Skill Building

Lesson Plans for LEOPARD, RAM, AND JACKAL Level J

Building Skills

Phonological Awareness
Onset and rime
Tell students you are going to say a word by splitting it into two parts. You want them to listen carefully and tell you what the word is. Say /fr/ /og/ and have students tell you the word. Repeat with the following words, saying each one by separating it into onset and rime: track, brown, gruff, truck, brat, grub, trip, prop, grin, print. Then give students the following words and have them say each word, separating them into onset and rime: trot, grunt, crow, trap, great, brave.

Phonics
r-family blends
Write the word gruff on the board and have students read it with you. Circle the gr blend at the beginning of the word. Explain that the letters g and r blend together to make the blend /gr/. Have students say the blend with you. Ask them if they can think of other words that start with gr. Write these on the board. Tell students that gr is one of the r-family blends. Write the words brave, trap, prod, and crib on the board. Ask for volunteers to circle the blends in the words. As the student circles the blend, have the rest of the students say the sound of the blend. Have students brainstorm words they know that start with an r-family blend.

Give out worksheet 2 and explain that students are to think of words that start with an r-family blend and write them below. Have students share their words when they have finished.

Word Work

High Utility Words:
was, saw, said, away
Write the words on the board. Tell students that these are words that are used frequently in stories. If students learn to recognize these words quickly, they will be able to read faster. Have students read each word with you. Have students spell the words and clap each letter as they spell it. Without letting students see, erase one of the letters in one of the words. Ask students which letter is missing. Replace the letter as students spell the word. Repeat with another one of the words. Then ask volunteers to come up and erase a letter while the other students tell which letter is missing.

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Phonics
r-family blends
Write the word gruff on the board and have students read it with you. Circle the gr blend at the beginning of the word. Explain that the letters g and r blend together to make the blend /gr/. Have students say the blend with you. Ask them if they can think of other words that start with gr. Write these on the board. Tell students that gr is one of the r-family blends. Write the words brave, trap, prod, and crib on the board. Ask for volunteers to circle the blends in the words. As the student circles the blend, have the rest of the students say the sound of the blend. Have students brainstorm words they know that start with an r-family blend.

Give out worksheet 2 and explain that students are to think of words that start with an r-family blend and write them below. Have students share their words when they have finished.

Word Work

High Utility Words:
was, saw, said, away
Write the words on the board. Tell students that these are words that are used frequently in stories. If students learn to recognize these words quickly, they will be able to read faster. Have students read each word with you. Have students spell the words and clap each letter as they spell it. Without letting students see, erase one of the letters in one of the words. Ask students which letter is missing. Replace the letter as students spell the word. Repeat with another one of the words. Then ask volunteers to come up and erase a letter while the other students tell which letter is missing.