- marker
- sentence chart
- sentence strips (cut into word cards)
MA Standards:
English Language Arts/Speaking and Listening/SL.PK.MA.1a Observe and use appropriate ways of interacting in a group (e.g., taking turns in talking, listening to peers, waiting to speak until another person is finished talking, asking questions and waiting for an answer, gaining the floor in appropriate ways).
English Language Arts/Foundational Skills/RF.PK.MA.2.b With guidance and support, segment words in a simple sentence by clapping and naming the number of words in the sentence
Head Start Outcomes:
Social Emotional Development/Self-Regulation Follows simple rules, routines, and directions.
Language Development/Receptive Language Attends to language during conversations, songs, stories, or other learning experiences.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Language 1 Observe and use appropriate ways of interacting in a group (taking turns in talking; listening to peers; waiting until someone is finished; asking questions and waiting for an answer; gaining the floor in appropriate ways).
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature 8 Listen to, identify, and manipulate language sounds to develop auditory discrimination and phonemic awareness.
Word Play: Segment Sentences #5
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ELA Focus Skills: Phonological Awareness (Segmenting), Word Recognition
Help children practice segmenting words in a sentence. On small word strips, write the words to the sentence “Today we made a house.” Insert them in a sentence chart.
- Say, Listen to this sentence: Today we made a house. Track the words as you read.
- Remind children that a sentence is made up of words. Ask, How many words are in my sentence? Listen; I will read the sentence again and clap each word. Say each word slowly and clap.
- Ask, How many times did I clap? Yes, five times. There are five words in my sentence. Say the sentence with me and clap the words. Repeat the sentence, saying each word slowly as children clap: Today . . . we . . . made . . . a . . . house.
- Encourage children to dictate other sentences. Follow the same segmenting routine with those sentences.