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Gorgeous glittery glasses

The students will use lower case g to create glasses for letter g representation.

A lesson plan for grade K English Language Arts

By Debbie Davis

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Learning outcomes

Students will:

  • recognize lower case g.
  • associate glittery glasses with the phonemic sound of G.
  • have a visual representation for the g sound.
  • practice concepts of print.

Teacher planning

Time required for lesson

30 minutes

Materials/resources

  • 18×24 green construction paper
  • Lower case g patterns made from tagboard (bmp | jpg)
  • Green, gold, or any color of glitter
  • Glue and scissors
  • Sentence strips, or writing paper
  • pencils

Activities

  1. Fold the construction paper in half-width side.
  2. Place the g pattern on the fold, trace pattern.
  3. Cut the pattern out - do not cut through the fold.
  4. Open the lower case g - you have created glasses.
  5. Using the glue, add designs, then glitter.
  6. Allow time to dry before wearing.
  7. Have students write sentences describing their glasses. Eg. “My glasses are green.” “My glasses are glittery.” “My glasses are gorgeous!”

Assessment

  • Teacher observation
  • Have students name the g words associated with their glasses. Document accuracy in anecdotal records
  • Have students read their sentences

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Comments

The teacher may need to trace the g patterns depending on the ability level of students.

North Carolina curriculum alignment

English Language Arts (2004)

Kindergarten

  • Goal 1: The learner will develop and apply enabling strategies to read and write.
    • Objective 1.03: Demonstrate decoding and word recognition strategies and skills:
      • recognize and name upper and lower case letters of the alphabet.
      • recognize some words by sight including a few common words, own name, and environmental print such as signs, labels, and trademarks.
      • recognize most beginning consonant letter-sound associations in one-syllable words.

  • Common Core State Standards

    • English Language Arts (2010)

      • Reading: Foundational Skills

        • K.RFS.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. K.RFS.3.1 Demonstrate basic knowledge of letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or most frequent sound for each consonant. K.RFS.3.2 Associate the long and...