Transcript Sound out the letter

Instructions for this activity
• This activity can be done with one or more students that may or may not
have difficulty identifying the sounds in words.
• Show the student(s) the slides. Have them guess the missing word and
identify the missing vowel sounds aloud. They can work in pairs and
write the team response on a white board.
• Take time to model correct speech especially if you notice a child is
having difficulty.
• Use the primary sources as conversation pieces to get the students to
use the word orally in sentence form.
• Have them say and answer the questions at the bottom of the slide. If a
child has major difficulty reading the teacher may have to model it for
them.
• Print the photos and have students sort them into 2 categories (long and
short vowels).
• Print the words for more advanced readers to sort.
• Continue through the slide show repeating the steps above.
• Each image is hyperlinked to the LOC’s bibliographic page. Here you
can find more information about each image.
• Additional presentations could be created for other vowel or consonant
sounds. This version was modeled after Jeanne Seabridge’s lesson.
Repeat the
short
vowels
sounds.
Say /a/-/e/-/i/-/o/-/u/
Long vowels say
their names.
Say /A/-/E/-/I/-/O//U/
You’re right!
Short vowels
a,e,i,o,u
Long vowels
A,E,I,O,U
_ is for sn_ke
Tell me what you know about sn_kes?
__ is for s__ndwich
What kind of s__ndwich do you think this man is
eating?
_ is for
sl_de_
If you were on a beach with a sl_de what would you be doing?
__
is for s_da
What kind of s_da is this man drinking?
What clue gives you the answer?
__
is for f__ding.
Why do you think the girl is f__ding this man soup?
__
is for fl_g__
Why do you think this fl_g only has 12 stars?
__
is for sh_p
Where do you think this sh_p is sailing to?
_ is for
s_nflower
Why do you think this flower was given the name s__nflower?
__
is for st_plight
How is this st_p light different than the ones in your town?
__ is for st_dents
Do st_dents in your class sit in desks like these?
Essential Understanding
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(K) Understand that words are made up
of small units of sound and that these
sounds can be blended to make a word
(1) understand that knowledge of the
sounds of letters can be applied to read
or spell words.
(2) participate in group activities by
sharing stories or information.
Virginia English SOL
The student will develop an understanding of
basic phonetic principles.
K.7
The student will continue to demonstrate growth
in the use of oral language.
1.1
The student will apply phonetic principles to
read and spell.
1.6
2.3
The student will use oral communication skills.
The student will apply word-analysis skills when
reading.
3.3