Recognize and apply short vowels, long vowels, and “y” as a vowel.

Jill VermetteLesson plan:1 st grade on short vowel eBackground:I would start off by having the children sing the short vowel song in order to review the sound ofthe letter a. Then do song again and add in the letter e.Planning and TeachingParticipant/Grouping:I will have whole group instruction.MSC Standard(s):TopicB. PhonicsIndicator2. Decode words in grade-level textsObjectivesa. Recognize and apply short vowels, long vowels, and “y” as a vowel.MTTS Standard(s):Standard V: Integrating Technology into the Curriculum and Instruction.Design, implement and assess learning experiences that incorporate use of technology in thecurriculum-related instructional activity to support understanding, inquiry, problem-solving,communication or collaboration.Lesson Objectives:1. Students will be able to recognize the short e vowel sound and sing the short e song.2. Students will identify objects and create a word for each short e vowel sound for eachobject.Responsiveness for all Children:Students will take home a worksheet to work on short vowel e with parents.Materials:

Procedures:Short vowel e class worksheetSong for short a displayed on chart paper on an easelSong for short e displayed on chart paper on an easel.White boardComputerShort vowel e take home worksheetPaper bagToy elephantToy eggToy bedToy henToy jetPenSentence strips of short e wordsIntroduction and Motivation:Students will start by singing the short e song twice. Then they will come up and drawobjects with short e sound in the word out of the paper bag. Objects will be toy elephant,plastic egg, toy hen, toy bed, toy jet and a pen. After they draw an object the teacher willdisplay it on a sentence strip on the boardTeaching steps and Procedure:1. Teacher will project http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/letter-e/load.htm?fon white board.2. Teacher will choose volunteers to click on the letter to hear the words andsee the associated video display.3. Teacher will project http://www.starfall.com/n/short-e/se/load.htm?f onthe white board.4. Teacher will choose volunteers to take turns reading the story.5. Students will be aided in reading the story by clicking on words not knowand getting help from the computer.Closure:Teacher will ask students what sound short e makes. Teacher will then ask students toname some objects that start have short e vowel sounds. Students will then sing the short e song.Assessment:Students will complete a worksheet in which they identify objects and create a short e word forthat object.

The Short Vowel SongTune: Frere JacquesWhere is short a? Where is short a?Here I am. Here I am.I am in a hat rack, cracker jacks and fat cats.a - a - a a - a - a(make the short a sound)Where is short e? Where is short e?Here I am. Here I am.I am in a red bed, jelly eggs, and jet sets.e - e - e e - e - e

Referenceshttp://www.mrsjonesroom.com/songs/vowelshort.htmlhttp://www.funfonix.com/worksheets/book1_page12.phphttp://www.funfonix.com/worksheets/book1_page13.php