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Lesson Plan

Nonsense (Words)!

Phonological awareness is essential for reading success. This lesson puts the student in control of creating, reading, and sorting CVC words in interactive ways.
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Learning Objectives

Students will be able to build and distinguish between real and nonsense CVC words.

Introduction

(5 minutes)
  • Write ‘tog’ on the board. Ask for a volunteer to read the word.
  • Ask, “Does that sound right? Is ‘tog’ a real word?”
  • Introduce the term ‘nonsense’. Say, “Nonsense words are silly, make-believe words that we sometimes use to practice sounding out. When we know all the sounds that letters make, nonsense words are easier to read.”