Unit #9
Skills: ss, ll, ff, zz
Introduce Sounds
1. Display the flash card for each of the following sounds (one at a time):
ss, ll, ff, zz
2. Say each sound aloud. Call attention to how each sound is made (i.e. position of lips, position of
tongue, position of teeth, etc.)
3. Say each sound aloud again slowly as you model writing the sound with your index finger in the
air.
4. Have students say the sound aloud as they “write” the letters with their index fingers on the table
in front of them.
5. Review all sounds by holding up the flash cards one at a time. Use the “I’ll say, We’ll say,
You’ll Say” method. Tell students, “I’ll say the sound first on my own. Listen carefully to the
sound. Now we’ll say the sound together. Then you say the sound on your own.”
Construct Words
1. Pass out “Word Construction Tiles” to each student. You will need the letters: i, m, o, w,
f, h, k, p, a, s, t, j, ss, ll, ff, zz
2. Choose a word from the “Words to Spell” section below. Say the word aloud. Repeat the word
slowly. Ask students what vowel sound they hear in the word. Have students place the
corresponding letter tile in the center of their desks. Repeat the process with the beginning and
ending sounds. Choose other words from the “Words to Spell” section. Repeat. Do not choose a
word from the “Sight Words” section. Sight words do not sound out.
Words to Spell
miss
off
will
fill
kiss
pass
stiff
jazz
hill
Sight Word(s)
Have students use their arm and index fingers to spell out the sight word. See unit #1 for instructions.
you
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Sentences to Read and Write
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2.
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4.
Jill said to pass the doll.
You have to fill the bag.
Will you miss him?
The lid is off of it.
Decodable Phonics Stories to Read
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Additional Unit Resources
Danco Flash Cards (Unit #9)
Danco Spelling Practice (Unit #9)
Special Sound Cards (Unit #9)
Danco Sentence Strips (Unit #9)
Phonics Slip Strip (Unit #9)
Danco Phonics Sentences (Unit #9)
Word Construction Tiles (Unit #9)
Danco Fluency Chart (Unit #9)
Danco Sentence Strips (Unit #9)
Tell The Story of “ss”
Show the “Special Sound Card” for “ss” and tell students this story: “Suzie and Sarah are identical twins.
That means they look exactly the same. Suzie is the girl on the left. She is the bossy one. She does all the
talking. Sarah never gets to speak when they are together. So, instead of hearing both of them make the “s”
sound, Suzie is the only one who speaks. Sarah stands next to Suzie, but she doesn’t make a sound.”
Tell The Story of “ll”
Show the “Special Sound Card” for “ll” and tell students the same story as above with Lucy and Linda.
Tell The Story of “ff”
Show the “Special Sound Card” for “ff” and tell students the same story as above with Frank and Fred.
Tell The Story of “zz”
Show the “Special Sound Card” for “zz” and tell students the same story as above with Zack and Zig.
Teach the Rule:
“ss”, “ll”, “ff”, and “zz” come at the end of words.
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Phoneme Boxes
Have students line up 3 laminated 2” x 2” construction paper squares (different colors) near the
top of their desks.
Say the word, “kiss” aloud slowly. Students repeat the word, “kiss.” Have students “pull down”
each sound they hear as they say the sounds/phonemes aloud.
Ask students how many sounds they hear in the word, “kiss.”
[There are three phonemes: /k/, /i/, and /s/]
Please Note: Phonemes are the smallest parts of sound in spoken language. The English
language has about 41 phonemes. Phonemes can be individual letters or combinations of letters.
For this lesson, the double consonants make only one sound. The phoneme for the double
consonant “ss,” for example, is /s/.
Have students move the colored paper squares back to the top of their desks and repeat the steps
above with these words, by saying:
Pull down the sounds you hear in the word, “miss”
Pull down the sounds you hear in the word, “fill”
Pull down the sounds you hear in the word, “off”
Pull down the sounds you hear in the word, “jazz”
Pull down the sounds you hear in the word, “mill”
Pull down the sounds you hear in the word, “pass”
Pull down the sounds you hear in the word, “hill”
Pull down the sounds you hear in the word, “doll”
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[There are three phonemes: /m/, /i/, and /s/]
[There are three phonemes: /f/, /i/, and /l/]
[There are two phonemes: /o/, and /f/]
[There are three phonemes: /j/, /a/, and /z/]
[There are three phonemes: /m/, /i/, and /l/]
[There are three phonemes: /p/, /a/, and /s/]
[There are three phonemes: /h/, /i/, and /l/]
[There are three phonemes: /d/, /o/, and /l/]
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Phonological Awareness Activities
Rhyming
Say, “Tell me a word that rhymes with will.”
[fill, still, mill, hill]
Blending
Say the sounds: /t/, /a/, /k/ aloud while you put up one finger for each sound. Have students put
up a finger for each sound/phoneme they hear in the word “tack.” Students should hold up their
thumb for /t/, their index finger for /a/, and their middle finger for /k/ as they say each
sound/phoneme. Repeat two more times (faster each time). Then have students close their hands
into a fist and say the word, “tack” aloud.
Follow the steps above for these words:
Teacher says:
Teacher says:
Teacher says:
Teacher says:
Teacher says:
Teacher says:
/p/, /a/, /s/
/d/, /o/, /l/
/j/, /a/, /z/
/f/, /i/, /l/
/o/, /f/
/m/, /i/, /l/
Students say:
Students say:
Students say:
Students say:
Students say:
Students say:
/p/, /a/, /s/
/d/, /o/, /l/
/j/, /a/, /z/
/f/, /i/, /l/
/o/, /f/
/m/, /i/, /l/
/p/, /a/, /s/
/d/, /o/, /l/
/j/, /a/, /z/
/f/, /i/, /l/
/o/, /f/
/m/, /i/, /l/
pass
doll
jazz
fill
off
mill
Substitution
Say the word, “pass” aloud to your students. Have the students repeat the word aloud. Say,
“Now switch the beginning and ending sound in, “pass.” What’s the word?” Students say,
“sap” aloud. Don’t focus on the spelling of these words. The idea is to have students manipulate
the sounds orally (not in writing).
Follow the steps above for these words:
Teacher says: “mill”.
Teacher says: “pill”.
Teacher says: “kiss”.
Students repeat: “mill”
Students repeat: “pill”
Students repeat: “kiss”
Students switch the sounds and say: “limb”
Students switch the sounds and say: “lip”
Students switch the sounds and say: “sick”
Isolation
Say the word, “miss” aloud to your students. Ask students, “What is the middle sound you hear
in the word, “miss?” [/i/]
“kiss”
“mill”
“pass”
“off”
“fill”
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What is the ending sound you hear in the word, “kiss?”
What is the beginning sound you hear in the word, “mill?”
What is the middle sound you hear in the word, “pass?”
What is the ending sound you hear in the word, “off?”
What is the beginning sound you hear in the word, “fill?”
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[/m/]
[/a/]
[/f/]
[/f/]
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Special Sound Cards
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Special Sound Cards
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Special Sound Cards
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Special Sound Cards
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ss
off
kiss
doll
ll
will
pass
mill
ff
fill
stiff
hiss
zz
hill
jazz
pill
you
miss
Flash Cards
Jill said to pass the doll.
You have to fill the bag.
Will you miss him?
The lid is off of it.
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ss
off
zz
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fill
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hill
mill
stiff
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jazz
kiss
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pass
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hiss
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pill
doll
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Jill said to pass the doll.
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You have to fill the bag.
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Will you miss him?
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The lid is off of it.
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Will you kiss a doll?
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The dog is at the mill.
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Word Construction Tiles
Words to Construct
miss
off
will
fill
hill
kiss
pass
stiff
jazz
doll
t m a k w
i o h zz
ff sp f s
j ss ll d t
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Danco Fluency Chart
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Directions: Set a timer for one minute. Read the following list of words aloud as quickly and as
accurately as you can. Read from left to right. Record how many words you read correctly at the
bottom of this page. Repeat two more times. The purpose of this activity is to increase reading
fluency.
you
pass
kiss
you
pass
kiss
you
pass
kiss
you
pass
kiss
you
pass
kiss
you
pass
kiss
you
pass
miss
doll
mill
miss
doll
mill
miss
doll
mill
miss
doll
mill
miss
doll
mill
miss
doll
mill
miss
doll
off
pill
stiff
off
pill
stiff
off
pill
stiff
off
pill
stiff
off
pill
stiff
off
pill
stiff
off
pill
will
hiss
hill
will
hiss
hill
will
hiss
hill
will
hiss
hill
will
hiss
hill
will
hiss
hill
will
hiss
fill
jazz
still
fill
jazz
still
fill
jazz
still
fill
jazz
still
fill
jazz
still
fill
jazz
still
fill
jazz
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Spelling Words
Sounds: ss, ll, ff, zz
miss
off
will
fill
hill
Sight Word:
kiss
pass
stiff
jazz
you
Dictation Sentences
Jill said to pass the doll.
You have to fill the bag.
Will you miss him?
The lid is off of it.
Spelling Words & Dictation Sentences
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Name ___________________________________ Date _______________________
Trace the Word
Write the Word
Write the Word
miss
Mark the Vowel Sound.
˘
off
will
fill
hill
Spelling Practice
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Name ___________________________________ Date _______________________
Trace the Word
Write the Word
Write the Word
kiss
Mark the Vowel Sound.
˘
pass
stiff
jazz
you
Spelling Practice
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Name ________________________ Date __________________
Directions: Read each sentence out loud. Trace over each dotted
sentence. Write each sentence on your own. Draw and color
a picture for each sentence.
Jill said to pass the doll.
Jill said to pass the doll.
You have to fill the bag.
You have to fill the bag.
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Name ________________________ Date __________________
Directions: Read each sentence out loud. Trace over each dotted
sentence. Write each sentence on your own. Draw and color
a picture for each sentence.
Will you miss him?
Will you miss him?
The lid is off of it.
The lid is off of it.
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Jeff ’s Mill
Jeff has a mill. Jeff can fix
dolls at his mill. Jeff can
fix the top of pots. Jeff can
fix a mass of quills. Jeff ’s
mill is on a hill. Jeff ’s mess
can fill his mill.
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A Kiss
Can Mom have a kiss? Can
Bill and Will have a kiss?
Can Jill’s doll have a kiss?
Will Jeff miss a kiss? Can
Miss Pitt have a kiss? A quick
kiss?
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Fizz
Will’s pop has fizz! Fizz!
Fizz! The top of the pop is
off. Will’s cat licks the pop
top. The fizz quits. The cat
will not lick the fizz.
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The Sniff
Biff got a sniff of a bass.
Biff’s cat, Bill, got a sniff of
the big bass on the dock. Bill
ran to the bass on Biff’s rod.
Bill can not pass the bass. Bill
licks his lips.
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Miss Jazz
“Miss Jazz, can you hop?”
Miss Jazz can hop. Can Miss
Jazz buzz? Miss Jazz can
buzz. Can Miss Jazz hiss?
Miss Jazz can hiss. “Hiss, Miss
Jazz! Hiss!”
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Have You?
Have you got a big, stiff lip?
Have you got a big bass? Have
you got a dog on the dock?
Have you had a kiss? Have you
got a mass of cats? Have you
got a hot dog?
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Questions
1.
Where is Jeff’s mill? (Page 1)
2.
What does Miss Pitt want? (Page 2)
3.
What does the cat lick? (Page 3)
4.
Why does Bill lick his lips? (Page 4)
5.
What can Miss Jazz do? (Page 5)
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Phonics Slip Strip
wi
fi
hi
do
mi
pi
Bi
Ji
ki
CUT THIS PART OUT
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ll
Glue
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ki
hi
CUT THIS PART OUT
mi
pa
ss
ba
Glue
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o
mu
CUT THIS PART OUT
sti
whi
ff
Glue
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Name ________________________________ Date _________________________________
Danco Phonics Support
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Directions: Choose a word from the box to complete each sentence. Write the word on the line.
you
off
will
fill
pass
1.
_______ the pot to Bill.
2.
Miss Jazz ______ have a job on the dock.
3.
_______ the pot on the dock.
4.
The cat is ________ of the socks.
5.
_______ can sniff Bill’s pig.
Directions: Choose a word from the box to complete each sentence. Write the word on the line.
doll
pill
hiss
stiff
6.
Jeff’s dog is on the _______.
7.
Will Mom kiss the _______?
8.
It can ______ at you.
9.
I said it was _______.
hill
10. Sam said the _____ was his.
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