Phonics

LESSON 27 Letter Kk /k/

CARDS WORKSHEETS DECODABLE BOOK
Kk sound/symbol card Phonemic awareness Kit and Kim Are Kin
Kk picture cards Phonics
Kk letter cards Practice sheet
Decodable word cards: Workmat
teacher and student sets
High-frequency word cards

Phonemic Awareness
Materials: Picture cards, phonemic awareness worksheet
• Say the word kit and emphasize the /k/ sound: /k/ /it/. Have students listen for the /k/
sound at the beginning of the word as you repeat it. Then have them say the word.
• Tell students you are going to say some words. Some of the words begin with /k/ and
other words do not. Tell them they should say /k/ whenever they hear the /k/ sound at
the beginning of a word. Say the following words one at a time, allowing time for student
response: kitchen, road, kind, koala, kite, zebra, Kate, lion, king.
• Say the word milk, emphasizing the /k/ sound. Ask students what sound they hear at the
end. Tell them that sometimes they can hear the /k/ sound at the end of words. Say the
following words one at a time, and ask students to say /k/ whenever they hear the /k/
sound at the end of a word: hook, walk, rules, think, shark, potato, Jack, judge.
• Mix up the picture cards and place them in a pocket chart or along the chalkboard ledge
as you name each one. Ask individual students to help you sort the pictures according to
those that start with the /k/ sound and those that end with the /k/ sound.
• Play I Spy. Look around the room to find things whose names start with the /k/ sound,
adding clues until a student correctly identifies the item in the classroom. Repeat, using
words ending with the /k/ sound.
• Give students the phonemic awareness worksheet for extra practice.

Introduce the Sound/Symbol Relationship for Kk /k/

Materials: Sound/symbol card
• Show students the sound/symbol card for Kk. Read the word key and point out that the
letter k stands for the /k/ sound in key. Have students listen for the /k/ sound as they read
the word with you.
• Have a volunteer come up and point to the letter in the word key that stands for the
/k/ sound.

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LESSON 27 Letter Kk /k/ continued
Blend the Sounds
Materials: Decodable teacher word cards
• Place the decodable teacher word cards kid, kin, Ken, Kim, and kit in a pocket chart
or along the chalkboard ledge. Ask students what the five words have in common. If
students don’t respond, point out that they all start with the /k/ sound. Have them tell
you the letter that stands for the /k/ sound. Point out that the letter Cc also stands for
the /k/ sound, such as in the words cat, cop, and cod.
• Demonstrate sounding out the first word by saying each sound as you run your finger
under the word: /k/ /iii/ /d/. Hold the sounds, except for stop sounds, for one second.
Then say the word quickly: kid. Have students sound out the word with you.
• Repeat the process with the remaining words, one at a time. Hold all sounds except for
stop sounds such as the letter t.
• Explain to students that the word kin is another word for relatives.

Cumulative Review/Practice Sounds

Materials: Decodable student word cards, game board, die
• Line up the decodable student word cards in the pocket chart or along the chalkboard
ledge. Tell students that they have already learned the sounds to say these words. Point
to each word and read it with students. Then have individual students read the words.
If they have difficulty reading a word, model how to blend the sounds to sound it out.
• Have students take turns sorting the cards into groups according to the beginning sound.
Repeat, having students sort the words according to the final sound and patterns of
sound within the words. Students can also sort the words according to those that begin
with /k/ and those that don’t.
• If time allows, have students play Concentration. Have them spread two sets of
decodable student word cards face down on a table. Have them take turns turning
over two cards and reading them. If the words are the same and are read correctly, the
student can keep the cards. If not, the student turns the cards back over and his/her
partner takes a turn.

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LESSON 27 Letter Kk /k/ continued
Spell Decodable Words
Materials: Letter cards, workmats
• Give students the letter cards and a copy of the workmat. Have them line up the letters
k, i, and d under the boxes on their workmat. Say the word kid slowly. As you say the
sounds, demonstrate how to push up each sound into a box on the workmat. Repeat and
have students do theirs along with you.
• As you model, have students line up the letters K, i, and m under the boxes on their
workmat. Say the word Kim. Ask students what sounds they hear in the word. Then have
them push up the letters one at a time as they say the sounds. Have them read the word
they have made. Ask them why Kim starts with a capital letter. Remind students that it is
a name and all names are capitalized.
• Ask students what letters they need to make the word kin. Have students use their
workmat to spell the word kin. Repeat the process with the words Ken and kit.
• If time permits, use other letters from the letter card page and have students spell words
they have learned in previous lessons.

Introduce New High-Frequency Word: does

Materials: High-frequency word cards
• Tell students they are going to learn a new word that they need to recognize and read
quickly. Hold up the high-frequency word card does and read the word. Have students
read it with you. Have them write the word does in the air with their finger as you spell it
out loud with them, pointing to each letter on the card as you say the letter name.

Practice High-Frequency Words

Materials: High-frequency word cards
• Tell students they are going to practice quickly reading the new word and words from
other lessons. Use all the high-frequency word cards. Flash the words one at a time.
If students do not know a word, tell them what it is. Mix up the cards and repeat the
process several times.
• Write several of the review high-frequency words on the board and have students read
them with you. Have students choose one of the words. Without them seeing, erase one
of the letters in the word. Ask students what letter is missing. Replace the missing letter
and repeat with the other words.
• Place a set of the high-frequency word cards in the reading center for further practice,
or provide students with individual sets of words for practice with a partner.

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LESSON 27 Letter Kk /k/ continued
Read Words and Phrases
Materials: Practice sheet
• Before students read the book, use the practice sheet to practice reading the words
they will encounter in the book. Have them sound out each decodable word in rows
1 and 2 sound by sound as they run their fingers under the word.
• Have them read each high-frequency word in rows 3 and 4 quickly.
• Then have them practice reading the phrases and sentences.
• If students are having difficulty reading the words, provide more practice in blending
and spelling the words before they move on to the decodable book.

Read the Decodable Book

Materials: Decodable book Kit and Kim Are Kin
• Show students the cover of the book. Have them read the title with you as you run your
finger under each word. Ask students what they see in the picture and what they think
the story might be about.
• Turn to page 5 and have a student point to the high-frequency word does. On the same
page, point to the word wants. Ask students what is different about the sounds the letter
s makes at the end of each word.
• Point out the word Kit’s on page 5 and read the words Kit’s fat pig. Explain that the
apostrophe means that the pig belongs to Kit.
• Turn to page 8 and have students point to the goat. Explain to students that kid
is another word for baby goat. Have a student come up and point to the word kid.
• Give students their books. Read the first page together as you model how to sound out
decodable words and read sight words quickly. If you feel students are able to read the
book on their own, have them continue reading the book independently. If you feel
students need more support, continue to read the book with them.
• After reading the book, have volunteers read their favorite sentences in the book. Have
them tell you which two characters are related and who ends up getting the pig and the
kid in the end.

More Practice
Materials: Phonics worksheet
• Have students complete the phonics worksheet.

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SOUND/SYMBOL CARD Phonics Lesson 27: Kk /k/

K k
key
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PICTURE CARDS Phonics Lesson 27: Kk /k/
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LETTER CARDS Phonics Lesson 27: Kk /k/
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K k s s

d m n t

l l j w

o u e i
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WORD CARDS Decodable Phonics Lesson 27: Kk /k/
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Ken kit

kid kin

Kim

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WORD CARDS Decodable Phonics Lesson 27: Kk /k/
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Ken kit kid kin

Kim lot tab jet

cab fin fun pet

hot sat rug run

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WORD CARDS High-frequency words 1 Phonics Lesson 27: Kk /k/
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does would

this saw

over go

want jump
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WORD CARDS High-frequency words 2 Phonics Lesson 27: Kk /k/
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they off

has play

my is

out stop
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WORKSHEET Phonemic awareness Phonics Lesson 27: Kk /k/

Name:_________________________ Date:____________

Teacher Instructions: Have students draw a line from the pictures that begin with the /k/
sound to the king at the top of the page.
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WORKSHEET Phonics Phonics Lesson 27: Kk /k/

Name:_________________________ Date:____________

w o r h K i p
k i s s i t i
z u n e t a g
r K i m s q v
k i d h u l p
__________ is Kit’s big sis.

__________ is kin to Kim.

The __________ is big and fat.

__________ has a kid and a pig to hug and kiss.

Kip has a kid to hug and __________.

The __________ is tan.

Teacher Instructions: Have students fill in the blanks with the appropriate answers
and then find the words in the word search above.
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PRACTICE SHEET Phonics Lesson 27: Kk /k/

1 Kit • Kim • kin

New
words kid • kiss • Kip
big • fat • pig • sis
2 it • get • lot • hug
Reviewed
words
tan • not • will
3 does
New
h-f words

want • this • his • her

4 and • from • has • like
Reviewed
h-f words
he • she • a • is • to • the
has a big, fat pig
5 kin to Kit and Kim
Phrases

a pig and a kid

6 She likes the pig a lot.

Sentences
Kit does not want the kid.
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WORKMAT Phonics Lesson 27: Kk /k/

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