Instructional Format

Ongoing Assessment:

Teaching Notes:

Day 1: Fishing for

Letter Sounds *
Objective # 1

Small Group Activity

Students will use a
fishing pole to
magnetically catch
alphabet fish and then
name the letter name
and sound

I will take note of which

students need help in
identifying letter sounds. I
will use this information to
plan for students who may
struggle with the game
tomorrow. I may extend
the introduction or
examples if I think
students may need it.

Day 2: Tick Tock

game
Objective # 2

Large Group Activity

I will play the Tick Tock
poem song while
students pass the large
Letter T around the
circle. When the music
stops the student with
the letter T must name a
word that starts with the
sound /t/
Small Group Activity
Using some of the words
we generated yesterday,
we will brainstorm as a
group a sentence that
uses as many /t/ words
as possible. Student will
then write the sentence
and illustrate it.

I will take note of any

students who struggle with
the task. I will also note
those who help the
struggling students and
the words that students
think of. I will use these
words tomorrow as we try
to create sentences with T
words.
I will look for participation
and understanding of how
to construct a sentence as
well as sound-letter
knowledge. I will use this
information for tomorrow
by making sure to assist
students who struggled
with this task. They will
likely also struggle with
creating words and
stretching them out for
stretch the snake.

Materials:
Fishing pole,
bucket, fish with
letters
- I will use a
Recording chart to
take anecdotes of
students progress
during this task
and analyze them
to use when
planning for future
lessons.
Materials: tick tock
song, letter T

Small Group Activity

Students will each
receive a snake to work
on and a recording
sheet. Students will
create real and
nonsense words that
start with /t/ or /m/ and
record them on their

I will look for CVC

understanding for future
reference. I will also look
for the letter-sound
connection, especially with
the focus letters t and m.
This will inform me as to
which students may need
extra support for rhyming

Lesson
Focus/Topic
Objective #
that is the
focus of this
lesson

Day 3: T phonics
brainstorm and
journaling*
Objective # 2

Day 4: Stretch the

Snake*
Objective # 3, 4

Materials: list of
words from
previous day for
reference, paper
for writing/drawing
- I will analyze
these anecdotes
to see which
students may be
ready for higher or
lower
differentiating
when it comes to
writing tasks.
Materials: stretch
the snake mats,
papers and letters

paper. They will also

record if it is a real or
nonsense word.

Day 5: Rhyming
word families
Objective # 2, 3

Day 6: Initial
Sound Bingo
Objective # 3

Day 7: Going to
the Market
Objective # 2

Day 8: Sound
Scavenger Hunt
Objective # 2

Small Group Activity

Students will work
together to sort am and
at words by listening to
the words. First the
group will sort some
together, and then
individual students will
sort them. If time allows
we will generate more
rhyming words.
Small Group
Students will identify
letters on their bingo
board that coordinate
with the sound the
teacher says. A bingo is
called when the entire
board is covered.
Small Group
Teacher will start by
saying I am going to the
market and I need ___.
Each student will name
something they can buy
that starts with a /t/ /a/ or
/m/ sound. Students will
then have an opportunity
to create a shopping list
with the words we said
together, and any others
they think of.
Small Group
Students will be asked
to look around the room
for things that start
with /t/ /a/ and /m/
sounds. We will record
them as a group using
words and/or pictures.

word families. I may adjust

rhyming word families for
the whole group to answer
together or only specific
students, or working in
pairs depending on how
students understand this
lesson.
I will look for students who
can accurately sort words
into the word families and
note students that come
up with extra words for the
categories.

I will take note of students

who can accurately
identify letter sounds and
cover the correct letter,
especially for the focus
letters. I will use this to
plan for future lessons.
I will take note of students
who are able to connect
the sounds with
appropriate words and
those who need
assistance. I will also note
those who either choose
inappropriate words or
appropriate ones with the
wrong sound. I will use this
information to alter the
sound scavenger hunt if
pairs or small groups may
be needed for success.
I will look for students who
complete the tasks easily
and those who need more
assistance. I will use this
to plan for the Monster
Letters activity by
strategically having certain
students find the focus
letters (if they may be
struggling) or other
students searching for
harder letter sound

Materials: pocket
chart rhyming
cards

Materials: bingo
sets

Materials: picture
of market,
blank grocery lists

Materials:
recording sheets

Day 9: Sound
Sorting
Objective # 2

Day 10: Monster

Letters*
Objective # 3

Small Group
Students will be asked
to sort pictures based on
their beginning sound.
They will cut apart and
glue the picture under
the appropriate column
in the 3-column T-chart
they receive.
Small Group
I will present students
with Molly the Monster.
She likes to eat letters,
but she can be kind of
picky. I will tell them
what sound she is
hungry for and they will
find the letter that makes
that sound and feed it to
her. Then I will present
students with a word
and they will feed her
the beginning sound.

associations if they are

excelling in this activity.
I will analyze this data for
my final assessment. I will
look at accuracy in sorting
the pictures into the
correct column. I will use
this to plan if there is more
practice needed or if
students understand the
associations.
I will take note of letter
sounds that students
struggle with for future
practice as well as any
letters that are not
identified correctly. I will
take note of students
accuracy, especially with
the target letters from the
unit.

Materials: sorting
pictures, glue,
scissors, 3 column
sorting sheet

Materials: monster
box, letters, calling
cards