Jog Through the Fog
Rationale:
Through this activity and the knowledge gained, students will learn to
recognize, spell, and read words that contain the correspondence o = /o/.
Beginning readers need to be able to recognize that this phoneme along with
others correspond with each other in order to become a proficient reader.
Materials:
chart with “Olly the octopus had an operation in October”, dry erase marker,
elkonin boxes for each student, letters for each student, cards with words [mom,
bag, top, pick, frock, bent, slop, mask, strong, twist], student copies of
The Fog by Barney Saltzberg, journals for students
Procedures:
1.Today
we are going to learning the letter /o/. To begin we are going to work on
spotting the mouth move /o/.(Display picture of person yawning) Everyone make
the sound /o/. It sounds like your yawning as you place your hand over your
mouth. Now, let’s try it together, ooooo. Excellent! Can anyone tell me what
your mouth is doing? That is right, our mouth is open and our tongue stays
still. Let’s practice together one more time, ooooo. Remember, to cover your
mouth as you yawn.
2.Now,
let’s try a tongue twister to see if you can hear /o/ in these words. (Place
chart with “Olly the octopus had an operation in October” on the board and model
the words to the students as you read from left to right) Listen for the /o/ in
the words as I read. “Olly the octopus had an operation in October.” This time
we will read it together. Excellent! Next, we will read it again breaking apart
each word. “OOOllly the oooctopus
had an ooooperation in OOOOctober.” Can anyone raise their hand and tell me a
word in this tongue twister that has a /o/ in it? That is right, operation has
the /o/ sound. Continue until every word has been called out.
3.Alright,
I am going to read several words out loud. I will ask which word makes the /o/
sound. As you say it, place your hand in front of your mouth to mimic yawning.
The first word I will do as an example. Do you hear /o/ in box or bug? Boooox, I
hear the /o/ in box, no bug. Now it’s your turn. Do you head /o/ in cop or tip?
Stop or step? Fog or gas? Knob or knee? Excellent.
4.Here
I will begin the letter box lesson] Class, we are going to practice spelling
words with the /o/ sound. First, I will model how the Elkonin boxes work by
drawing one on the board along with all the letters that will be used. The word
I will model is smog. The first sound I hear is s which is placed in the first
box. Then follows the sounds m, o, and g which each get their own box. How many
sounds do we here in smog? Excellent! 4 sounds, because they use four boxes.
Each of you take out your letter boxes and the letters listed on the board, and
try a few on your own. The first word is mom. [continue till the list is
complete and you have reviewed each word]
3 phoneme: mom, bag, top, pick
4 phoneme: frock, bent, slop, mask
5 phoneme: strong, twist
5.
6.Today,
each of you will be paired with a partner to read the decodable book The Fog.
Bob Hog goes for a jog with his friend Pig Wig, but a couple of things stop them
on the way. Read with your partner to find out if they are able to finish their
jog. I will walk around to observe and assist if needed.
7.Assessment:
The children will complete a journal entry as an extension of the days reading.
The students should copy the prompt from the board into their journals. It will
read as follows: If you were Bob Hog were would you jog? I will take the
journals up to read as the assessment. However, I will provide an opportunity
for the students to read their messages out loud.
8.
Show FOG and model how to decide if it is
fog
or
dog:
The
F
tells me to brush
my teeth, /f/, so this word is
fff-og,
fog.
You try some: FIX: fix or mix? MEET: feet
or meet? FIND: find or mind? PORK: fork or pork? FAKE: fake or make?
Reference:
Daniel, Collier. Uhhh, I don’t know.
http://www.auburn.edu/academic/education/reading_genie/odysseys/danielbr.html
Faucett, Lauren. U-u-under The
U-u-umbrella.
http://www.auburn.edu/academic/education/reading_genie/odysseys/faucettbr.html
Saltzberg, Barney. The Fog. Hooked on
Phonics, 1988.