MMMM MMMM Good!!!
by:
Gina Thomas
Lesson Title: MMMMMM Good!!!
Letter Recognition and phoneme identification:
M /m/
Rationale: To learn to recognize the
letter m in written words and the sound /m/ in spoken words.
Children will try to learn that letters stand for different phonemes or
vocal gestures. Before children can recognize different phonemes,
sounds, they must first learn to match the letter to the vocal gesture
in spoken contexts. This lesson will help them learn the letter
in and the sound it makes mmmmm. They will practice using and
identifying the letter m in written and spoken context.
Materials: Primary paper and pencil,
homemade flash cards sentence strips, tongue twister on chart paper,
Many men make music on Monday. The book, If you Give a Mouse a
Cookie, by Laura Joffe Numeroff, crayons, drawing paper, and picture
worksheet.
Procedures:
- Introduce the lesson by telling the children
that there are 26 different letters in our alphabet and we are going to
learn the letter M today. Express to them that we will learn how
to move our mouth when we say the letter m in spoken words. We
will learn to make our voice say, {mmmmm} when we see the letter M.
- Ask the children, What would you say if you
put something yummy in your mouth? The children should answer,
mmmm. That mmmm sound you made is what we will say every time we
see the letter M written. We will also rub our tummy as we say
it. Lets practice the sound. Say Mice. (mmmmm) ice.
- Now, let's try a fun tongue twister [on
chart]. Many men make music on Monday. Have the children
say this two times together. Now, let's try it again, but this
time stretch out the mmm sound every time. Example: MMM-any mmm-en,
mmm-ake, etc. Ask the children to try it one more time, but this time
break the m off the word. Example: M/ any, /m/ en, /m/ ake, /m/
usic, on, /m/ Monday.
- Student will now take out their primary
tablet and pencil. Watch me as I draw the letter M on the board. {M}
Now, take your pencil and give it a try. I'll come around and
look at your M. If I say good job, please write nine more on your
paper. If not, I'll help you with your writing. Now you
know when you see the letter M you say, mmmm.
- Now, I will call on you to answer the
questions I'm about to ask. Do you hear /m/ in mouse or house?
Monkey or donkey? Bop or mop? Man or can? Give the students a blank
sentence strip. Have them write the letter M on one side and a
sad face on the other. Tell them to hold up the M side when they
hear the /m/ sound and hold up the sad face when they don‰t. Give
the following words one at a time: Many, (M side), men, (M side), make,
(M side), music, (M side), on, (sad face side), Monday, ( M
side). The children should only have the sad face showing on one
word.
- Read the story, If you Give a Mouse a
Cookie, by Laura Joffe Numeroff and discuss the story together.
Reread the story and ask the children to write down any words they hear
that have the /m/ sound. When you are finished, I will call you
up and let you try to write your word on the board. If you can't
write each letter, I will help.
- Ask the children to take our their
drawing paper and crayons. Ask them to draw a picture of one of
the M words on their lists from the book. Under their picture,
ask them to write a short message (as well as they can) about their
picture. Display their work in the classroom.
- In assessing the children, pass out a page
that has different pictures on it. Ask the children to circle the
picture that has the /m/ sound. Then ask them to raise their hand
to tell which picture they circled.
References:
Byrne B., and
Fielding
Barnsley , R. (1990). Acquiring
the Alphabetic Principle: A Case for Teaching Recognition of Phoneme
Identity. Journal of Educational Psychology, 82, 805-8
Clifton,
Misty. "Munching on M".
http://www.auburn.edu/rdggenie/insp/cliftonel.html
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