Draft of Unit

When it comes to putting together my unit. I have to consider that we are currently teaching in person, so the use of technology and tools is moderately limited. One way I do incorporate technology is by integrating Lexia into our language rotations. Use of this program is supported by the study used in my article review about blended learning. Since we are currently in the classroom I am also incorporating videos about the letter into the activities each day. I have found that young students are often fully engaged in these short musical videos and will sing snippets of them to help them recall information.

I am only submitting my unit as a one week plan. This is because I will adapt the activities int he following weeks to the new letter of the week. So the actual activities would remain similar if not exactly the same, only the letter would change. This is to maintain consistency and routine for the kindergarteners which allows them to work with some independence and gain self efficacy. I am planning to add an online version of the material that can be used if our class was to switch to online learning. I believe in light of the current situation this makes sense to include. Below is my draft of the unit.

Objectives:

Students will identify letter names when presented

Students will identify letter sounds when presented.

Students will be able to create a 3-4 letter word by using their letter sound and name knowledge.

Standards

Reading Standards:

Phonics and Word recognition:

3.a) Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.

3.b) Associate the long and short sounds with the common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

Language Standard:

Conventions of standard English

1. d.) Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter Relationships.

Activities:

Day 1: (whole group day)

Direct instruction of phonemic awareness using Heggerty.
Phonics review using flashcards
Introduce letter of the day (t)
- Show the letter,
- Watch video
- Talk about sound
- Demonstrate how to write letter
- Create Letter T book
Lexia
(rest of language block is sight words and story)

Day 2: (combination whole group and small group)

Direct instruction of phonemic awareness using Heggerty.
Phonics review using flashcards
Review letter of day
- Video
- Brainstorm words that start with letter

Small groups (red group, yellow group, green group)
- Rotation 1
  - Red group- (teacher led)
    - Direct instruction of letter names (Q-V)
    - Create the letter of week using the Alphafriend model (intervention) and practice letter writing.
  - Yellow group-
    - Listening to reading
  - Green group-
    - Word work with the sight word(s)
- Rotation 2
  - Yellow Group (teacher led)
    - Direct instruction of letter names (t-z)
    - Letter sort capitals and lowercase letters (can be online or cut and glue)
  - Green group
    - Listening to reading
  - Red group
    - Word work
- Rotation 3
  - Green group (teacher led)
    - Play go fish for letters
    - Sort picture cards by beginning sound
  - Red group
    - Listen to reading
  - Yellow group
    - Word work

Day 3: (combination whole group and small group)

Direct instruction of phonemic awareness using Heggerty.
Phonics review using flashcards
Review letter of day
- Video
- Scavenger hunt with a partner for two things that begin with letter T

Small groups (red group, yellow group, green group)
- Rotation 1
  - Red group- (teacher led)
    - Direct instruction of letter names (Q-V)
    - Use playdough to create capital and lowercase T then write letter on manuscript paper
  - Yellow group-
    - Lexia
  - Green group-
    - Word work (write the room)
- Rotation 2
  - Yellow Group (teacher led)
    - Direct instruction of letter names (t-z)
    - Create collages with pictures of things that start with T (cut from magazines)
  - Green group
    - Lexia
  - Red group
    - Word work (write the room)
- Rotation 3
  - Green group(teacher led)
    - Letter sound review by playing POP!
    - Finish the words by determining the beginning letter.
  - Red group
    - Lexia
  - Yellow group
    - Word work (write the room)

Day 4: (combination whole group and small group)

Direct instruction of phonemic awareness using Heggerty.
Phonics review using flashcards
Review letter of day
- Video
- Letter handwriting practice

Small groups (red group, yellow group, green group)
- Rotation 1
  - Red group- (teacher led)
    - Direct instruction of letter names (Q-V)
    - Look at pictures and writing the letter on next to them which they begin with ( in dry erase sleeves)
  - Yellow group-
    - Book Boxes
  - Green group-
    - Word work (roll a sight word)
- Rotation 2
  - Yellow Group (teacher led)
    - Direct instruction of letter names (t-z)
    - Picture sort cards by beginning sounds
  - Green group
    - Book Boxes
  - Red group
    - Word work (Roll a sight word (modified shortened and 2 words vs. 5 words)
- Rotation 3
  - Green group (teacher led)
    - Letter sound review by playing POP!
    - Word building
  - Red group
    - Book Boxes
  - Yellow group
    - Word work (Roll a sight words)

Day 5: (combination whole group and small group)

Direct instruction of phonemic awareness using Heggerty.
Phonics review using flashcards
Review letter of day
- Video
- Letter handwriting practice

Small groups (red group, yellow group, green group)
- Rotation 1
  - Red group- (teacher led)
    - Play Kaboom with letter names
    - Review letter formation (in prep for next rotation)
  - Yellow group-
    - Listen to reading
  - Green group-
    - Beginning sound sort
- Rotation 2
  - Yellow Group (teacher led)
    - Handwriting practice (Tt)
    - Play Kaboom Letter names
  - Green group
    - Listen to reading
  - Red group
    - Handwriting practice letter Tt
- Rotation 3
  - No rotation 3 on Fridays. We have computer lab. During this time all students spend 20 minutes on Lexia.

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