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Lesson Plan Template

  • Grade

  • Subject

  • Section

Kindergarten

ELA

Phonological Awareness

  • Competency

Blending and segmenting

  • Aligned Standards

Reading: Foundational Skills

  • Strand

RF.K.2.c

  • Vocabulary

Sound Symphony

Blend Sounds Together

Prerequisite Skill

Blend Onset and Rime to Make Words

Materials and Preparation

  • Guided Practice Worksheet: 

  • Independent Practice Worksheet:

Learning Objectives

Students will demonstrate the ability to blend sounds together to form words, enhancing their phonological awareness.

Introduction

Begin by engaging students with a quick discussion on the importance of sounds in words. Emphasize that words are made up of sounds, and when we read, we sound out the letters and blend them together to say the word.

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling

Learn with an example: Present the word "bag." Ask the question: "Listen to the sounds I say. Blend them together. What word do they make?" Emphasize the key idea that words are composed of sounds. Guided Example: Say the sounds "b-a-g" and guide students to blend them together to form the word "bag." Explain that when writing, letters are used to represent sounds in a word, and when reading, we blend the sounds together. Solution: Reinforce the solution: "Think about the sounds you heard, b-a-g. When you blend the sounds together, you get the word 'bag.'"

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Guided Practice

Distribute the guided practice worksheet "Blend Sounds Together." Students will work in pairs or small groups, circling the blended sounds as directed on the worksheet.

Independent Practice

Distribute the independent practice worksheet "Blend Sounds Together." Students will match the word to its corresponding picture, applying the blending skill independently.

Differentiation

Support

Provide additional support to struggling students through targeted interventions or one-on-one assistance.

Extension

Challenge advanced students with additional blending exercises or encourage them to create their own words and sounds.

Assessment

Assess students based on their participation in guided and independent practice, as well as their performance in the exit ticket/formative assessment.

Review and closing

Summarize the importance of blending sounds together in reading and writing. Reinforce the connection between sounds and words.

Misconceptions

Be aware that students may confuse sounds; address this by offering clarification and additional practice opportunities.

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