Phonics Unit Plan

Kindergarten 2014
Kelley Wier
1-1W/G Beginning Sounds
1-2Name Sort- Beginning Sound
1-3Name Sort-Ending Sound
1-4....Name Sort- Ending Sound Review Activity
1-5....Focusing on the Most Important Part Review
1-6....Locating First and Last in Print
1-7Hearing Ending Sounds
1-8Locating First and Last in Print Activity
1-9Hearing Ending Sounds Review Activity
1-10..Hearing Ending Sounds Lotto
1-11..Learning Letters- Demo Alphabet Soup Game
1-12..Learning Letters- Play Alphabet Soup Game
1-13..Learning Letter Names- Letter Minibooks
1-14..Learning Letter Names- Letter Minibooks cont.
1-15..Learning Letters in Names- Name Graph
1-16..Letters in Names- Marching Game
1-17..Learning to Write Your Name- Name Card Trace
1-18..Beginning Consonant Letters and Sounds
1-19..Connecting Beginning Sounds and Letters
1-20..Connecting Beginning Sounds and Letters cont.
1-21..Learning Color Words

W/G review and sort

Review W and G sounds
W-W-Wave (hand motion)
G-G-Gorilla (hand motion)
Words with W and G sounds
Draw picture, write out words with W and G missing
Call students up to fill in W and G sounds
Wig, wag, pig, bag, paw, saw, wet
Model word sort activity that will be in centers
2 way sort, W and G pictures
Call students up to glue pictures on
Name sort- beginning sound
Today we will be learning more about your names
Ask children to read names in the pocket chart as I point
3 way sort on pocket chart- guided practice
Take all the names away except for one group (names that start with L)- London and Lee
These names go together because they are alike in some way. How are they alike? Yes, they have
the same first letter.
Here is another name, Dion. Say Dion. Look at the first letter. Now look at this name, Declan.
Does it have the same first letter as Dion? Lets say them, Dion-Declan. Do they sound alike at
the beginning? Do they look alike at the beginning? They both have a D. Put names in another
column on pocket chart.
Continue showing names and deciding whether they go with L or D names.
Place names that start with other letters in a third row that has a question mark at the top.
Another 3 way name sort- independent practice
Names that start with R and A.
Allow students to come up and put names in correct columns.
We have sorted our names by putting together the ones that have the same first letter. Im going to
put two names at the top of the chart, Anya and Raphael. As we look at the rest of the names,
well decide whether they belong with Anya or Raphael. The names that dont go with either one
well just put in the other category with a question mark.
Share out
Ask children to say their names and find someone in the room who has a name that starts the
same. They can refer to the name chart.
Have some picture cards of familiar objects in pocket chart for children whose names wont have
a match.
Name sort- ending sound
Introduce ending sound
Yesterday, we sorted names by the first letter. Now lets sort the names by the last letter.
Ask children to read names in pocket chart as I point
3 way sort on pocket chart- guided practice
Take all the names away except for one group (names that end with N)
These names go together because they are all alike in some way. How are they all alike? Yes,
they have the same last letter.
Here is another name, Anya. Say Anya. Look at the last letter. Now look at this name, Annika.
Does it have the same last letter as Anya? Say them, Anya-Annika. Do they sound alike at the
end? Do they look alike at the end? They both have an A. Put names in another column on
pocket chart.
Another 3 way sort- independent practice if ready
Names that end with L and H
Allow students to come up and put names in correct columns.
We have sorted our names by putting together the ones that have the same last letter. Im going to
put two names at the top of the chart, Raphael and Shaelah. As we look at the rest of the names,
well decide whether they belong with Raphael or Shaelah. The names that dont go with either
one well just put in the other category with a question mark.
Share out

Ask children to say their names and find someone in the room who has a name that ends the same.
They can refer to the name chart.
Have some picture cards of familiar objects in pocket chart for children whose names wont have
a match.

Name sort by ending sound review- center activity

Review names
Read names
Review that names have beginning and ending sounds
Review ending sounds
What is the ending sound?
What ending sounds do you hear in the names in our class?
Sort all names in class by ending sound.
2 way name sort
Complete 2 way name sort-ending sound that will be in centers
Locating first and last in print
Materials
Chart paper and markers
Explain
We are going to write sentences with color words.
Lets write something today about the children in our room and lets use color words. Lets write
about ourselves and the colors we like. I wrote a sentence about myself and the color I like. Lets
read it together. Ms. Wier likes green.
Concept of first word
The first word of my sentences is (point to word and let children respond). Thats right.
In this story the first word of the sentence is on the left, on this side of the page. It begins with a
capital letter, doesnt it? This first word also begins with a capital letter because it is my name, but
remember that the first letter of a sentence always begins with a capital letter.
Concept of last word
Now lets find the last word of the sentence (student response). Thats right. The last word is
right before the period, isnt it?
Shared writing
Now lets make a sentence about ____________. Ask favorite color and record.
Ask children to point to the first word in the sentence and the last word in the sentence.
Repeat process for other names.
First and last line of writing piece
Point out the first line and the last line of the writing.
Explain that writing also has a first and a last line in it.
Review
What is the first word in this sentence? What is the last word?
Read sentences and have students come up and point to first and last words.
Read just the beginning words.
Read just the last words.
Hearing Ending Sounds
Materials
Pocket chart
Picture cards, ending consonant sounds: cat, moon, basket, kite, coat, bat, net, hat, spoon, fan, sun,
bone, lion, ten, nine (enough pictures for each student to put up one)
2 way sort sheets
Explain
You are going to learn how to listen for the last sound in a word. Some words sound the same at
the end.
Say, cat, slowly. What do you hear at the end of the word? (student response)
When we say the word, we hear the sound at the end. Say the word, basket (emphasize the last
sound when pronouncing it). Does it have the same sound at the end as cat? Say, cat-basket.
Place the picture of the basket under the cat.

Go through one or two more t-ending words.

Repeat process for n. Use moon as the key picture
Mix up pile of pictures and go through them, one at a time. Invite the children to say the word and
then decide whether the picture goes under the cat or moon.
2 way sort
Encourage students to check their categories by saying cat, basket, and so on, accentuating the last
sound.
When finished, all pictures will be categorized into two columns.
Check columns by having children say the name of the key picture and move down the entire
column, saying all the words that have the same last sound.
Locating First and Last in Print- expanded, review activity for centers
Materials
First and Last in Print lesson shared writing on chart paper
Highlighters
Typed up student sentences from previous lesson writing
Review first and last word, first and last sentence
First word and last word in sentence. First sentence and last sentence in writing.
Highlight first and last word on chart paper writing
Review chart paper from previous day.
Have students highlight first words in one color and last words in another color. Go through a few
sentences.
Introduce first and last letter in word
First and last letter in word
Break apart one word.
Demonstrate independent work that they will complete during centers
Cut words apart. Glue words down.
Color first word in sentence with one color. Color last word in sentence with another color.
Draw a picture of your favorite color.
Hearing Ending Sound Review- center activity
Materials
Picture cards for ending sound sort (2 way? Cat, moon)
Review
We have learned how to listen for the last sound in a word. Some words sound the same at the
end.
Pocket chart 3 way ending sound sort
Introduce key pictures for each ending sound.
Pass out pictures and have students put them up.
Demonstrate 2 way sort for centers: cat, moon
Call students up to help complete sort
Hearing ending sounds review and/or lotto
Materials
Pocket chart
Picture cards for ending sound 3 way sort
Review
We have learned how to listen for the last sound in a word. Some words sound the same at the
end.
Pocket chart 3 way ending sound sort
Introduce key letters for each ending sound
Pass out pictures and have students put them up
Read words and review ending sounds
Learning Letters- Demo Alphabet Soup Game
Materials
Name puzzles for students

 Small paper or plastic bowls

Stirring utensils
Alphabet Soup by Kate Banks
Read Alphabet Soup by Kate Banks or tell a short story about a child who doesnt want to eat the soup but
when he or she does, adventures happen.
Ask children to share whether they have ever eaten alphabet soup
Explain that the boy in this story has some very strange things happen with his alphabet soup
Demonstrate game
You know that we have letters in our names, and there are letters in alphabet soup, too. Today we
are going to make alphabet soup with your names
Ask for pair of volunteers to come up front. Have their name puzzles ready.
Have a small bowl, dump the childrens names into the bowl. Then stir the letters and invite both
children to help.
X is going to go first. X, take one letter out of our bowl of alphabet soup. X, does that letter
belong in your name?
X is going to tell a food that begins with this letter, which is in his name. X, say this: I have a
lowercase a and it goes in my name, X. A is for apple. Child demonstrates.
This letter is in Xs name, so he gets to keep it. If it doesnt belong in his name, for example, if it
is a y, hell put it back in the soup bowl.
Continue demonstrating until the bowl is empty and the children have all the letters in their names.
So X and X have all the letters in their names. They are going to put their names together, read
them, and then check each others names. Children can check the names with the model.
Today we learned that we can recognize the letters in our names even if they are mixed into our
alphabet soup, and we also can think of food that begins like the letters of our names.
Tomorrow, you will each get a chance to play the alphabet soup game wit ha partner
Learning Letters- Play Alphabet Soup Game
Materials
Name puzzles for students
Small paper or plastic bowls
Stirring utensils
Review game
You know that we have letters in our names, and there are letters in alphabet soup, too. Today we
are going to play the alphabet soup game that we learned about yesterday.
We learned that we can recognize the letters in our names even if they are mixed into our alphabet
soup, and we also can think of food that begins like the letters of our names.
Explain that the children will play the alphabet soup game.
Get bowls and utensils for stirring- enough for pairs of students to play
Remember, you mix the letters, take one letter, say its name, and give a food that starts with the
letter.
At the end of the game, they make their name puzzles and check each other
Share
Have children talk about what they learned about their names.
Learning Letter Names- Letter Minibooks
Materials
Construction paper with letters written on them
Picture cards for students to glue on them
Previously completed pages- C, T, W, G, F, J
Explain
We are going to make our very own alphabet book to show what weve learned about beginning
sounds of words. We have already made some letter pages
Do pages together
Have students come up and glue pictures on the correct letter page
Model gluing pictures on, writing words, and drawing pictures on the page.
Children go back to table and do more pages- a couple at each table
Allow students to glue on pictures, draw pictures, write words beginning with that letter
If time allows, give students magazines to cut out pictures starting with that letter.

Learning Letter Names- Letter Minibooks cont.

Materials
Construction paper with letters written on them
Picture cards for students to glue on them
Previously completed pages
Explain
Read and show previously completed pages.
Explain that we have even more pages to make until weve completed our alphabet book
Do pages together
Have students come up and glue pictures on the correct letter page
Model gluing pictures on, writing words, and drawing pictures on the page.
Children go back to table and do more pages- a couple at each table
Allow students to glue on pictures, draw pictures, write words beginning with that letter
If time allows, give students magazines to cut out pictures starting with that letter.
LK9- Learning Letter Names- Minibooks cont.
Materials

Construction paper with letters written on them

Picture cards for students to glue on them

Previously completed pages

Explain

Read and show previously completed pages.

Explain that we have even more pages to make until weve completed our alphabet
book
Children go back to table and work on more pages- a couple at each table

Allow students to glue on pictures, draw pictures, write words beginning with that letter
If time allows, give students magazines to cut out pictures starting with that letter.
LK10- Learning Letters in Names- Name Graph
Materials

Pocket chart with first letters of all childrens names at the bottom of each column

Name card for each child

Number cards for graph

Sheet of class names for each student in the class?

Alphabet strip
Teach

Tell the children that they can learn a lot about letters from their names

Show children the name cards one at a time. Ask them to read the name of the person on the card and to
identify the first letter

Today we are going to see how many of us have the same first letter in our names. Whose name is this? What
is the first letter? Continue showing the names and asking children to categorize them on the pocket chart

Count the number of children in each letter category. Place the number above the column for each letter
Apply

Reproduce a sheet of name cards for every student in the class. Have children cut out the names. They say
each name and place it under the appropriate first letter along an alphabet strip.

Or do this as a whole group?

Share

Invite children to discuss what they have noticed about their own names and names of their classmates
Extend

Graph last names

Graph names by number of letters

LK11- Letters in Names- Marching Game
Materials

Chart displaying the words to the Friends March song

Pocket chart

Letter cards

Name cards for the pocket chard

Sheet of class names for each child

3 way sort sheet

Teach

Apply

Share

Extend

Explain to the children that they are going to sing a song that will help them learn names of letters
Have children practice sitting down in response according to the first letters in their names.
Today we are going to learn a song and a game that is about the first letter of your name. Lets practice.
Everyone stand up. Now if your name begins with C, sit down.
Go through all of the appropriate letters to refresh children of the first letter in their name.
Teach children the Friends March song. Sung to the tune of When Johnny Comes Marching Home.
Have children march in place and sing. Each time you change letters, hold up a card with the letter on it so
they will know what is coming next. A child hears the first letter of his name and quickly sits down but keeps
singing.
Place a letter card for each letter used in the song at the top of a pocket chard and provide one name card for
each child in the class.
Have children sort the names under the appropriate first letter.
Give children a sheet of class names and three way sort. Sort by first letter.
Have children say names and identify first letter. Ask children to point to someone whose name begins with
C, M, etc.
Chrysanthemum?

LK12- Learning to Write Your Name- Name Card Trace

Materials

Magnetic letters

Learning to Write My Name worksheet for each student

Enlarged Learning to Write My Name sheet with my name

Teach

Tell the children they are going to learn more about writing the letters in their names.

You are going to make your name with magnetic letters, left to right. It is important to make each letter
correctly and to get the letters in the right order.

Show enlarged version of Learning to Write My Name worksheet with my name

Show my name written clearly. Emphasize the tall letters and how the letters are placed right next to each
other in an exact order.

Make my name with magnetic letters

Show the dotted line name, first with your finger and then with the pencil, trace each letter.

Your name is always written the same way and you can write the letters in your name. You can say words that
help you hear how to make a letter.

Write my name in the last box

Apply

Have children use magnetic letters to make their names

Then have them trace the dotted outlines of the letters in their name with their finger and then a pencil

Finally use lines to write their names in last box

LS1-Beginning Consonant Letters and Sounds
Materials

Pocket chart

Picture cards, beginning sounds. Ball, banana, candle, football, girl, helicopter, tiger, quilt, log, muffin, zebra

Letter cards for the entire alphabet, several of each letter. Use cards with uppercase, lowercase, or both.

Two way sort sheets

Picture cards and letter cards for two way sort sheet
Teach

Explain to the children that they are going to learn more about letters and their sounds

Today we are going to match sounds and the first letters of words. Lets say the names of the pictures in the
pocket chart and listen for the first sound of the word.

Im going to take a letter card from this stack and see if I can match it to the pictures on my chart

This is B. Im going to see if there is a picture in the chart that has the sound b at the beginning. Can anyone
see something that starts with b?

Match b with ball and place b next to the picture

Draw cards one at a time, saying the letter and matching it with a picture each time. Continue until all
pictures have a matching letter.

Show the children a two way sort sheet with key picture on the left and letter card that matches the initial
letter on the right
Apply

Complete two way sort sheet as a class

Share

Ask the children to tell about some of the first letters and names we matched

LS2- Connecting Beginning Sounds and Letters- Picture-Word Match

Materials

Pocket chart

Picture cards, beginning consonant sounds. S, m, t, b.

Word cards

Enlarged pictures from the alphabet linking chart

Three way sort cards

Three way sort sheets

Teach

Explain to the children that they are going to learn more about letters and their sounds at the beginning of
words

Place key picture cards cut from the alphabet linking chart at the top of three or four columns (in a pocket
chart)

Ask children to say the word and think about the sound (bear)

Then ask them to tell the letter that would come first (b)

Ask children to think of another word beginning with that letter (e.g. bug). Have children place the picture of
a bug under the Bb Bear heading and place the word bug next to it.

Repeat with other words beginning with consonants and correspond to key pictures
LS2- Connecting Beginning Sounds and Letters- Picture-Word Match cont.
Materials

Pocket chart

Picture cards, beginning consonant sounds. F, r, c, w

Word cards

Enlarged pictures from the alphabet linking chart

Three way sort cards

Three way sort sheets

Teach

Explain to the children that they are going to learn more about letters and their sounds at the beginning of
words

Place key picture cards cut from the alphabet linking chart at the top of three or four columns (in a pocket
chart)

Ask children to say the word and think about the sound

Then ask them to tell the letter that would come first

Ask children to think of another word beginning with that letter. Have children place the picture of a bug
under the Bb Bear heading and place the word bug next to it.

Repeat with other words beginning with consonants and correspond to key pictures
Apply

Have children sort pictures and words using a three way sort card, placing each picture and word under the
appropriate key picture.

B, M, S
WM1- Learning color Words
Materials

Pocket chart

Color word cards

2 way sort sheets

Two sheets of color words per child

Teach

Explain to the children that theyre going to learn to read color words

We are going to read and match some color words today. Whats a color word you know? Can someone
come up to our chart and point to the word red?

Have the pocket chart ready with one set of color word cards on the left and another set in a different order on
the right. Place a square patch of the appropriate color next to each word on the left as a visual.

Go over the words on the left of the pocket chart.

Now draw the childrens attention to the words on the right side of the chart.

These are all color words. Were going to play a matching game. Were going to match these words to the

Apply

Share

ones on the other side of our chart.

This word is Thats right. _____ can you come up and match the word red to the word red on this side of
the chart? Point to color words on the right. Guide the student to put the word card from the left beside the
word on the right.
Is this right? Lets talk about how she can check to be sure she is right. Look at first letter. Check letter by
letter. Track print while reading.
Continue matching all of the words.
Have children match the words.
After they have matched them, they can use crayons to color the word cards with the appropriate color
Have children tell what they noticed about color words (beginning letter, number of letters, etc.)