By Stacey Freer

Lessons:1. Rhyming Match - adapted from pg. 36

2.Tableau – a “freeze frame picture” of the children in the form of a concept - adapted from pg. 39

3.Silly Segmenting Words – adapted from pg. 52

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Rhyming MatchGoal: Students will auditorally and visually match rhyming

words.Objective: I will match rhyming words.

1. Read a story with a lot of rhyming words, highlighting words as you read.

2. Draw pictorial representations and word on a large index card. (Need 4-5 rhyming sets.)

3. Shuffle words and pass out to several students.4. Have children find the word that rhymes with their word.

TableauTableau – a “freeze frame picture” of a concept

Goal: While using known rhyming words, groups of students will write “What am I?” clues about their rhyming pair, while including tableau.

Objective: I will write “What am I?” clues and tableau to help others remember.

1. Read a “What am I?” type of book.

2. Review tableau. Get into groups of 5.

3. Options: Assign a word to rhyme with OR create a list of rhyming words

4. Students create a series of short sentences/clues to help others guess the rhyming pair. Get into a tableau to represent a rhyming word.

5. Other groups guess what the rhyming word is after the clues are read and the group is in their tableau.

Example of Tableau LessonClues:- I am sometimes called a bucket.- I am used at the beach.- I rhyme with snail.- What am I? (Pail)

Silly Segmenting WordsGoal: Students will learn to segment words into syllables

while clapping.Objective: I will learn to segment words into syllables.

1. Create chart on the board. Demonstrate clapping my name.

2. Each child claps their name.3. Children repeat the name and clap.4. Repeat steps 3 & 4 for each child.5. Review chart. Do you see any patterns, etc.?

Personally, I find that these lesson are most helpful for my Kindergarten classroom at:

Beginning of the Year:- Rhyming Match- Tableau – can use tableau technique for any subject, especially Social Studies and Science

Middle of the Year:- Silly Segmenting

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