Allie
the Active Alligator
Emergent Literacy Design
By:
Alea Kent
Rationale: One of the most important
factors in whether or not a child will be a successful reader depends
on if they know the alphabetic principle. Children must be able to
identify both the phoneme and grapheme for all 26 letters of the
alphabet.
This particular lesson is designed to help children learn the
phoneme /a/ and its grapheme A or
a. They will do this by repeating an /a/ filled tongue
tickler, detecting /a/ in spoken words, writing the grapheme for /a/,
and completing a worksheet where they will identify which words have
the /a/ sound.
Materials:
-tongue tickler written on paper or
board: Allie the active alligator goes on an adventure to the avid
doctor.
-primary paper
-paper with
a and
A on it
-pencil
-identifying phoneme /a/ worksheet
(attached)
-book: Pat's Jam
Procedure:
1. ���Sometimes, it gets confusing
trying to remember what sound goes with what letter. So, today we are
going to talk about the letter A. (Show them A and
a on a piece of paper).
A makes an /a/ sound. It reminds me of when I hear a
baby crying. They make the /a/ sound.
Can you make the /a/ noise with me?
Don't forget when you are saying it to open your mouth wide like
a baby crying.���
2. ���Now we are going to say a few
words with the /a/ sound. Say them with me.��� When saying the words
with the child, exaggerate the /a/ sound. Some example words are bat,
cab, mad, grab, flag, and lamp.
3. ���Now we are going to practice our
tongue tickler. This will help us work on the /a/ sound. Ready. I will
say it once. Then we will say it together slowly, and finally we will
say it together at normal speed. Allie the active alligator goes on an
adventure to the avid doctor.
4. ���Now we are going to practice
writing a.��� Model for the student how to write A and
a. ���To write
A, we start at the sidewalk and make a diagonal line to
the rooftop. Without picking up your pencil, draw a diagonal line down
in the opposite direction of the first line all the way to the
sidewalk. Finally, connect the two lines on the fence.��� Then let them
practice a few times on the primary paper.
5. ���Great job so far! Now we are going
to practice one more activity. Here is a piece of paper with several
different pictures on it. I need you to circle the pictures that have
the /a/ sound in them.��� (Worksheet is attached)
6. ���Now we are going to finish with a
story, Pat's Jam by
Shelia Cushman.��� Give book talk: ���Pat is a rat who loves to
ride in his van. One day, his friend, Pam, joins him in his van. They
each bring some food to go along with them.. Hope they checked the gas
gauge! Now, let's read to find out what happens. Every time you hear
the /a/ sound, I want you to open your mouth wide like a baby crying.���
References:
Bruce Murray. Emergent Literacy
Lesson. "Brush Your Teeth with F".
http://www.auburn.edu/academic/education/reading_genie/sightings/murrayel.html
Adams, Marilyn. Beginning To Read:
Thinking and learning about Print: A
Summary.
Cushman,
Shelia. Pat's Jam. Educational Insights.
Worksheet: Identifying Phonemes