1. Reader’s Workshop Essential question:
How can we identify the beginning, middle, end sounds in words?
CCS:RF 2- Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes)

2. What? Why? How?
What –Today we identify the beginning, middle, and end sounds in words
Why- knowing how to identify sounds will help us learn to read words.
How- We will participate in a mini-lesson, guided practice, independent practice, and small group activities.

3. Mastery
By the end of this lesson we will be able to identify the beginning, middle, end sounds in words
I can identify the middle sound to read words.

4. Building Background
We have learned that each letter makes a specific sound. Let’s review the sounds the letters make.

5. Vocabulary
Blend- to put sounds together to make words.

6. Power teaching
Class: We can use our sounds to help us write words we don’t know how to spell. Teach: Explain to your partner how to write words you don’t know how to spell.

7. Check for Understanding
Use your sounds to spell the words.

8. Connection
There are many times we will get to words we don’t know. We can blend sounds together to help figure out words we don’t know.
Think, pair, share: ways to figure out words you don’t know.

9. Model (I Do)
I am going to model how to Identify the beginning, middle, and end sound.

10. Guided Practice (we do)
Now let’s try one together. Identify the beginning, middle, and end sound.

11. Independent Practice (You Do)
Now you will Identify the beginning, middle, and end sound. .