EDN327:Introductiontotheletter"Jj"

Author:KellyGrimm
Datecreated:11/05/20155:03PMCSTDatemodified:11/09/20151:17PMCST

Demographic/ContextualInformation
Grade/Level

Kindergarten

NumberofStudents

25

DateofLesson

November12,2015

LessonStartTime

9:30AM

Howmanyminutesisthe
lesson

20minutes

Course/Subject

LanguageArts(English)

Unit/Theme

LettersoftheAlphabet

TitleofLesson

Jj

WhereintheUnitdoesthis
Lessonoccur?

Middle

Structure(s)/Groupingforthe
Lesson

Wholegroup
Indivdual

StudentCharacteristicsthat
NeedtobeConsidered

.
MJ,Andy,andGyuareELLstudents
Studentscannotsitandparticipateinanactivityformorethan15mins

ListtheNeedsofStudents
withIEPs

N/A

ListtheNeedsofStudents
with504Plans

N/A

I.WhatIsTheCentralFocusOfYourLesson?WhatAreYourObjectivesForStudentLearning?WhyAreThey
AppropriateForTheseStudentsAtThisTime?
CentralFocus/BigIdea

Studentslearnthelettersofthealphabetinordertohelpthemreadandsoundoutwordsthattheydonotknow.
Studnetslearnhowtowritethelettersofthealphabetinordertocommunicatetoothersinwriting.

Rationale/Context

Inthepreviouslessonsstudentslearnedthesoundandhowtowritetheletters"G,R,F."Thislessonconnectstothe
othersbycontinuingtointroduce"J"withitssoundandhowtowriteit.Thefollowinglessonswillconinutetointroduce
newlettersofthealphabet.

PriorKnowledgeand
Conceptions

Knowledge:Everyletterhasasoundthatgoeswithit.

SKills:Soundingoutletters

Vocabulary:Jeans,Jellybeans,Jump

Standards

USACommonCoreStateStandards(June2010)
Subject:EnglishLanguageArts&LiteracyinHistory/SocialStudies,Science,andTechnicalSubjects
Grade:Kindergartners:
ContentArea:FoundationalSkills
Strand:Reading
Domain:PrintConcepts
Indicator:
d.Recognizeandnameallupperandlowercaselettersofthealphabet.
Strand:Language
Domain:

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ConventionsofStandardEnglish
Standard:
2.DemonstratecommandoftheconventionsofstandardEnglishcapitalization,punctuation,andspellingwhen
writing.
a.CapitalizethefirstwordinasentenceandthepronounI.
b.Recognizeandnameendpunctuation.
c.Writealetterorlettersformostconsonantandshortvowelsounds(phonemes).
d.Spellsimplewordsphonetically,drawingonknowledgeofsoundletterrelationships.

AcademicLanguageDemands
Vocabulary

Jam,jet,jugglers,jogs,

Functions

Studentswillorallycommuticatetotheclassandcommunicatewithwritingthedifferentkindergartenwords,wordsthat
startwiththeletter"j"andthedifferentpuncuationintheirwork.

SyntaxandDiscourse(1
Required)

Discourse:Studentswillknowhowtowriteandpronouncedifferentlettersofthealphabetincludingtheletter"J."

OBJECTIVE1

SWBATidentifyatleast4oftheletterJintheirJpoem.

Tool(s)UsedforAssessment

Objectiveonewillbeassessesdwhilewalkingaroundcheckingthestudents'highlightedapectsofthe"J"poem.

EvidenceandAssessmentof
StudentLearning

Studentswillprogresstowardsobjectiveonewhenstudentshighlightthe"J's"intheirJpoem.

ExpectationsforStudent
Learning

Exceedsexpectations:Studentidentifiesall7oftheJ'sintheirpoem.

Meetsexpectations:Studentidentifies46J'sintheirpoem.

Belowexpectations:Studentidentifieslessthan4J'sintheirpoem.

OBJECTIVE2

SWBATrelatetheletter"J"toonewordthattheyknowontheirpoem.

Tool(s)UsedforAssessment

Objectivetwowillbeassessedwhenstudentsdraworwritetheirwordinthe"My'J'Picture"sectionoftheirpoem.

EvidenceofStudentLearning

StudentswillshowprogresstowardsobjectivetwowhentheydrawapictureofawordthatbeginswithaJand
answersthequestion"Whatdidyoudraw?"

ExpectationsforStudent
Learning

Exceedsexpectations:StudentdrawsorwritesmorethanonewordthatstartswithaJandcorrectlyanswersthe
question.

Meetsexpectations:StudentdrawsorwritesawordthatbeginswiththeletterJandanswersthequestion.

Belowexpectations:StudentdrawsorwritesawordthatbeginswiththeletterJanddoesnotanswerthequestion.

II.HowWillYouSupportStudentsToMeetYourObjectives?ForEachSectionOfTheLessonSequence,Provide
ADetailed,StepByStepListingOfHowYouWillImplementTheInstructionalPlan.DescribeWhatYouWillDoIn
EachSegmentOfTheLesson,Including:InstructionalMethodsYouWillUse,TransitionStatementsYouWillMake
ThroughoutTheLesson,AndQuestionsYouWillAsk.
Introduction

#ofminutes
3minutes

Introduction
PlayJollyPhonicsPart2until3:03toReview
previouslearnedlettersofthealphabetandthe
letter"J"

Today,WewillbelearningabouttheletterJ.We
willlearnthesoundandhowtowritetheletterJ.

InstructionalSequence

#ofminutes
15

InstructionalSequence
DirectTeaching:
Placeoneofthebooksontheelmoandpointat
theletterJandexplainthatthesearethelower
anduppercaseK's.

Theletter"J"soundslike/J/

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Remindstudentsthatitisnotthesamesoundas
theletter"G"

Askstudents,Whatarewordsthatstartwitha
letterJ?(Jump,jellybeans,jolly,jello,James,
Jordan)

Readaloudontheelmothebooksaboutthe
letter"J".First"Jj"fromSteckVaughnCompany
then"Jj"fromscholastic.

Passout"J"poemandhavestudentswritetheir
nameonthepoemandthenumber7onthetop.

Readpoemaloudtoclassfirst.

"Pointersready"Readthepoemtogetherasa
class.

HavestudentshighlightalltheJ'sinthepoemina
bluecrayon.
HowmanyJ'sarethereinthepoem?(7)

Whataresomekindergartenwordsinthe
poem?(Isfor,in,my)
*Havestduentshighlightkindergartenwordsin
yellowcrayon*

Whattypeofpuncuationdoyousee?(periods)
*havestudentshighlighttheperiodsinred*

Modeldrawingapictureofsomethingthatstarts
witha"J"(jarofjam)
Havestudentsdrawapictureofsomethingthat
starttheletter"J".

Walkaroundandaskstudentsindivdually,What
didyoudraw/write?(Jar,Jam,wroteJump)

Havestudentsputthepoemintheirpurple
foldersandgetouttheirwhiteboards.

Modelhowtodrawacaptial"J."(startatthetop
godownandloopupthenaddaverticlelineto
thetopoftheJ.

Havestudentspracticetheircaptialletteron
whiteboardwhilewalkingaroundcheckingtheir
progressandguidingthemtowritetheletter
correctly.

Modelhowtodrawalowercase"j"(startatthe
dottedlinegodownpassthesolidlineandloop
upandaddahat[acircle]tothetop)

Havestudentspracticetheirlowercaseletter"j"
onwhiteboardwhilewalkingaroundchecking
theirprogressandguidingthemtowritetheletter
correctly.
Closure

Differentiation/Extension

#ofminutes
2

Closure
Whatsounddoestheletter"J"make?(/J/)

PointtosomeoneintheclasswhohasaletterJin
theirname(Jordan).

RememberthattheletterJmakesa/j/soundand
theletterGmakes?/g/sond.Theylooksimilarbut
theyaredifferentletters.

Ikeptthelesson'sactivitiesshorttohelpstudentsfocusbetter.Iaddedavideowithmovementsotheyhaveachance
tomovearound.

FormyELLstudents,IgaveavarietyofdifferentwaysthattheycancommunicatewhattheyknowabouttheletterJ
includingverbalandwritten.

WhatIfs

WhatiftimerunsshorthavestudentspracticewritingtheletterJontwolinesoftheirwhiteboards

Whatifthereisextratime,havestudentwritewordswitha"J"initontheirwhiteboards.

Whatifstudentsarenotpickingoutthekindergartenwords,thenpointtothewordwall.

ResourcesandMaterials
Materialsandresources:

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Youtube.JollyPhonicsPartII.Retrievedfromhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGpsVmWLRFA
Kolbe.Tammy.(2015)"J"poem.Naperville,IL.
Scholastic.(2010)."Jj"NewYork,NewYork.Author.
"Jj"(1999).SteckVaughnCompany.Austin,Texas.

III.AnticipatedFeedbackOnStudentLearning
StudentFeedback

A./G/isthesoundforG,whatisthesoundforJ?Doesthatwordstartwitha/g/ora/j/sound?

B.Theexampleshelpfurtherthestudents'learningbecauseitreinforcesthatthereisadifferentsoundforgandj.

Assessment/Rubrics

N/A

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