Course: Kindergarten Reading
Lesson Written by: Jennifer Nicholson
Hour/Period:
Date:
Content Objective(s):
Student will create CVC words when shown a picture.
Literacy Performance Objective(s):
The student will:
 Listen to the word
 Segment the words orally
 Segment the words on paper
 Read the words
 Write the word after creating the word with letter tiles
Time
Pre-Instruction
Focus 5 min
Content – What
you are doing
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Students will
sing CVC Song*
Process – The How
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Readiness
Activity
10 minutes
I do
We do
Materials:*
 Document
Camera
 CVC Word
Pictures
 Letter Tiles
 CVC
Worksheet
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Learning
Activities
10 minutes
You do
Materials:
 Document
Camera
 CVC Word
Pictures
 Letter Tiles
 CVC
Worksheet
Learning Services-5/08
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Model first time
through
Sing together second
time
Using document
camera, teacher
shows student the
picture and models
how to create the
CVC word.
Teacher will have
students pull the
letter tiles that are in
the word.
Teacher will
demonstrate how to
write the word on the
CVC worksheet.
Teacher will show
students how to
segment on their
arm. **
Student is shown a
picture and sounds
out and spells with
letter tiles.
Examples
Differentiated focus activities
Goal Setting
Literacy (L,S,R,W)
Making predictions/think ahead
Strategies that involve artifacts or
manipulatives
Graphic organizers that are teacher or
student generated
Acquisition of related knowledge
and vocabulary
Think aloud
Build Background Knowledge
Literacy (L,S,R,W)
Connect new knowledge
Multiple meaningful exposures to
related vocabulary
Directed notes
Use of text structures and clues
Periodically summarizing/note taking
I do, We do, You do
Guided practice with feedback
Strategies that involve artifacts or
manipulatives
Non-linguistic representations
Checking for Understanding
Content and Process Lesson Planning
Differentiated
Activities
5 minutes
Materials:
 Document
Camera
 CVC Word
Pictures
 Letter Tiles
 CVC
Worksheet
Review Key
Concepts &
Vocabulary
5 minutes
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One on One
Assign a partner
Give initial
sound or ending
sound
Draw picture if
needed
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Partner Review
Materials:
 Document
Camera
 CVC Word
Pictures
 Letter Tiles
 CVC
Worksheet
Learning Services-5/08
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If student is having
difficulty spelling the
word, teacher and
student will use arm
segmentation to spell
the word together.
Teacher may give
student the initial or
ending sound if he or
she is having trouble.
If student finishes
early or is having
difficulty, he or she
may draw a picture of
the word.
Literacy (L,S,R,W) Differentiated
stations
Use of on grade level differentiated
materials to reinforce
objective/learning goal
Evaluate understanding
Choice/Menus
Writing for various purposes
Coaching
Students will pair up
and show partner
their favorite word
and spell with tiles for
partners.
Literacy (L,S,R,W)
Relevancy to self/future, subject,
other content areas, the world
Reflective dialogue
Personal reflection journaling
Students share products related to
opening
Content and Process Lesson Planning
Course:
Hour/Period:
Date:
Evidence of the content and literacy performance objectives being met looks like…
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Teacher will see students segmenting on their arms.
Teacher will hear student sounding out words.
Teacher will see students manipulating their tiles to make words.
Teacher will see students writing their words.
Notes: What else do I need to explain?
 *All supporting documents are found in Word documents titled CVC Lesson Materials1, 2,
3, and 4
 **Arm segmentation is when a student sounds the word out on his or her arm.
o Examples – cat /c/(touch hand), /a/(touch elbow), /t/(touch shoulder)
dog /d/(touch hand), /o/(touch elbow), /g/(touch shoulder)
Learning Services-5/08
Content and Process Lesson Planning