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Introduction:  This lesson plan is to help motivate students to read through poetry and rhyme.  The students will read the famous Mother Goose Rhymes while improving their computer skills

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Aim:   The purpose of the lesson "Reading Through Poetry and Rhymes to provide additional phonological awareness in reading through the famous Mother Goose Rhymes while using the internet. It is intended for five and six year olds for about  20 to 30 minutes for two days.(use teacher judgment)

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Rationale:  Many students are at risk for reading difficulties.  They enter school with little or no phonological awareness.  An early literacy environment can aid in students' success in reading.  This lesson is to provide students with more practice with rhymes and poetry.  The activities are of interest to the student and they may click to a rhyme as many times as they wish, which will build their reading vocabulary and give them the success they will need to become independent readers.

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Goals and Objectives: (Goals are taken from the Chicago Academic Standards & Frameworks) 

                        STATE GOAL 1:

                        READ WITH UNDERSTANDING AND FLUENCY.

                        CAS A.

                        Use a wide variety of strategic reading behaviors to comprehend the literal and nonliteral meaning of text to be informed, to perform a task, and for literary experience.

                        CFS 

                            1.Retell stories from writing, reading, or pictures. 
                            2.Identify main idea from oral stories and pictures. 
                            3.Identify location, time, and order (e.g., near, far, beginning, middle, ending, before,
                               during, and after). 
                            4.Recognize the author's purpose of a story. 
                            5.Organize information sequentially from oral stories and pictures. 
                            6.Make predictions using oral stories and pictures. 
                            7.Use prior knowledge to dramatize familiar stories. 

CAS B. 

                        Use a wide variety of word analysis strategies to read and comprehend unfamiliar words
                        and material. 

                        CFS 

                            1.Demonstrate how print is organized and read: 
                                      identify front cover, back cover, spine, and title page of a book. 
                                      follow words from left to right and top to bottom on a printed page. 
                                      associate meaning with print. 
                            2.Apply word recognition and analysis skills associated with emergent literacy and
                               early readers: 
                                      name upper and lowercase letters. 
                                      distinguish letters from words. 
                                      identify and use beginning consonants in single-syllable words. 
                                      match sounds to symbols (letters). 
                                      read one-syllable and high frequency words. 
                                      identify rhyming words. 
                                      use beginning and ending consonants in sounding single-syllable words. 

                        CAS C.

                        Read familiar materials aloud with rhythm, flow, accuracy, and phrasing to convey meaning.

                        CFS

                        Does not apply

                        CAS D.

                        Exhibit engagement in reading by responding to text orally, in writing, or through the arts.

                        CFS 

                            1.Deliver oral presentations, role-play, choral response, and oral dramatizations. 
                            2.Construct big books, dioramas, murals, illustrations, songs, and plays. 
 

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Audience:  The lesson plan is intended for kindergarden and first grade.

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Prerequisites:  Students should know letters of the alphabet and basic word families. They must know how to write.

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Subject-Matter:  The lesson includes Language Arts, Music and Computer Science. (see goals and objectives for specific skills)

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The students will click on the poem Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater.  You are to read the poem first, then have students recite the poem.  Review
rhyming words, before the lesson.  Students are to then do activity # 1.
Make sure students have pencil and paper to write down the things in the classroom that begin with the letter "P".
Students are to then rewrite the poem on paper and say the words that rhyme in the poem.

Little Boy Blue activity
Make sure computers are ready.  Have students click on the picture of the Little Boy Blue.  Make sure all students are on that web site.  Ask if any student knows  that rhyme.  Have that student recite the rhyme.  If there are not enough computers , students can work in groups.  Now have the entire class read the Little Boy Blue rhyme together.  Read this poem several times, then print out the worksheet or copy the worksheet and have the students complete the worksheet using your own rubric Later do follow-up of worksheet for review

Mary had a little lamb activity
You must copy the song before the activity depending on the availability of computers.  Please define the word fleece.  Have students click on the icon for Mary had a little lamb.  Then ask students to read the poem several times; have students tell you what word rhymes with "snow" and the word that rhymes with "day".   Have students  review word families and more rhyming words.  Then have students sit on the floor and sing the  song.  Make sure each student has a copy of the song.  You can print the song from the computer or have the students print the song.     You can use the computer screen or use  teaching board to put the song in big letters so everyone can see , make sure you sing the song making sure you point to each word as you sing, reading from left to right.  Some students pick up words from songs a lot faster than from a story.
 

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Materials:   Computer with internet access, printers, computer screen (optional) pointer, primary paper, pencils, crayons, activity sheets and Mary had a little lamb song.

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Assessment and Evaluation:  Students are to write their own poems.  Teacher will use their personal rubric for grading.

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Resources: Links to internet  http://www.alphabet-soup.net/goose/mary.html  (Mary had a

little lamb rhyme)

http://www.alphabet-soup.net/goose/peter.html  (Peter Peter pumpkin eater rhyme)

http:www.alphabet-soup.net/goose/boyblue.html  (Little boy blue rhyme)

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