Allie
the Alligator
Emergent
Literacy
Rationale:
For students to be able to recognize the phonemes in spoken words. This
lesson
will help students recognize one specific phoneme: /a/. Students will
learn the
sound letter a makes by using tongue
twisters and visual motions to represent the sound. Then students will
connect
the letter to its sound by letter writing. After the lesson is over,
students
should be able to recognize and identify /a/ in spoken words by
separating its
sound from the rest of the word. Students will also be able to
recognize the
letter when they see it and know the sound it makes.
Materials:
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Chart with tongue twister Allie
the Alligator Eats Apples After Dark
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white board or chalk board
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primary paper
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pencils
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markers
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plain white copy paper
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children's book by Emily Mills: Jack the Cat
Procedure:
1. "Today we are going to learn about the sound that letter a
makes. It makes the /a/ sound, like
when a baby cries. Let's all say /a/ together. aaa.
Great boys and girls! Now we are going to listen for the
/a/ sound and we are going to practice writing the letter a, which
makes the /a/
sound."
2.
"Let's try this tongue twister. I'll
say it first and then it will be your turn. Allie
the Alligator eats apples after dark. Now let's all say it
together.
Let's say it again but this time, make sure you really say the /a/
sounds. AAAllie the AAAligator eats aaapples aaafter
dark. Very good! Do we all hear the /a/ sound?
3.
"I am going to pass out paper. We are going to practice writing the
letter that makes the /a/ sound. That
letter is a. To make a lower
case a we are going to start below
the fence by making a round circle. Than attach a small stick to the
side. I will make one on the board (draw a on
board) Now you make a row of a's just like that."
4. "Good job! Put your pencils down and
we are going to listen to some words that I say. Follow my directions.
I am
going to say 2 words. Tell me which word you can hear the /a/ sound the
letter a makes. Here we go. Do you hear /a/ in mad
or pit? Cat or red? Tick or slap? Very good!"
5."Its
time to read a fun book! We are going to read the book
Jack the Cat. Jack is a black cat who
sits in a pin all day. Jack decides to find a way out of the pin
through the
flap. When he gets out he finds pals to help. But none of them seem to
need his
help. We need to read the rest of the book to see if Jack finds a pal
he can
help."
6.
"I am passing out paper for you to draw on. I want
everyone, first, to think of something that has the /a/
sound in it. Ex: apple, alligator, cat, rat."
Assessment:
Teacher
can assess group progress by walking around and observing students as
they
write the letter a across their lined
paper. For individual assessment, teacher can look at the drawing of
objects
they chose to see if the objects have the /a/
sound.
Reference:
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Marilyn J. Adams, Beginning to Read: Thinking and Learning about
Print,
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Jack the Cat by Emily Mills. http://www.auburn.edu/academic/education/reading_genie/teacherbooks.html