The
Bu”zzz”ing Bee
Emergent
Literacy
Rachael Elliott
Rationale: Students needs to relate the
movement of
their mouths to the correct correspondence. This lesson focuses on the
z=/z/
correspondent by relating it to the buzzing sound of a bee. Students
will demonstrate
phonemic awareness of the letter z,
as well as make the symbol z.
Materials: Primary Paper, Pencil, A Bee
(a bee made out of pom-pom
balls), Chart with Tongue Twister (Zeus zipped his zipper in a zap.),
picture
page with z words (zip, zebra, zero, zoo,
zoom, whale, coat,
bug, ship, jump), chart with words to “zip-a-dee-doo-dah”
Bee Instructions: Find a little pom-pom ball (any
color) and
glue tiny eyes on the top. Cut an ¸ inch of pipe cleaner off and
stick one to
each sides for wings.
Procedure:
1.
Introduce
the lesson by explaining that for
each letter your mouth makes a different movement. For this lesson,
concentrate
on the “zzzz” sound and mouth
movement.
2.
“Have
you ever been outside in the summer
and hear a bumblebee zoom by? You hear the “zzzz”
sound as the bee passes you. That /z/ is the sound that the letter z makes. We will be talking about the
letter z and the “zzzz” sound that it
makes. Can you make the bumblebee sound?”
3.
“We
are going to buzz our bumblebees by
reciting a tongue twister.” The tongue twister Zeus zipped his zipper
in a zap
will be on a chart. “Now, let’s repeat the tongue twister three times
to make
sure that we know it. Let’s say it one more time and stretch out the “zzzz” sounds. Zzzeus zzzipped his zzzipper
in a zzzap. Good job. Now let’s
separate the “zzzz”. /Z/eus /z/ipped
his /z/ipper in a /z/ap. Awesome!
4.
On
the students’ primary paper they will
practice making the z symbol to
represent “zzzz”. “Okay, let’s make a
seven starting at the rooftop and then sliding to the sidewalk and then
make a
line back. Let’s practice that a few times.”
5.
“Now
I am going to show you how to find /z/
in the word zap. We are going to stretch the word out. Zzzzaaaappp.
Do you hear it? Let’s do it all together.
6.
“As
I sing the song Zip and Zoom, I want
you to buzz your bees.
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah,
zip-a-dee-ay, I like to zoom-zoom around all day! I am a race car
zooming this
way. Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay! (The melody is the same as
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, the regular version)
Now
let’s buzz our bees as we sing the song together.
Assessment: “Everyone look at the pictures
on our
page. Can you buzz your bee on any of the pictures? Circle the ones
that you
can buzz your bee.
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