- marker
- sentence chart
- sentence strips (cut into word cards)
MA Standards:
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:
Literacy Knowledge/Phonological Awareness: Identifies and discriminates between words in language.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
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 #6
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ELA Focus Skills: Phonological Awareness Word Recognition
Have children clap words in a sentence. On small word strips, write the words to the sentence “A speedboat raced by.” Insert the strips in a sentence chart. Then say,
- Listen to this sentence from the book we read today. Track the words as you read the sentence.
- Ask, How many words are in the sentence? Listen, and as I read the sentence, I’ll clap each word. Say each word slowly and clap.
- Ask, How many claps did I make? Four claps. There are four words in the sentence. Have children say the sentence and clap along with you.
- Write a number, in order, under each word: 1-2-3-4. Say each number as you write it, then go back to the beginning and count with children.
- Remove the word strips with the numbers. Insert a duplicate set of the word cards in order in the sentence chart, but leave one word out. Read the words aloud. Say, This sentence is not complete. A word is missing. Who can tell me what word is missing?
- Ask a volunteer to get that word card from the original and put it in place to complete this sentence.