20 Minutes | Kindergarten Summer School

🎯 I Can Statement

I can hear sounds in animal words and use letters to spell them.

🌟 Teacher Directions

1. Warm-Up (3 minutes)

🎵 Sing the Alphabet Song

As students sing:

• Point to each letter.
• Have students skywrite letters in the air.
• End by saying:

"Today we are animal word detectives! We will listen carefully to sounds and build animal words."

2. Introduce the Words (4 minutes)

Show picture cards:

🐱 CAT

🐶 DOG

🐀 RAT

Ask:

• What animal do you see?
• How many letters are in the word?
• Can you clap the sounds?

Example:

CAT

Students tap shoulders:

/c/ /a/ /t/

Blend together:

"C-A-T says CAT!"

Repeat with DOG.

3. Movement Activity: Sound Hop (4 minutes)

Place letter cards around the carpet.

Say:

"I hear /c/. Find the letter!"

Students hop to C.

Continue:

/a/
/t/
/d/
/o/
/g/

Make it fast and fun.

4. We Do Together (4 minutes)

Draw three boxes on chart paper.

Teacher says:

"We are going to spell RAT."

Students help identify sounds:

/r/
/a/
/t/

Write letters together.

Then blend:

R-A-T = RAT

Repeat with CAT.

5. Student Whiteboard Practice (3 minutes)

Say:

"Now you are the teacher!"

Call out:

🐱 CAT

Students:

1. Stretch sounds.
2. Write letters.
3. Hold boards up.

Repeat with:

• DOG
• RAT

6. Quick Written Response (2 minutes)

Students draw their favorite animal.

Sentence Frame:

I can spell ______.

Challenge:

I can spell ______ because I hear _____ sounds.

🤔 Higher-Level Thinking Questions

⭐ How do letters help us read words?

⭐ What would happen if CAT was missing the letter C?

⭐ Which word has the same ending sound as RAT?

⭐ How are CAT and RAT alike?

⭐ Which word is longer, CAT or FROG? How do you know?

⭐ If DOG changed its first sound to /f/, what new word would we make?

✋ Exit Ticket

Hold up fingers:

1️⃣ = I need help

2️⃣ = I'm learning

3️⃣ = I can spell an animal word by myself

Then have students spell one final word together:

🐱 C-A-T

and celebrate with:

🎉 "We are Animal Word Detectives!" 🎉