Cyber Exchange Lesson Plan
Name That Consonant! 

Lisa Knight
Piedmont Elementary
 
 

Grades	1st Grade
Subjects	Reading

Overview

Students will review the names and sounds of consonant letters.

Time Frame
60 Minutes

Objectives

In this lesson, students will:

• Recognize the consonant letters of the alphabet (lowercase only).
• Produce sounds for the consonant letters.

• Software Used in this Lesson

• Other Software Used in this Lesson

• ABC Rock (Whole Group): Students will sing the song "ABC Rock"(on Steve & Greg record).
• Fishing Game (Whole Group): Students will use magnet fishing pole to catch fish with letters of the alphabet(Make fish with die-cut machine. Put paper clips on the fish to attract the magnet). Students will name the consonant on their fish. Teacher will make the sound for each letter.
• Letter Puppets (Whole Group/Small Group): Students will make a letter puppet. Each student will have a different letter of the alphabet (each consonant should be represented). Students will introduce their puppet to the class and make the sound of their letter puppet.
• MS Word (Teams): Divide class into two groups. Use MS Word and TV to show students consonants. Have team call out name of letter. Give team one point for correct answer.  Let team earn bonus point for naming word which begins with the shown consonant. For example, T is for turtle.
• Letter Game (Small Group): Divide students into groups. Give each group a box of letter cards. Have students take turns drawing a card. Students name each letter drawn and make the sound for the letter.  Students may keep cards that match their letter puppet.
• Letter Pictures (Small Group):  Give groups a large piece of paper, ask students in each group to work together. Groups will draw 2 pictures for each letter represented in their group(students should have their letter puppets with them to remind them of their letter assignment). For instance, if students in a group have letter puppets for consonants R, B, P, and H, they might draw a rabbit, road, boy, belt, pot, porcupine, horse, and house on their paper.
• EVALUATION: Give "Cathy Consonant" worksheet. She is a long spotted worm. Give instructions to color letters on her spots. For instance, color the d red or color the p green. Repeat for several letters.

• Visit the web sites Surfing for ABC's and Little Explorer to find words for each letter of the alphabet. See the addresses below. Name several words for each letter of the alphabet.
• Play ABC Bingo.

• Improved student achievement through the use of technology as a tool to enhance the reading curriculum.

• State of the art technology will be used to improve curriculum.

Title1: Surfing for ABC's''ABC

URL1: http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/abc/

Description1: See this list of words for each letter of the alphabet. Each word connects to a description page.

Title2: Little Explorers

URL2: http://www.littleexplorers.com/Dictionary.html

Description2: See this picture dictionary to find several words for each letter of the alphabet.

Author(s) Contact Information

Name Lisa Knight

School Piedmont Elementary