Saturday, June 16, 2012

Explicit Phonics Short i Lesson



Here is the short i lesson from my Explicit Phonics Lessons. If you are unsure of the procedures, please go back to the General Guidelines in my previous post.

By the way, these lessons fit nicely into the Foundation Reading Skills of the Common Core Standards.


Explicit Phonics Lesson
Short ĭ
Day 1

Objective: Sound and blend words using the short ĭ .
Review
          Can you tell me the letter name of the vowels? (a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y)   We have worked with the short ă sound. What is the short sound of a? /ă/ as in apple. (Have letter card Aa visible) What is the hand sign that we have used for  /ă/? Wait for a response. Pretend you are holding an apple with me.  
Today we are going to review the short sound of the vowel i. (Have letter card  Ii visible.) The short sound of i is / ĭ/ as in itch. Use the hand signal of scratching the left arm with the right hand for itch. Igloo begins with /ĭ/. Can you think of any other words that begin with the / ĭ/ sound?  it, is, if, in, icky

PA (oral)
          Listen to these words and see if you can hear the short /ĭ/ sound or not. If you hear the /ĭ/ sound in the word, I want you to give me a thumbs up. If you don’t hear /ĭ/ in the word, give me a thumbs down. So if I say sit, /s/ /ĭ/ /t/, you would give me a thumbs up because the /ĭ/ sound is in the word sit. If I say sat, /s/ /ă / /t/, you would give me a thumbs down because you do not hear /ĭ/ in the word sat.
wish             list              tip               stop             lap               lip
this             that             rich             kick             cock             dig

Decoding
          Using two differently colored markers, write the words on the board one phoneme at a time. As you write, say “sound” and have the students give the sound for the spelling you have just written. When the word is complete, go back and have them give you the sounds again on cue. Then have them blend the sounds into a word as you use your finger to underline the word. At the end of each row go back and re-read the row before going on to the next row. When all the words are decoded, take time to talk about the meanings of any words that might be unknown.

lid                kid               big              fig              
list              kiss             mint             hint
fish             dish             lift              rim

          Once all the words are on the board, use the “Buddy Up” strategy and give clues.  The buddies are to find the word you gave the clue for, and raise their hand. As they give the answer, you circle the answer. Sometimes more than one clue may be necessary. If the first clue doesn’t produce the answer, the next clue might be the row that the target word is on.
          Some clues might be:
1. do it to show affection                              kiss
2. antonym tiny                                            last
3. the edge of a wheel                                  rim
4. synonym for the cover of a pot                 lid
5. an aquatic animal                                      fish
6. synonym for child                                     kid
7. a written reminder                                   list    
8. a cool flavor                                             mint
9. You might serve food on a ___.                 dish
10. a small fruit                                            fig
11. to raise something up                                lift

          When there is only one word left, have the buddies read the last word. Each buddy then uses the word in a sentence, telling their buddy. Some of the sentences can be shared with the whole class.
          In this procedure not only are the words being read and re-read, but the meanings of the words (or words in the clues) are being studied. Don’t neglect stressing the vocabulary factor.

Decodable Text
          Practice reading words in text using the decoding practice.

Day 2
Review
What are the names of the vowels? (a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y)
What are the letters that are not vowels called?   (consonants)
What is the short sound of the letter a?   /ă/
What is the hand sign and key word we use to remember the sound of short ă?
          (Key word: apple    Hand sign: holding an imaginary apple.)
What is the short sound of the letter i?  /ĭ/
What is the hand sign and key word we use to remember the sound of sort ĭ?
          (Key word: itch      Hand sign: scratching the arm)
Name some words that begin with the short ĭ sound.



PA
          I am going to say some words with the short ĭ sound. I want you to tell me if the sound is in the middle of the word or at the beginning of the word. If I say if, you would tell me the /ĭ/ sound is at the beginning of the word. If I say him, you would tell me the /ĭ/ sound is in the middle of the word. Be sure your Buddy agrees with you before you raise your hand to give me your answer. Segment words if needed.

milk             it                 icky             click            sniff            illness
ibis              lift              drip             ship             isn’t             thick

Decoding
          Use the same procedure that was used on Day 1.

          hid               gift             trip             six
          crib             dim              skin             thin
          flip              twins           wink             chip

1. Synonym for present                                          gift
2. A small broken off piece                                     chip
3. Synonym for baby bed                                        crib
4. Antonym for bright                                            dim
5. It covers your body                                           skin
6. Seven minus one                                                 six
7. Two things that are alike                                   twins
8. To turn over quickly                                           flip
9. To stumble and fall over something                     trip
10. Antonym for thick                                            thin
11. To close only one eye                                         wink

          Have the students read the last word to their partner. Then each makes up a sentence using the word. Have them go for 7-Up sentences (7 or more words in the sentence.)

Decodable Text
          Use short ĭ phrases to practice reading. The first time through have them follow as you read. The second time have them chorally read with you. Then the Buddies can take turns reading to each other.


Day 3
Review
What is the key word and hand sign for short /ĭ/? (itch; pretend you are scratching your arm.)Give me some words that begin with the short /ĭ/ sound.
Now give me some words that have the short /ĭ/ sound in the middle of the word.

Encoding: Dictation
          Use the dictation procedure in the General Guidelines.

1.   /sh/ sh       /ĭ/ i             /j/  j        /g/  g
2. big           sip         snip  
3. drip         gift         drift
4. Get a big sip of milk.

Decodable Text:
       Practice reading the short ĭ phrases as it was done on Day 2.

Day 4
Review
          Have the class decode 8 to 10 short /ĭ/ words on the board or on flashcards.

Word Building or Word Chaining
          Use as much as you feel is appropriate.

it                          in                          lid
pit                        pin                        did
spit                       spin                       dim
sit                         sin                         him
lit                         chin                       Kim
list                        chip                       kid
fist                       ship                       skid
fit                         tip                        skin
fish                       trip                       kin
dish                       rip                        thin
wish                      drip                       win
wig                        dip                        twin
twig                      lip

Decodable Text
          Use the Short ĭ Sentences to practice reading short ĭ words in context. Follow the format of the phrase reading.

Day 5

Review

The letter i is a ________. (vowel)
The sound of short ĭ is _____. /i/
The key word for short ĭ is _______.  (itch)
The hand signal for short ĭ is ­­­________. (scratching the arm)
/ ĭ / is the sound of what letter? (i)

Encoding/Dictation

1.       /y/ y    / ĭ/ ĭ   /ă/ a               /w/ w

2.       it            bit                   big

3.       gift        mint        quiz

It is a big gift.

Decodable Text

          Use Short ĭ Sentences to practice re-reading sentences with a buddy.



Decoding Practice

  big     wig    twig     nip    snip       

  trip    sit     spit     ink    sink


a big grin                  hid in a ship
six kids                     lift the lid


1.         It is in the pink dish.

2.       Kim will clip the tip.

3.       Tim hit it with a stick.

4.        His fish swims in a dish.

5.        Jim hit his chin.

6.        The pig will dig a pit.


Short i Phrases

1.         hid a grin             11. a thin kid

2.       sit on it               12. skip up hill

3.       a pink wig            13. fix the bib

4.       drip of milk         14. the big gift

5.       sit on the hill       15. thin lips

6.       did it to win        16. pig in a pit

7.       the big gift         17. wish list

8.       dig a pit              18. sit in a swing

9.        it is his              19. six big figs

10.   with his fist       20. lift the lid





Short i Sentences

1.         Jill is still in the ship.

2.       The tip of the stick is thick.

3.       The big hit will go in the mitt.

4.       A fin is on the fish.

5.       Will you zip me in?

6.       I will dip my chip.

7.       Sip the milk with your lips.

8.       The rip in my slip is big.

9.   He will grip the stick.

10.  Milk is on Jill’s lips.

11.  The pig has a wig.

12.  Tim will fix the ship.

13.  His fist is big.

  14.  Dig a big pit for the pig.

  15.  Sit and sip milk with me.

  16.  Jim will fill the pit with sand.

  17.  It is on my wish list.

  18. A pink pig will dig a pit.

2 comments:

  1. Hi Camille,

    I wanted to let you know that all three Grade 1 teachers in our department are using your website to teach phonics. We use Jolly phonics but realized this year we need to be even more explicit on the short vowel sounds and digraphs. We really enjoy your website and it has given us some excellent ideas, moreover the children are learning more from this teaching approach than they have been before. Thank you from the United Arab Emirates. :-) Christy

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    1. So glad it is working for you! Thank you for the feedback!

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