Emergent Readers Design
Grade
Level:
Kindergarten, 1
Rationale:
Before
a
child is able to read or write, he/she must be able to identify
phonemes and
the letters which represent them. This lesson will teach students
to
represent the phoneme /g/ in speech and the letter G in written
language.
This
lesson will help students
recognize and respond to the sound of the letter G. Students create
green,
glittered G's on popsicle sticks.
Materials:
Procedure:
1. Introduce the letter Gg to students by pointing to it on the
alphabet chart.
Express the G sound. Recite words that begin with the letter G and
emphasize
the G sound while doing so. Ask students if they can think of other
words that
begin with the G sound. "Alright, now we are going to learn about the
letter G. Does anyone know what sound the letter G makes? 'Guh,'
great, like when you are gulping a drink, guh! Like garden, grass,
grapes, gone.... Can you think of some other words that start with that
G sound? What about song or cart, do you hear the 'guh' sound in those
words? No right, they don't start with that 'guh' sound."
2.
Refer to the sample of what the
students will be making (letter G covered in green glitter). Explain
the
directions and continue to emphasize the G sound (glue, green,
glitter). " Today we are going to decorate our 'G's' with green
glitter, using glue, there are three G words right there!" Pass
out the materials (letter G's, glue, glitter, and popsicle sticks).
3.
Have students dip their index
fingers into the glue and trace the pre-cut letter G with the glue.
[Students
should have handi-wipes available on their desks.]
" You are going to dip your finger in the glue and trace the letter G;
go around the garden, walk up and into the middle."
4.
Next, have students sprinkle green
glitter onto the glue. Excess glitter should be shaken into the trash
or back
into the container of glitter.
5.
Wait a few minutes for the glue
to dry and then have each student glue a popsicle stick to the bottom
of the
letter.
6.
When all of the letters are
finished, read Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert. The students
are going
to pretend to be something green that grows (whatever they want to
imagine).
They will crouch down next to their desks as the story is read.
Students will
need to listen carefully to the story. Every time a word that begins
with the G
sound is said, the children should hold their letter G’s up in the air,
stand
up, and pretend to be growing.
"Alright, now I want each of you to crouch down next to your desk, and
I'm going to read you this wonderful book, Plating a Rainbow .
Whenever you hear me read a word that starts with that G sound,
like you are gulping a drink, I want you to hold up your G a little
hiugher as you are growing like something green that grows in your
garden! Lets practice, I'm going to say some words and you tyr with
me!"
Assessment:
The students
will be given a worksheet from the useful web site below that instructs
them to
color in different “g’s” depending on the specific directions given and
to
circle each picture if they hear the sound of letter “g - guh”
Resources:
Jennifer
Pegues, Slithering S. http://www.auburn.edu/academic/education/reading_genie/begin/peguesel.html
Ehlert,
Lois. Planting a Rainbow.
Voyager Books; Reprint edition (February 28, 1992)