Embedded Phonics Lesson Emily Tittiger Kindergarten I Am America by Charles R. Smith Jr. Mrs.

. Haines - Hubbard Elementary School Standards: Common Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.2c Write a letter or letters for most consonant and shortvowel sounds (phonemes).

NCTE/IRA Standards: Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).

Phonics/ word study skill to explore: Short Vowels Sounds Examples: Jet, big, caps, jazz, hip, hop, roll, ice, pie, new, in, me

Introduction to phonics/word study lesson: Yesterday during circle time we read a great book about being special or different called I Am America. As we were reading the book together, I noticed that the book had many short vowel sounds as the author described how each person is different. Lets read the book again and see if you can find the same short vowel sounds I found. Make sure you listen carefully for short vowel sounds. (Show book on the overhead projector). Read each word slowly, helping students distinguish the short vowel sounds. At end of each page,

pause and list short vowel words discovered. On a large chart in the front of the room, we will list each word that has a short vowel.

Short Vowels Page Number P. 7 P. 9 P.12 P. 17 P. 17 P. 18 P.20 P. 22 P. 27 P.29 P. 30 P. 30 To close lesson: As you can see, short vowel sounds are all around us! What are some other words you can think of that has a short vowel sound? For the rest of the day, I want you to listen very carefully and see if you can hear any short vowel sounds. Later we are going to practice writing our vowels. Then, we will share what words we heard throughout the day that have the short vowel sounds. Word Jet Big Caps Jazz Hip Hop Roll Ice Pie New In Me Short Vowel e i a a i o o i i e i e

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OR . . . Consonant lesson (will probably use)

Embedded Phonics Lesson Emily Tittiger Kindergarten I Am America by Charles R. Smith Jr. Mrs. Haines - Hubbard Elementary School Standards: Common Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.1c Form regular plural nouns orally by adding /s/ or /es/ (e.g., dog, dogs; wish, wishes). CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.2c Write a letter or letters for most consonant and shortvowel sounds (phonemes).

NCTE/IRA Standards: Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics). Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes. Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts.

Phonics/ word study skill to explore: Beginning/Ending consonant S sounds

Examples: soft-spoken, cheeks, skin, dimples, wraps, jackets, caps, soul, sticks, licks, sprouting, eyes, grandfathers, jeans, blues, smiles, is

Introduction to phonics/word study lesson: Yesterday during circle time we read a great book about being special or different called I Am America. As we were reading the book together, I noticed that the book had many different S sounds as the author described how each person is different. Wh at are some words that either begin with an S or end with an S that you can think of? Lets read the book again, and lets see if you can find any words that either begin, or end with the consonant S. Make sure you listen carefully for a beginning or ending S sound. (Show book on the overhead projector). Read each word slowly, helping students distinguish the consonant S sounds. At the end of each page, pause and list the S sounds discovered and decide if it is a rule maker or rule breaker. On a large chart in the front of the classroom, we will list each word that has a beginning or ending consonant S. Beginning/Ending Consonant S Sounds Page Number p.4 p.5 p.6 p.8 p.9 p. 9 p. 10 p.11 p.12 p.13 p.15 p.17 p.20 p.21 p.22 p.28 p.31 Beginning Consonant S Soft-spoken skin Grandfathers dimples jeans wraps jackets caps blues soul sticks smiles sprouting is sticks smiles licks Ending Consonant S eyes cheeks Rule Maker Rule Breaker

To close lesson: As you can see, the consonant S is all around us! Can you think of more words can that begin or end with the consonant S. Do you think we would be able to find beginning or ending S sounds in the next story we read? For the rest of the day, listen carefully to see if you can hear any words that begin or end with the consonant S. At the end of the

day, we are going to practice writing our uppercase and lowercase S, and brainstorm more words that have this letter in it.