Ten Turtles Tapping in Time!
Emerging Literacy
Rationale:
Letter
recognition is one of the two best predictors of beginning reading
success. It is very important for children
to learn to
recognize letters in print and to associate them with their
corresponding
sounds. In this lesson, children will be introduced to the phoneme /t/.
They
will be able to say /t/, recognize the letter t and write upper
and
lower case t.
Materials
Needed:
A drawing of a
turtle, with an emphasis on the tail, making
a tapping motion.
Pencils,
enough for the class
Sheets of paper
A Marker board
Markers
Procedure:
Introduce the lesson by asking what the children see in the picture. After hearing all the answers, ask what the turtle is doing with its’ tail. Have the children allude to the fact that the turtle is tapping its’ tail.
Demonstrate
tapping with a pencil on a desk. Ask what that
sound is. Explain that the letter t makes a sound that is similar
to
the tapping sound of a pencil on a desk.
Demonstrate by saying “T-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-ten
t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-turtles
all t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-tap in t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-time.” The stuttered /t/ phoneme will allow the
students
to be able to tap in time to the word.
Say “There are
ten turtles tapping their tails in time.” Ask
the children to repeat.
Instruct the children to tap on their desks with a pencil
every time they hear the /t/ sound.
Assessment: Give the students a worksheet with as many pictures that can fit on there. Most should be random pictures that the name of the picture should not have the /t/ phoneme anywhere inside of it. There should be around five pictures with the /t/ phoneme inside of the word for the students to recognize. Some such pictures could include a turtle, telephone, tiger, computer, or an exit sign. Make sure that the students will know what all the pictures all. Review over the pictures if needed.
Resources:
Bruce Murray, The
Reading Genie
Nell
Fleming, "Tick,
Tock," Says the Clock!
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