WordStudy ProjectInitiator Collaborators Tech Integrationist Learning Objectives

BrittanyKapitan NinaOliverCocot DanGibson

Studentswillbeabletoidentifylongandshortvowels(lettersound relationships)inwords. Studentswillbeabletoexplainthatlongvowelssaytheirnameandthat shortvowelsdonot. StudentswillbeabletoidentifythevowelinCVCwords.

Common Core

K.RF.2 Phonologicalawareness

Isolateandpronouncetheinitial,medialvowel,andfinalsounds (phonemes)inthreephoneme(consonantvowelconsonant,or CVC)words.*(ThisdoesnotincludeCVCsendingwith/l/,/r/,or/x/.)

K.RF.3

Phonicsandwordrecognition Associatethelongandshortsoundswithcommonspellings (graphemes)forthefivemajorvowels.

State Standards

EL.K.12006READING:WordRecognition,Fluency,and VocabularyDevelopment Studentsknowaboutletters,words,andsounds.Theyapplythis knowledgetoreadsimplesentences.

Technology Piece

TinyTapappcreateuniqueandinteractivewordgames. (Iwillusethistocreateavowelgame) LittleBirdTales

MarzanoStrategies: similarities/differences(onlongandshorta/esort) interactivegames(TinyTapgametocirclethecorrectvowelsound) LessonSequence:

InitialInstruction(attention,priorknowledge&goals) 1. Iintroducedlongandshortvowels2weeksbeforeIincorporatedthemintomydailyfive
morningstations.Thisroundofdailyfivewasmeanttobeareviewoflongandshort vowelsformystudents.Thislastedfor7daysandeachdaythestudentsdidadifferent activitywithvowels. 2. Thestations: Wordworkthestudentssortedpicturesinavegetabletray.Thepictureswere thingsthathadaoreinthem.Igavethemamixtureof4longand4shortofboth aandewords.

BuddyreadingThestudentsweregivenbigbooksandhighlightertape.They weretoldtotryandfindallthewordsthathavethevoweluinthem.

WorkonwritingThestudentsweregivenpicturesthathadeitheralongorshort iorointhem.Theyhadtocutoutthepictureandwriteasentencewithit.They

weretoldtostretchoutthepictureintheirwriting.

PoetryThestudentsweregivenapoemabouteachvowel.Theyhadtoread throughthematleasttwiceandoncetheyweredonetheycouldworkonavowel coloringsheet.

ComputersthestudentsweregiventheIpadsandtoldtogototheappTiny Tap.ThereIcreatedagameforthemtoreviewbothlongandshortvowels.

ListentoreadingAnybookwouldwork.Thestudenthadtolistentothestory andfillinalistentoreadingsheetafterthestorywasover.Theywrotedown someofthewordstheyrecognizedinthestorywithlongandshortvowelsin them.

ReadtheroomThistimethestudentsworkedwithmetomakeavowelsort book.Theyhadtocolorandstretchoutthepicturesoneachpage.Oncethey werefinishedIhelpedthemrecordtheirstoryonaappcalledLittleBirdTales.

MainInstruction(present,guide,&perform) 1. IusedTinyTaptocreateavowelreviewgame.Inthegamethestudentshadto circlethecorrectpictureforthevowelsoundIsaid. 2. IalsousedtheLittleBirdTalesappsothestudentscouldrecordthemselves readingtheirvowelsortbooks. Continuation(feedback,assess,&extend) 1. ThestudentsandIarenowworkingonbeginningblends.Everymorningwegoover thevowelsandtheconsonantsonouralphabetchart.AsadailyreviewIliketoask thestudentswhatthevowelsareinthewordweseeandthesoundstheymake. 2. IfIweretoextendthisfurther,IwoulddoanotherroundofDailyFive,butwith differentactivities.Sincethestudentsarebecomingverygoodatidentifyingvowels Iwouldmaketheactivitiesmorechallengingthenexttimearound.

Summative Assessment

Iwillbegivingthestudentsapicturesortcomparingshortvowelsand thenanothersortcomparinglongvowels.Iwillusethesetohelpme assessiftheyhaveunderstoodtheconceptoflongandshortvowels andthedifferentsoundstheymake. ThisrubricwasusedfortheVowelBookRubric:

Finished Student Examples

Thisisthebooktheycreatedduringdailyfive.Heretheymadeabook shortingeachvowelandidentifyingalongandshortformofeach vowel.TheythenrecordeditonLittleBirdTales(anappontheipad). MyVowelSortBook: StudentA StudentS StudentO StudentK

Reflection:
Ifeelthestudentsdidverywellwithlongandshortvowels.Theyareabletotellthatalong vowelsaysitsnameandthatashortvoweldoesnot.Ihavenoticedthatthestudentwill oftenpointoutthevowelsinawordtheyarestretchingoutandwhenaskedtheycantell meifthevowelislongorshort.Iamsohappywithhowtheirbooksturnedout.Theyworked hardmakingtheirbooksandrecordingthemwasalotoffun.

FutureChanges:
IthinknextyearIwouldliketohavethestudentsdrawthepicturesinthebooks.Mybook

thisyearwasalittlemorestructuredanddidntallowforthestudentstothinkoftheirown ideas.Theyjustwererequiredtostretchoutthepictures.Afewofmyhighstudentscould havedefinitelyhandledcomingupwiththeirownideasanddrawingtheirownpictures.