Description

Phonological and Phonemic Awareness Lesson Plan for Kindergarteners

Theme: Jungle Safari!

Learning Objectives:

• Students will identify and segment words into syllables.
• Students will identify rhyming words.
• Students will blend and segment one-syllable words into phonemes (onset and rime).
• Students will recognize words with shared beginning or ending sounds.
• Students will blend sounds to make one-syllable words.
• Students will segment one-syllable words into individual phonemes.

Materials:

• Jungle animal pictures or flashcards
• Syllable clappers or rhythm sticks
• Sound manipulatives (letter tiles, letter magnets, etc.)
• Whiteboard or large paper
• Dry erase markers or crayons

Activities:

1. Jungle Soundscape (10 minutes):

• Start by playing jungle sounds and asking students to identify them (roars, bird calls, etc.).
• Clap to the rhythm of the sounds, helping students segment them into syllables.
• Introduce animal names with different syllable numbers (e.g., lion, monkey, giraffe). Clap, jump, or stomp to match the syllables in each name.

2. Rhyming Safari (15 minutes):

• Play a “Guess the Rhymer” game: Show a jungle animal picture and say its name. Students raise their hands and name other animals that rhyme (e.g., “tiger – spider, zebra – cheetah”).
• Use a rhyming chant or song: “I went on a safari and saw a (tiger), what else rhymes with tiger?” Encourage students to add their own rhyming words.
• Create a “Rhyming Tree” on the board. Hang animal pictures with rhyming pairs connected by branches.

3. Sound Safari (20 minutes):

• Introduce the concept of phonemes with animal sounds (e.g., /m/ for monkey, /s/ for snake). Students say the sound and identify the corresponding animal.
• Use sound manipulatives to build one-syllable jungle words: say the phonemes (/p/-/an/-/da/) and show a panda picture. Repeat with other words like /s/-/un/ for sun or /r/-/ain/ for rain.
• Play a “Sound Sorter” game: say a phoneme and have students hold up pictures of animals whose names start with that sound. Repeat for ending sounds.

4. Jungle Jamboree (15 minutes):

• Divide students into small groups and give each group a jungle animal word (e.g., lion, zebra, elephant).
• Each group segments their word into syllables and claps or stomps to represent them. Other groups guess the animal.
• Play a “Sound Chain” game: one student whispers a phoneme to the next, continuing around the circle until a whole word is built.

5. Jungle Wrap-up (5 minutes):

• Review the different activities and what students learned about words, syllables, and sounds.
• Sing a closing song about the jungle, emphasizing rhyming and clapping to syllables.

Differentiation:

• Provide visual aids and manipulatives for students who need additional support.
• Offer prompts and sentence starters to help students generate rhyming words.
• Work with small groups or individually for more focused practice.

Extension Activities:

• Create a class book about the jungle safari, where each student contributes a page with a drawing and a rhyming sentence.
• Play “I Spy” in the classroom, focusing on objects whose names have specific beginning or ending sounds.
• Make a jungle sound map, identifying places where different animal sounds can be heard.

Remember, keep the activities fun and engaging, and use positive reinforcement to motivate students as they explore the world of sound and language!

Standard:

Kindergarten students will be immersed in a text-rich environment to develop phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, comprehension, and an appreciation for reading. The exposure to fiction and nonfiction texts will enable students to develop an awareness of reading materials as sources of information and enjoyment. Students will learn to identify and name the capital and lowercase letters of the alphabet, understand that letters represent sounds, and identify initial and final consonant sounds in one-syllable words. Kindergarten students will expand listening and speaking vocabularies. They will learn to comprehend and think creatively as they relate stories through drama, retelling, drawing, and their own writing. Teachers will encourage the development of reading skills that are foundational to effective comprehension and critical thinking. These skills are essential for success in future postsecondary education and workplace environments