Lunch With /u/
Rationale:
Letter name knowledge is a very strong predictor in beginning reading
achievement. Students need to learn letter names and their sounds to be good
readers. Short vowels are very difficult for children to learn because several
short vowel phonemes sound very similar. In this lesson, the children will
learn the short u, u =/u/. We will do this by working with a
tongue twister. Students will have practice identifying written and spoken
words containing u =/u/.
Materials:
-Picture of the caveman
- Sheet with tongue tickler: "Uncle was upset because he was unable to put his
umbrella up."
-Letter boxes
-Letter box words: (2) - up
(3)- tub, cut, fun, sat, ten.
(4)-stuck.
-Letter Manipulative: u, p, b, t, c, f, n, s, a, e, k, z, and z
-Primary Paper and pencils for each student
-Notecards with words from letter box
-Copies of the book "Chuck and Chad Get Lunch"
-"Fill
in the Missing Letters in Short U Words"
Worksheet
Procedure:
1.Introduce the u=/u/ with the picture of the caveman and explain how to find it
in words. "Today we are going to find the letter u in words
that we hear, see, and even say! The letter u makes the /u/ sound. Watch
how my mouth moves when I say the letter u. Turn to your neighbor and
watch their mouth as they make the /u/ sound. This is like the sound we make
when we don't know what to do. When we say the /u/ sound everyone put their
hands up and look confused as you say "Uhhhhh" just like the caveman in the
picture."
2. Use
the tongue tickler to help children begin to identify phonemes in spoken words.
"I am going to say our tongue tickler for /u/ and then I want you to
repeat it after me. Each time you hear the /u/ sound, put your hands up and look
confused like the caveman in our picture. "Uncle was upset because he was unable
to put his umbrella up."
3. To practice recognizing the letter u in written text, the teacher will
write two words on the board. One will have the short u vowel and the
other will not (like sub and bad) Ask students to help you find the word with
the /u/ sound. The teacher is going to ask aloud to the class "Do I hear
/u/ in su-u-u-u-b or ba-a-a-d?" (Allow students to try to answer) Then say,
"I hear the uhhh /u/ sound in sub, not bad."
Do a few more of these kinds of words
and tell them to put their hands up and look confused like the caveman when they
hear the /u/ sound.
4. Draw the letterboxes on the board to use during this part of the lesson.
Give
each student a letterbox and letter tiles. "We are going to practice
spelling words with the /u/ sound. Look at the board and see how there are
three spaces for three mouth moves. Right now, I am going to spell the word
"fuzz". The first box is for the first sound in fuzz, the /f/. Remember how the
/u/ sound makes the sound the caveman is? The /u/ goes in the second box. The
last box is for the last sound, /zz/. Now, students practice with the following
words: (2) - up (3) - tub, cut, fun, sat, ten. (4)-stuck."
Do the words on the board, so students
can check their answers. Remember to count the sounds with the number of boxes.
5. Have the letterbox words written on note cards.
Show
students the model word. "We are going to read the word "tub". Let's
start with the /u/, now let's add the /t/, this gives us the sound /tu/. It's
time to add the last sound /b/, which makes/tub/. Now, let's say the whole
word- tub." Continue doing this with all the words from the
letterbox.
6. The students will read
"Chuck
and Chad Get Lunch".
The teacher will give a book talk before pairing students up: "This book
is about two friends who want to eat some lunch. Let's read to find out where
they will go to eat and what they will have for lunch."
Assessment:
Students will complete an activity sheet. The
worksheet has 10 different words that contain "u," and have various missing
letters for the students to fill in. There are also pictures that they can
color after completing the words.
References:
• "Chuck
and Chad Get Lunch", by Bridget Clabby
• "/u/ says Uhhhhh?" by Brittany
Cofer
http://www.auburn.edu/academic/education/reading_genie/invitations/coferbr.html
• "Fill in the Missing Letters in Short U Words" Page
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/alphabet/missingletter/shortu/
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up |
tub |
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cut |
fun |
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sat |
ten |
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stuck |
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