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Lesson Plan:

Shake and Roll Vowels

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August 5, 2015

by Jen Kessel

August 5, 2015

by Jen Kessel

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to find and sort words according to their vowel sounds.

Lesson

Introduction (5 minutes)

Tell the class we will be playing a dice game with vowel sounds.
Review the different long vowel sounds.
Review the different short vowel sounds.
Introduce the concept of a column, or vertical section. Contrast it with a row.

Explicit Instruction/Teacher Modeling (10 minutes)

Ask a volunteer to assist you in showing the class the Shake and Roll Vowel game.
Give the helper and yourself the long and short vowel sheets, books, magazines, newspaper, dice, and pencils.
The shorter person goes first.
Have your helper roll the die and look through the books, magazines, and newspapers to find a word that will fit the correct column the die has landed on.
Have him write the word in the column, then take your turn.

Guided Practice/Interactive Modeling (15 minutes)

Pair up the students.
Make sure each student has a pencil and a hard surface to write on.
Give each pair of students a few books, newspapers, and magazines.
Pass out the Shake and Roll sheets.
Have students start playing the Shake and Roll Vowel game.

Independent Working Time (5 minutes)

Ask students to write a complete sentence on the back of each paper using one or more of the words they found.

Extend

Differentiation

Enrichment: Have advanced students write a paragraph or short story using some of the words they found.
Support: Cut and paste some words from newspapers and magazines onto sheets of paper. Give these sheets to students who need extra support.

Review

Assessment (5 minutes)

Observe students as they work, and assess their understanding based on how they play the game.
Collect the worksheets after the activity. Review them later for further assessment.

Review and Closing (10 minutes)

Allow students to read aloud their sentences or short stories.

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