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.
Hi Camille,
ReplyDeleteI 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
So glad it is working for you! Thank you for the feedback!
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