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Lesson Part: Phonemic Awareness Drills

Objective

To enhance students' phonemic awareness through engaging and interactive activities that promote the recognition and manipulation of sounds in spoken words.

Overview

This practice session will include a series of drills designed to help students recognize, isolate, blend, and segment phonemes. By incorporating movement and creativity, the lesson will keep students motivated and focused.

Activity: Phoneme Hopscotch

Materials Needed

• Large chalk or tape to create a hopscotch grid
• Flashcards with different phonemes (e.g., /s/, /m/, /a/, /t/)
• A small beanbag or plush toy to use as a "marker"

Setup

1. Create the Hopscotch Grid: On a large open floor space, use chalk or tape to draw a hopscotch grid with numbered squares (1-10), leaving space for each phoneme to be added.
2. Prepare Flashcards: Have flashcards ready with individual sounds and a few simple CVC (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant) words, such as "cat", "bat", "mat", etc.

Instructions

1. Introduction: Explain to students that they will be playing a modified version of hopscotch where they will hop on squares labeled with phonemes.

2. Demonstration:

   • Have a volunteer hop on the grid while saying each phoneme aloud as they land on each square.
   • For example, if they land on /m/, they would hop and say “/m/” out loud.

3. Sound Isolation Drill:

   • Call out a sound (e.g., /b/). Students should find the corresponding square and hop on it while saying the sound.

4. Blending Words:

   • Write a simple word using phonemes (e.g., "cat").
   • Spread the phoneme cards around the grid randomly.
   • Students must hop onto the squares in the order that blends the sounds together to create the word (e.g., hop on /k/, /æ/, /t/).

5. Segmentation Challenge:

   • Have students pick a word card.
   • They must segment the phonemes of the word by hopping on the squares corresponding to each phoneme.

6. Group Collaboration:

   • After the individual practice, divide students into small groups.
   • Each group will come up with their own CVC word using the phonemes from the grid and create a short chant or song to represent it.

Conclusion

Wrap up the practice session with a discussion on phonemic awareness. Ask students questions like:

• “What was the most fun part of phoneme hopscotch?”
• “How can we use phonemic awareness to improve our reading skills?”

Assessment

Observe students' ability to recognize, blend, and segment the phonemes during the activity. Provide feedback and additional support as necessary to ensure all students are able to participate and improve their phonemic awareness skills.

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By incorporating movement and teamwork into phonemic awareness drills, students engage actively with the sounds of language, making the learning process more enjoyable and effective.