EL Support Lesson
Linking Letter Sounds
This lesson can be used as a pre-lesson for the
Phonics With The Very Hungry Caterpillar
lesson plan.
Objectives
Academic
Students will have a basic understanding of metamorphosis and be able to recognize the /c/ sound.
Language
Students will be able to identify the beginning sound in grade level words with uppercase and lowercase letters using visual aides.
Introduction
(5 minutes)
- Display the images or objects beginning with the letter C.
- Ask the students to turn and talk to a partner to identify the name of each object or image.
Building academic language
Word
(10 minutes)- Explain that all of these things begin with the same sound, and the same letter--the letter C.
- Write the uppercase and lowercase C on the board.
- Ask the students to practice writing the letter C in the air with their fingers while saying the hard C sound aloud.
- Pass out the Alphabet Practice C worksheet and have the students practice writing the letter C on their own.
- Have the students turn and talk to a partner to think of other words that begin with the same sound.
- Have students return to the worksheet and draw pictures of other words beginning with the letter C.
- Tell the class that today they will be learning about a special insect that starts with the letter C, called a caterpillar.
Sentence
(13 minutes)- Read aloud the book Are You a Butterfly? By Judy Allen
- Pause as you read to note the word "caterpillar" and have the students say it with you.
- After reading, ask the students if they can remember what happened to the caterpillar in the book. Prompt students with the sentence starter, "First ____. Then, ____. Finally, ____."
- Review the metamorphosis process with the students, providing student friendly word definitions using the glossary and visual vocabulary cards as reference materials.
Discourse
(10 minutes)- Pass out the One, Two, Three worksheet for students to complete independently.
- Ask the students to circle the image that begins with the letter C.
Building academic language
Word
(10 minutes)- Explain that all of these things begin with the same sound, and the same letter--the letter C.
Additional EL adaptations
Beginning
- Provide additional objects or images that begin with the letter C for students to identify and use on their worksheets.
Advanced
- Ask students to identify additional words beginning with the letter C.
Formative Assessment of Academic Language
(5 minutes)- Ask students to share their C words with a partner.
- Collect student work samples and assess whether students drew pictures that begin with the letter C.
- Check student work to assess if students were able to correctly order the life cycle of a butterfly.
Review and closing
(2 minutes)- Review the life cycle of a butterfly.
- Ask students to say the word "caterpillar" aloud and remind them that caterpillar begins with the letter C.
Related learning resources
Glossary: Linking Letter Sounds
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Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Linking Letter Sounds.
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Linking Letter Sounds
In this caterpillar-focused lesson plan, students will practice identifying words that begin with the letter C, while learning about the metamorphosis of a butterfly.
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Go over beginning sounds with your kindergartener with this handy review sheet that asks him to match letters and sounds.
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