PHONEMIC AWARENESS

Steffani Tuttle EDU 740 June 2012

RHYMING AND POETRY

STUDENT GROUP: Sixth-grade, small group, special education reading/language arts class of 5-10 students.

MINI LESSON #1
How do we recognize rhyming words?
CAT HAT SAT MAT

FAT
BAT

Rhyming words have the same ending sounds.

TEACHING Pouch and couch rhyme. Who has some more examples?
Ust Just Bust Crust Must Dust Trust Ock Block Clock Mock Rock Sock Tock

I HAVE, WHO HAS? ACTIVITY

1. First strip says, I have the first strip. I have the work trunk. Who has the word that rhymes with trunk? 2. The students with that strip reads it aloud, and the next student will read aloud I have the word bunk. Who has the word that rhymes with rust? 3. This continues on until all of the strips have been read.

DIFFERENTIATION
The lesson uses auditory, reading, and visual skills. The teacher can assist individual students during the group activity.

MATERIALS
SMARTBOARD OR WHITEBOARD I HAVE, WHO HAS? SENTENCE STRIPS

MINI LESSON #2
Why do we use rhyme in poetry? Poetry for Life www.educationalrap.com 1. Makes the poem more pleasurable by adding a musical element. 2. Gives more meaning to the words by drawing attention to the rhyming words. 3. Listening to a poem, you can tell where each line ends by the rhyming words.

TEACHING
I am going to read aloud a poem that has the rhyming words missing, and as a class you will call out what you think the missing words should be. Follow along on your copy. Smokers Epitaph found under fill-in-theblank-poems on www.gigglepoetry.com.

POETRY THEATRE ACTIVITY

In pairs you will circle the rhyming words in the poem Get Out of Bed! found on www.gigglepoetry.com. Then practice reading your parts to each other.

Next we will take turns performing the play for the class.

DIFFERENTIATION
This lesson incorporates auditory, reading, and cooperative learning skills. The teacher can assist students who are struggling with independent reading of the poem.

MATERIALS
1. Poetry for Life rap from www.educatonalrap.com. 2. Smokers Epitaph fill-in-the-blank poem from www.gigglepoetry.com.

3. Get Out of Bed! poetry theatre poem from www.gigglepoetry.com.

MINI LESSON #3
What is rhyme scheme, and how do we identify it?

TEACHING
Model how to identify rhyme scheme in the poem Opossums. Opossums Opossums at times take a notion to drop Whatever theyre doing and come to a stop. Its called playing possum, and clearly its why Theyre mostly ignored by the folks passing by. A A B B

When theyre playing possum, opossums appear A And never revive til youre on your way. B They are aware when theres anyone near A When theyre playing possum, opossums dont play. B

RHYME SCHEME TICKET OUT THE DOOR ACTIVITY

The Parrots
Read both poems and label each line based on the rhyme scheme. A Pelican A pelican uses its steam-shovel bill To gather more fish than can possibly fill Its pelican belly. Its not out of greed That bill is a trough where young pelicans feed.

The parrots, garbed in gaudy dress, With almost nothing to express, Delight in spouting empty words They are extremely verbal birds. Oblivious to all they say, They often talk the day away. At times they open up their beaks And ramble on for weeks and weeks.

DIFFERENTIATION
This lesson uses visual, auditory, and reading skills, and cooperative pairs. The teacher can assist individual students with the ticket out the door activity.

EXIT

MATERIALS
Smartboard and ticket out the door handout.

RHYME TIME!!!

RESOURCES
www.educationalrap.com www.gigglepoetry.com www.betterlessons.com