Kindergarten "Ch" Jolly Phonics Sound Lesson Plan

Topic: Jolly Phonics "ch" sound

Objectives & Outcomes:

• Students will be able to identify the "ch" jolly phonics sound.
• Students will be able to write the letter "ch" to represent the "ch" jolly phonics sound.

Materials

• Jolly phonics alphabet cards
• Writing paper
• Pencils

Warm-Up

• Review the letters of the alphabet with the students. Ask them to name each letter as you point to it on a whiteboard or chart.
• Ask the students if they can think of any words that start with the letter "ch."
• Write their responses on the board.
• Ask the students if they can think of any words that end with the letter "ch."
• Write their responses on the board.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the sound of the letter "ch."
• Put a hand mirror or a small mirror in front of the students and ask them to say the sound of "ch."
• Demonstrate the proper way to make the sound by touching the tip of the tongue to the back of the bottom teeth and then releasing.
• Have the students try making the sound a few times on their own, guiding them if necessary.
• Review the words with "ch" that the students came up with during the warm-up. Point to each word one at a time and have the students say the sound of "ch" as you go.
• Move on to the words with "ch" that the students did not come up with during the warm-up. Write these words on the board and have the students say the sound of "ch" as you go.

Guided Practice

• Divide the students into small groups and give each group a set of flashcards with words containing the sound of "ch."
• Have the students take turns showing a flashcard to the rest of the group and saying the word out loud, making sure to say the sound of "ch" correctly.
• Encourage the students to offer feedback to their peers if they are making the sound incorrectly.
• After all the flashcards have been shown, have the students put them back in their designated spot and move on to the next sound.

Independent Practice

• Have the students create their own flashcards with words containing the sound of "ch."
• Encourage the students to think of words that they hear in everyday life that contain the sound of "ch."
• Have the students take turns showing their flashcards to the rest of the group and saying the word out loud, making sure to say the sound of "ch" correctly.
• Encourage the students to offer feedback to their peers if they are making the sound incorrectly.

Closure

• Review the sound of "ch" and the words that contain it.
• Ask the students to share one thing they learned about the sound of "ch" today.

Assessment

• Observe the students during independent practice to see if they are able to identify words that contain the "ch" sound correctly.
• Have the students complete a worksheet where they have to write words that start with "ch", words that end with "ch", and words that have "ch" in the middle.