LESSON PLAN

Subject: Phonics/
Grade: Kindergarten Date: November 15, 2023
Language Arts

Topic: Letter/ Sound Recognition with

Lesson # 18
Single Syllable Words

Lesson Standard: K.WF.2

Demonstrate and apply sound-letter concepts when writing.
a. Orally segment the phonemes in any single-syllable, spoken word.
b. Demonstrate and understand that each syllable is organized around a vowel sound.

Materials Needed: Learning Objectives: Students will be able

Markers to recognize the sound- letters sounds in
Shaving Cream
Paper Plates different words. They will also be able to
Paper Towels tell the difference between different vowel
Bingo Cards sounds in the words.

Structure / Activity:

We are going to play our letter sounds video that we have listen to
multiple times this year to review with the students. We are going to
then show them pictures on the board and the students are going to
sound out the letter sounds verbally and write them in the shaving
cream. After each word, we are going to have students discuss what
the vowel sound is in each word and what letter sounds are in each
word. This will be with an elbow partner and whole class. We will
then wrap up the activity by having a class discussion to see make
sure all of the students are understand the topic before we have the
assessment.

Assessment: To assess the students on their learning, we will do a bingo game

where the students have to mark off the first letter that they are hearing. We
will walk around and see which ones they mark off, and to see if the students
mark off the right ones to get a bingo. If they mark off letters that we do not
call, we know that they may have trouble recognizing them and will need to
work on the letter recognition more.
 For our lesson, we were given the instructional model of classroom discussion.

We decided on a kindergarten lesson that focuses on letter sound recognition in

single syllable words and the recognition of the vowel sound in all words. We started

the lesson with checking their prior knowledge on the letter sounds they remember

and then played them a song on the letter sounds. We then moved onto our main

activity which was a shaving cream activity where they were discussing with the

people around them and as a whole group about the sounds they were hearing in

each word, and what the vowel sound was in the word. We then had a class

discussion in small groups to talk about letter sounds and then came together as a

whole group to make sure everyone understood. We ended our lesson with a bingo

assessment to check for understanding!

Overall, I felt like the lesson went very well and I feel like we followed the

lesson plan to a T as we didn’t have to change much in our lesson. We did all of the

activities and made sure to have all of the discussions that we had listed in our lesson

plan. This lesson plan followed the syntax as we started with getting the students

ready for discussion with the phonics song, we asked leading questions like what are

words with an “E” vowel sound?, and then allowed the students to think and answer

and listen to others ideas. We then ended the lesson with how we felt and then

allowed the students to share anything they felt during the discussion to debrief the

lesson like how some students liked the creativity of the E words people were

coming up with.

The only thing that we did have to change was cutting out a few of the slides

because we were going over in time. I feel like this was because we underestimated

the amount of time that it would take to have a quality discussion after each of the
slides. I think this was very important though because it could help students who

might not be understanding the information right away or to help build more

engagement in the lesson.

If I did teach this lesson again, I think a big thing that I would change would

be how I constructed the classroom discussions. I felt as though we had a lot of them

as they were ranging from with your elbow partner, small groups and whole groups,

but I think the whole group discussion would have been more beneficial if we did it

in a big group format such as inside and outside circle or a U shape. I think this

format would have made it feel more like a discussion rather than us just asking

questions to them. I would keep everything else the same, as I feel like we had a lot

of interactive activities that are beneficial for kindergarten students. I think those

were very helpful for teaching them the letter sounds as they were having fun with

the shaving cream while learning. It made it so they were very engaged the whole

time which would not have happened if I was just sitting there talking at them from

the whiteboard. I think the bingo was also a great assessment as it didn’t seem like

they were being tested, but we as teachers could gauge if they were understanding

the letter sounds based on the answers they put. Lastly, I would also keep the song,

as I feel like songs are a good way for kindergarten students to remember things as

the song is easier to remember. This will allow them to sing the song at any activity

or test and be able to accurately remember each letter sound.

I think you could really tell that we thought about the students before our

activity because we did things that were engaging and age appropriate. We did

things that were more than just talking with a neighbor or writing on a paper. We

also made sure during the lesson to be give explicit instructions (like no shaving
cream in the mouth or clothes) which is something that you would do with our

grade level. For the prior knowledge, we did a group discussion where we asked

them to tell us letter sounds that we know. I think this is good as it does not force any

students to share if they are not comfortable, but allows us as the teachers to guage

their knowledge.

Overall, I was really happy with how the lesson went and I was also very happy

with the feedback that I received from my peers about my lesson. Some of their

positives included that we did a good job monitoring the room, keeping the

students engaged, and talking to them at a grade level appropriate voice. We also

got a few about how they wanted to use the activity in their classroom or we were

their favorite presentation yet! The one grow that appeared among a couple people

was that we needed to have more discussions (or discussions with more open ended

questions). After thinking about my lesson, I think that we could have asked broader

questions that were getting at the same answer as some of ours were very direct and

to the point questions. Another piece of feedback that we got was about timing and

talking slower. I completely agree with this and think because we underestimated

how much time each slide would take, we started to rush to get through everything.

I also think that we were very nervous and that may have contributed to us talking

too fast, and so I will make sure to learn for next time to take a deep breath.

Overall, this positive feedback gave me a big confidence boost and I feel very

ready for the next lesson that I have to teach. I am very proud of myself and the

lesson that we conducted!