Long and Short ‘oo’ Words Lesson Plan

Topic: Long and Short ‘oo’ Words Grade Level: 1st grade Name: Anna Head

Lesson Type: New Material Performance Level: On Group Size: Whole

Standard/s:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.2
Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.2. A
Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3
Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3. B
Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.

Objective/s:
I can correctly distinguish between long and short ‘oo’ words by putting the corresponding picture in
the correct column either under the long ‘oo’ sound or the short ‘oo’ sound.

Assessment plan for each objective:

Students will be able to put the correct picture under the correct long or short ‘oo’ sound column.

Key vocabulary terms and definitions:

Foot: short ‘oo’ sound word
Cook: short ‘oo’ sound word
Hood: short ‘oo’ sound word
Book: short ‘oo’ sound word
Hook: short ‘oo’ sound word
Wood: short ‘oo’ sound word

Tooth: long ‘oo’ sound word

Moose: long ‘oo’ sound word
Goose: long ‘oo’ sound word
Spoon: long ‘oo’ sound word
Broom: long ‘oo’ sound word
Pool: long ‘oo’ sound word

Materials: long and short ‘oo’ words grouping worksheet-picture sort, student scissors, crayons and
glue, pencil to write their name on their paper, If You Give A Moose A Muffin book.

Differentiation/Accommodations:
Extend: Have the fast finishers draw a picture of a moose and a muffin.
Support: Move the disruptive students to the back table so they will not be distracting to the other
students who are working.

Management Decisions
Behavioral Expectations: Transitions from place to
Students will raise their hand when they place or between activities:
want to ask or answer a question or talk. Stand up for 10 seconds.
Fast Finishers: Have them
draw a picture of a moose
and muffins and then color
it.
Attention Signal (Regain Student Focus): Material Management: I will Grouping: None
“1, 2, 3, eyes on me…1, 2, eyes on you” look for 3 quiet students to
pass out all the materials.

Lesson Sequence
Time What the teacher is doing What the students are doing
3 min Gain Attention/Activate prior knowledge: Responding to the attention
Introduce Miss Bair to the class. getter.
“1, 2, 3, eyes on me…1, 2, eyes on you” Raising their hand to answer
Ask, “who can tell me what the ‘oo’ sound makes?” the question.
Ask, “what are some words that have that sound in them?” Sitting at their desks.
Say, “we are going to learn about another sound that the ‘oo’
makes. It sounds like the ‘oo’ in moose or moon”.

10 Input & Modeling: Raising their hand to ask

min Say “the ‘oo’ sound in cookie is the short ‘oo’ sound. The ‘oo’ clarifying questions.
sound in moose is the long ‘oo’ sound. Raising their hand to give
Ask “does the ‘oo’ sound in moose and moon sound different examples of other words that
from the ‘oo’ sound in cookie? What are some other words have a similar sound to the
with the ‘oo’ sound that sound different from the ‘oo’ sound in word “cookie”.
moose?” Sitting at their desks. Then
moving to the floor to listen to
Say, “now we are going to read a book called, If You Give A the story.
Moose A Muffin. Come and sit on the floor in your lines”. Listening to the book.
Say, “now stand up and go back to your desks. I am going to Moving back to their desks.
say some words with the ‘oo’ sound in them. I want you to Standing up or sitting down by
stand up when you hear the ‘oo’ sound like in moose.” listening to the ‘oo’ sound in
different words.

10 Guided practice: Returning to their desks.

min Have 3 quiet students pass out the picture sort worksheet to Raising their hand to ask any
the class. Then go over what each picture is. clarifying questions.
“Write your name at the top of your paper. You are going to Following the instructions for
first color the pictures at the bottom of the page. Then you will the picture sort worksheet.
cut them out and glue them either under the ‘oo’ sound like in Writing their name on their
cookie or under the ‘oo’ sound in moon. picture sort activity.
Start to work on the picture
While the students are working walk around the room to keep sort activity at their desks.
them on task. Getting out their crayons to
color the pictures. Then cutting
the pictures out and gluing
them under the correct
column.

2 min Closure/Summary: Sitting at their desks.

Ask 3 students to come to the front and show their picture of Listening to their classmates
the moose and muffin that they drew. as they share what they drew
and colored.

5 min Independent practice: Drawing a picture of a moose

Have students draw a picture of a moose and a muffin and and a muffin and then coloring
then color it on the back of the picture sort activity. it.

Items to be collected as a result of this lesson: None but the completed picture sort activity and
drawing of a moose and a muffin will be put in their backpacks to take home.