Rationale: This lesson teaches children about the long vowel correspondence a_e = /A/. Being able to recognize this correspondence is important to be able to read. During this lesson children will learn to spell, read, and recognize words containing a_e. They will learn the representation “race to the base”, complete a letter box lesson, and read a decodable book on a_e.

 

Materials:

• Picture of a child running to represent a_e

• Letterboxes for each child

• Letter tiles for each child: c, a, m, e, b, k, w, v, t, s, r, n

• List of words on a chart:

• Decodable book for each child – “James and the Good Day”

• Assessment worksheet for each child

 

Procedures:

• Say “Today we are going to continue to work towards our goal of becoming expert readers. In this lesson we are going to learn about long A and silent e. In order to get used to the sound that a_e makes let’s think of kids playing the game tag and how they ‘race to the base’.” [Show the picture of a child running]

• Say “Let’s see if we can recognize what words make the ‘A’ sound. I am going to say a few words and I want you as a class to tell me which word makes the ‘A’ sound. Rake or bike? Came or time? Teen or Take?

• Say “Now we are going to complete a letterbox lesson. I want you to spell the words that I say aloud. Start with three boxes and spell the word take. I hear the long /A/ sound in take. I’m pretty sure I hear /A/ after the t so make sure to put the ‘a’ in the second box. Now remember that since the ‘a’ makes a  /A/ sound you need to put the silent e outside the third box. Then continue to add the ‘t’ and ‘k’. Now on your own I want you guys to spell these words. [Say these words with a long break in between. Came, bake, wave, take, same, brave, chase.]”

• Say “Now I want all of you to read the words you have just spelled aloud. [Show the chart of words, came, bake, wave, take, same, brave, chase.] Have the students read the words aloud together.

• Say “Now we are going to read aloud the book ‘James and the Good Day.’ This book is about a boy named James who wakes up and decides it is going to be a good day. He wants to sail his tug boat in the bathtub so he turns the bathtub on. He cannot wait so he walks away from the bathtub and begins to play a different game. What do you think is going to happen next? We have to read to find out.

• Say “I am going to give you each a handout that I want you to complete before we finish this lesson. There are going to be lists of words with the short /a/ sounds and long /A/ sounds. I want you all to circle the words that make the long /A/ sounds so I can make sure you are able to recognize the a_e = /A/.

 

 

 

Resources:

Lauren Nix “Lets Race to the Finish!

https://sites.google.com/site/mylessondesigns/beginning-reading-lesson-design