Students look through their copies of the poem individually or with a partner. Students turn to an elbow partner and point to the word they think is the mystery word. 4. Teacher calls on a student to share an idea. 5. Teacher says: "Let's listen for the next clue to see if you are right. This mystery word has two vowels. Who thinks they know what the mystery word could be?" (Answers will vary.) 6. Teacher says: "Wow! 'you' might be the mystery word. It has two vowels: 'o' and 'u.' Remember, the mystery word is a high-frequency word, which means it is in our poem several times. Let's count the times we see 'you' in our poem." 7. Teacher and students count the word. Teacher circles the word each time it's counted. 8. Teacher says: "So now we know 'you' is in our poem five times. Let's check our clues to see if it is our mystery word": "Does it have three letters?" (yes) "Does it contain the letter 'y'?" (yes) "Does it have two vowels?" (yes: "o" and "u") 9. Teacher says: "Yes! 'you' is the mystery word because it has three letters, contains the letter 'y' and two vowels, and is in our poem five times! Great detective work to find our mystery word!" 10. Teacher says: "This is an important word you are going to practice. Whenever you see the word 'you,' you can remember how we figured out our mystery word today! |
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Closing & Assessments
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A. Reflecting on Learning
"When we see the letter 'o,' how can we remember the sound it makes?" (Think about how our mouth is open when we make the sound.) "How will that help us with reading or writing?" (Responses will vary.) |
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Differentiated Small Groups: Work with Teacher
Suggested Plan: Teacher works with the Pre-Alphabetic and Early Partial Alphabetic groups. Teacher may meet briefly with the Late Partial and Early Full Alphabetic groups to get them started on independent work.
Note: Groups not working with the teacher at a given time should be engaged in purposeful independent rotation work. Refer to the Independent and Small Group Work guidance document (see K-2 Skills Resource Manual) for more details.
Pre-Alphabetic:
- Practice activity: Teacher leads students in a Letter-Picture Sound Identification Matching Memory game.
- Teacher cuts apart Letter-Picture Match Cards.
- Teacher places all cards facedown on a flat surface.
- Students turn over two cards at a time, looking for a match (letter matching a picture with that beginning sound).
- Teacher encourages a student to say the name of the letter each time and the name of the picture, identifying the first sound.
- Student tells the teacher if the picture and letter match. If they match, the student keeps the pair of cards.
- Repeat until all cards have been matched.
- Alternative practice activity: Teacher leads students in a Letter/Name Matching activity.
- Students are given a stack of Student Name Cards with their classmates' names and Alphabet Cards.
- Students match the beginning letter of each name to the matching Letter Card. Repeat until all names and letters are matched.
- Additional Supporting Materials:
- Letter-Picture Match Cards (one set)
- Student Name Cards (teacher-created)
Early Partial Alphabetic:
- Practice activity: Teacher guides students in a Mystery Word Search and Rainbow Write.
- Students find the word "you" in their copy of the poem: "Would You Ever?"
- Students circle the word every time they see it.
- Students practice writing the word in different colors with markers, crayons, or colored pencils.
- Additional Supporting Materials:
- Poetry notebook or copy of poem: "Would You Ever?"
- Writing tools (for Rainbow Write; colored pencils, crayons, markers)
- Lined writing paper (for Rainbow Write)
Late Partial and Early Full Alphabetic:
- Practice activity: Students complete a Mystery Word Write.
- Students count all of the occurrences of "you" they find in the poem and record them.
- Students write a story using the word "you" as many times as they can, reinforcing the idea that "you" is a high-frequency word used often by authors to communicate ideas.
- Additional Supporting Materials:
- Poetry notebook or copy of poem: "Would You Ever?"
- Lined writing paper and writing utensils
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