Learning Activity

Phoneme Fun Practice: Deleting Phonemes in Initial Blends

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

2

Overview

In this activity, students will practice the advanced phonemic awareness skill of deleting the initial sound in a one-syllable word that has an initial consonant blend using an Elkonin box mat and manipulatives. 

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

During/Explore/Explain
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

Note: It is recommended to do this activity in small groups, so the teacher can provide immediate feedback to students. However, the activity can be done as a whole class.

1. The teacher will give each student an Elkonin Box mat and four counters. 

2. The teacher will say a word from the list below. The students will repeat the word and push a counter into each box on the mat as they segment each sound in the word. The student will remove the counter in the first box and say the new word. 

For example:

  • The teacher says, "Glad."
  • The students say, "Glad, /g/ /l/ /a/ /d/," pushing a counter into the box for each sound. 
  • The students remove the first counter that represented the sound /g/ and say, "Lad."

If a student makes a mistake, the teacher should support the student in isolating the first sound and have the student repeat, "Glad without the /g/ is Lad."

Word List

  • glad
  • bran
  • span
  • stem
  • brim
  • drip
  • crop
  • frog
  • plum
Assessment Strategies

Assessment Strategies

The teacher should watch and listen as the students perform the phonemic awareness task to determine if students are able to accurately delete the initial phoneme from the initial blend in the one-syllable spoken word.

Variation Tips

There are additional words available here. Review the list for words with initial consonant blends.

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 should make copies of the Elkonin Box mat for each student. These can be laminated for longevity.
  • Each student will need four counters (or some sort of manipulative) to use with the Elkonin Box mat. 

Digital Tools / Resources

Elkonin Box from Classroom Playground
https://classplayground.com/shared/pdf/Elkonin_Box_Four_Single_US_Letter.pdf

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Owner (Author)

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