Lesson Plan
Same Sound, Different Location
Learning that letters make the same sounds whether they are at the beginning or end of words can make a big difference in young students' understanding of letters and their ability to read!
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to identify letters and letter sounds at the beginning and end of words.
Introduction
(5 minutes)- Call students together.
- Write the word pop on the board.
- Ask students to identify the first letter in the word (Students should say "P").
- Have students form this letter with their bodies.
- As a whole group, make the sound the letter P makes.
- Then, have students look at the last letter in the word. Ask students to identify this letter. (They should recognize that this is also a P.)
- Have students work with a partner to form the letter with both of their bodies. Have students whisper the p sound in unison once everyone has formed the letter with their partner.
- Explain to students that, just like when they made the letter themselves or with a partner, the letter P always makes the same sound no matter where they see it in a word. While there are some special exceptions to this rule, explain to students that most letters make the same sound whether they are at the beginning or the end of a word. Using this information, sound out the word pop as a class.
Beginning
- Review the alphabet using a letter chart that contains corresponding images.
- Go over each of the sounds letters make, having students say the sound chorally after you.
Intermediate
- Model how to make a letter using your body before having students attempt to do this on their own.