Hungry, Hungry Harold!
Emergent Literacy Design
Rationale:
Children need to be able to identify each letter in the alphabet and the phoneme
that it represents so that they are able to read and spell words. Through this
lesson children will learn to recognize the letter
H in print and the phoneme /h/ in
spoken words. I will meet this goal by having the students listen for the
phoneme, repeat it, and by giving them a meaningful representation of the letter
through combinations of hands-on activities.
Materials:
large H cut out
primary paper
pencil
crayons
drawing paper
glue
chalk
chalkboard
Hungry Harry
by Joanne Partis
letter wands (made with a wooden dowel and a star or other object they create to
go on the top)
Hh
worksheet
Procedures:
1.
Locate the letter Hh on the large
letter cut outs. Describe /h/ as the sound you make when you breathe into a
cupped hand. Have the students practice making the /h/ sound into their hands.
"DO YOU HEAR /h/ IN BOOK OR HEAD? BAG OR HOT? (Emphasize /h/ in each word) WHAT
OTHER WORDS MIGHT HAVE THE /h/ SOUND IN IT?"
2. Explain how the letter h spells
/h/. I will then create the letter h
on the board as I go through the steps to make an
h. The students will then get to
practice making the letter Hh on
primary paper. "THE LETTER
H IS USED TO SPELL /h/.
WATCH ME AS I WRITE THE LETTER H ON THE
BOARD. FOR THE UPPER CASE H, GO DOWN FOR
A WALL, DOWN FOR A WALL, AND THEN CROSS AT THE FENCE. TO MAKE A LOWER CASE H,
START AT THE ROOFTOP, COME DOWN, AND HUMP OVER. NOW EVERYONE PRACTICE MAKING
UPPER AND LOWER CASE H'S ON THEIR
PAPER."
3. Now each child in the class will think of a word that has the /h/ sound in it
and draw it on a piece of paper. "EVERYONE THINK OF DIFFERENT WORDS THAT HAVE
THE SOUND /h/ IN IT. (After the children have time to think) ASK THEM TO RAISE
THEIR HANDS ONCE THEY THINK OF ONE. (Allow for a few suggestions) NOW PICK ONE
OF THESE WORDS OR ANOTHER ONE YOU CAN THINK OF AND DRAW A PICTURE OF IT. ONCE
YOU ARE DONE COME SITE BACK ON THE FLOOR."
4. Once everyone finishes we will get together and present their picture. Then
we will place the pictures on a large pre-made cut out of the letter
H.
"ONE AT A TIME WE ARE GOING TO PRESENT OUR PICTURES TO THE CLASS. WHEN
YOU SHOW THE CLASS YOUR PICTURE, SAY THE WORD. AFTER YOU SAY IT, TELL THE CLASS
WHERE YOU HEAR THE /h/ SOUND. THEN STICK IT UP ON OUR H CUT OUT. e.g. DO YOU
HEAR THE SOUND /h/ IN TIMMY'S PICTURE OF A HAT?"
5. Once everyone has placed their picture onto the
H we will read the story Hungry
Harry by Joanne Partis. "THIS
BOOK IS CALLED HUNGRY HARRY. IT IS ABOUT A FROG NAMED H-H-HARRY WHO IS
REALLY H-H-HUNGRY. ONE DAY HE ASKED HIS MOM WHAT WAS FOR DINNER AND SHE TOLD HIM
THAT HE WAS OLD ENOUGH TO FIND HIS OWN DINNER NOW. LET'S READ AND SEE IF
H-H-HARRY FINDS ANY FOOD. WHEN I AM READING LISTEN FOR WORDS THAT MAKE THE /h/
SOUND. WHEN YOU HEAR ONE RAISE YOUR LETTER WANT QUIETLY AND THEN PUT IT DOWN.
LISTEN CAREFULLY SO YOU CAN BE A GOOD DETECTIVE."
References:
Allen, Margaret. Dr. Maggie's Phonics Learning Centers. Creative Teaching
Press, Inc. California: 1999.
Partis, Joanne. Hungry Harry. Scholastic Inc. New York: 2000.
http://www.auburn.edu/academic/education/reading_genie