Th, Th, Thumped
Rationale:
For children to be good readers they must first start out with the two
basic
foundations that will lead them to be a successful reader. Those are
letter-name knowledge and phoneme awareness. Phonemes
are the smallest unit of sound in a spoken word. Children can learn to
recognize different phonemes and sounds by matching letters to their
vocal
gestures in spoken contexts.
Materials:
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Copy of tongue twister for
everyone (Thad thought that those things thumped)
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Copy of the book Bambi
(read the part with Thumper the bunny rabbit)
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Picture of Thumper from
Bambi for them to color
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Picture of a hand thumping
something.
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Crayons for each student.
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Word cards with the “th”
words
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Poster with tongue twister
written on it.
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List of words for game “Can
you hear it?”
Procedures:
-“Today we are going to learn the “th” sound. Can
everyone say “th.” When I think of that sound I think of someone
thumping
something. Let’s all thump the air when we say that sound. Please don’t
thump
your neighbor or your desk. We only thump the air in front of us.”
-“Now let’s look at some words with this sound in it.
Look at word cards and let the class read them out loud. “We can also
have that
sound at the end of the word. (Show other word cards with “th” at the
end.)
-“Now let’s try a tongue twister with the “th” sound. Say
“Thad though that those things thumped.” (put up poster with this
written on
it.) Good! Now let’s thump the air every time we hear the “th” sound in
a word.
Good! Now let’s drag out the “th” sound in every word! Great job!!
-Now we are going to play a game called “can you hear
it.” To play this you have to be very quiet and listen. I am going to
call out
two words and I want you to tell me which word you hear the “th” sound.
You
will have to listen very closely because it might be at the beginning
of the
word or at the end. Are you ready?
That or hat
Bought or
thought
Stink or
think
Had or thad
Hose or
those
Bath or math
-Now we are going to read about a character that I am
sure all of you will know. Have you all heard the story of Bambi? Do
you
remember the silly rabbit named Thumper. Let’s say his name together.
Do you
hear the “th” in Thumper. Let’s read about Thumper.
-Now we will color the picture of thumper.
Assessment:
For the assessment I will give each child a worksheet with a word list.
They
will have to circle the words that have the “th” sound at either the
beginning
or end of the word.
Reference:
1. Sucking our Thumb by Autumn
Aldrich http://www.auburn.edu/~murraba/insp/aldrichel.html.
2. Thumper .
Disney Publishing. 1990