Counting Syllables: Lesson Plan
LESSON PLAN
Name:
WGU Task Objective Number: 602.8.3,4
GENERAL INFORMATION
Lesson Title & Subject(s): Counting Syllables Topic or Unit of Study: Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
Grade/Level: K
Instructional Setting: 5 students, kindergarten classroom, U-shaped table
STANDARDS, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Your State Core Curriculum/Student Achievement Standard(s):
Kindergarten: Phonological Awareness: 2b) Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words.
Lesson Goal(s):
Students will be able to count the syllables of a word by clapping each separate sound.
Lesson Objective(s):
As a result of this lesson, the students will correctly count the number of syllables in 8 out of 10 words by clapping with each separate syllable
MATERIALS AND RESOURCES
Instructional Materials:
1 puppet
5 small whiteboards
5 dry erase markers
5 erasers
List of one and two syllable words
Resources:
Wyoming Department of Education. (2012). Wyoming Language Arts Contents and Performance Standards. Retrieved from http://edu.wyoming.gov/sf-docs/ standards/final-2012-ela-standards.pdf. INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN
Sequence of Instructional Procedures/Activities/Events (provide description and indicate approximate time for each):
1. 1. Identification of Student Prerequisite Knowledge and/or Skills:
Skills Needed: Students must be able to count to two. Students must be able to write the numbers 1 and 2.
Terms: syllable
I will introduce the word “syllable” and give examples of words with one and two syllables.
1. 2. New Knowledge and/or Skills To Be Taught:
Concept: Recognizing and counting syllables in words
Syllable: How many beats a word has
Clapping syllables: Clapping your hands for each beat in a word
1. 3. Modeling: I Do
Using a puppet as the speaker, I will explain that words have syllables, or beats. I will demonstrate by saying each student’s name and clapping with each syllable. The
Name:
WGU Task Objective Number: 602.8.3,4
GENERAL INFORMATION
Lesson Title & Subject(s): Counting Syllables Topic or Unit of Study: Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
Grade/Level: K
Instructional Setting: 5 students, kindergarten classroom, U-shaped table
STANDARDS, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Your State Core Curriculum/Student Achievement Standard(s):
Kindergarten: Phonological Awareness: 2b) Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words.
Lesson Goal(s):
Students will be able to count the syllables of a word by clapping each separate sound.
Lesson Objective(s):
As a result of this lesson, the students will correctly count the number of syllables in 8 out of 10 words by clapping with each separate syllable
MATERIALS AND RESOURCES
Instructional Materials:
1 puppet
5 small whiteboards
5 dry erase markers
5 erasers
List of one and two syllable words
Resources:
Wyoming Department of Education. (2012). Wyoming Language Arts Contents and Performance Standards. Retrieved from http://edu.wyoming.gov/sf-docs/ standards/final-2012-ela-standards.pdf. INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN
Sequence of Instructional Procedures/Activities/Events (provide description and indicate approximate time for each):
1. 1. Identification of Student Prerequisite Knowledge and/or Skills:
Skills Needed: Students must be able to count to two. Students must be able to write the numbers 1 and 2.
Terms: syllable
I will introduce the word “syllable” and give examples of words with one and two syllables.
1. 2. New Knowledge and/or Skills To Be Taught:
Concept: Recognizing and counting syllables in words
Syllable: How many beats a word has
Clapping syllables: Clapping your hands for each beat in a word
1. 3. Modeling: I Do
Using a puppet as the speaker, I will explain that words have syllables, or beats. I will demonstrate by saying each student’s name and clapping with each syllable. The