Learning Activity

Phoneme Fun Finale: Deleting Phonemes in Initial Blends

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

2

Overview

In this activity, students will demonstrate the advanced phonemic awareness skill of manipulating phonemes. Students will work with a partner, using picture cards to delete phonemes in initial blends. This activity can be extended by having students count the phonemes in each word and sorting the picture cards based on the number of phonemes in each word.

This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

ELA21.2.9

Demonstrate advanced phonemic awareness skills in spoken words.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.2.9

Vocabulary

  • Demonstrate
  • Advanced phonemic awareness skills
  • Spoken words

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Phonemic awareness is the ability to identify and manipulate the phonemes (sounds) in spoken words.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Identify individual phonemes in words and manipulate those sounds.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Words are made up of one or more phonemes.
  • They can demonstrate advanced phonemic awareness skills by manipulating those phonemes through additions, deletions, reversals, and substitutions of phonemes.
  • Advanced phonemic awareness skills will help them improve their reading, spelling, and writing.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

ELA21.2.9b

Delete the initial sound in an initial blend in a one-syllable base word.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.2.9b

Vocabulary

  • Delete
  • Initial sound
  • Initial blend
  • One-syllable base word

Knowledge

  • Initial means first or beginning sound.
  • A blend is made up of more than one sound.

Skills

  • Delete the initial (first) sound in a one-syllable base word with an initial blend.
  • For example, Say prank. Now say prank, but don't say /p/. (rank)

Understanding

  • Blends are made of more than one sound, and they can delete the first sound to create a new word.

Phase

After/Explain/Elaborate
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

Students will demonstrate advanced phonemic awareness skills by deleting the initial sound in an initial blend of one-syllable spoken words. 

Activity Details

1. The teacher will assign students to work in pairs.

2. Students will divide the picture cards based on the icon in the bottom right corner. Cards with squares will be placed face down in a stack in the center of the partners. The cards with stars will be placed face up in rows.

3. One student will draw a card from the square deck and say the name of the picture. The student will delete the initial phoneme in the word they just said (for example, swing would become wing).

4. The student would look at the star cards to select the card of the new word and then keep the match (for example, the picture card showing a swing and the picture card showing a wing).

5. The other student would take a turn, following the same procedures, and continue until all matches are made.

Assessment Strategies

Assessment Strategies

The teacher will observe each student's participation in the game to determine if students are able to accurately delete the initial phoneme in the blend. The teacher could utilize a tracking sheet to determine which students were able to perform this skill independently.

Variation Tips

Teachers can have students count the phonemes in each of the words and record their answers on page 5 of the resource.

Students could sort the picture cards based on the number of phonemes in each word.

Related Learning Activities

Learning Activity (Before)

Phoneme Fun Part 1: Deleting Phonemes in Initial Blends

Learning Activity (During)

Phoneme Fun Practice: Deleting Phonemes in Initial Blends

Learning Activity (After)

Phoneme Fun Finale: Deleting Phonemes in Initial Blends

Background and Preparation

Background / Preparation

  • The teacher will need to print, copy, and cut the picture cards. The cards can be laminated for longevity.
  • Prior to students beginning the activity, the teacher could say the name of each picture so students do not have questions when they begin working with a partner. The word list is available at the bottom of each page.

Digital Tools / Resources

Make It, Find It, Keep It from the Florida Center for Reading Research
https://fcrr.org/sites/g/files/upcbnu2836/files/media/PDFs/student_center_activ…

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