Reading Readiness TG - Book - Page 66
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The Letters ‘Bb’
Objectives
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Recognize the letters ‘B’ and ‘b’.
Recognize and say the sound of /b/.
Distinguish between the letters ‘b’, ‘d’, ‘p’ and ‘q’; ‘B’ and ‘P’.
Write the letters ‘B’ and ‘b’.
Materials
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ABC poster
Mural Piece - ‘Bb’
Letter House poster
Letter cards - ‘Bb’, ‘Dd’, ‘Qq’, ‘Pp’
Large sheet with large ‘b’ written in dark ink
Plasticine/pipe cleaners
A ball
Before the Lesson
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Prepare Name Cards for students whose names begin with ‘B’.
Prepare a piece of paper on which you write a large ‘b’ in dark ink. The paper
should be thin enough to show the writing on the reverse side.
Lesson Procedure
Bounce The Ball (track 24)
• Play the song and sing along with the whole class.
• Action and Small ‘b’
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Bounce, bounce, bounce the ball.
Bounce it up and down.
Bounce, bounce, bounce the ball.
Bounce it all around.
Teach the song.
When you say ‘bounce’, bounce the ball. When you say ‘ball’, hold the ball in
your hands.
Sing the song and do the actions with students (who pretend to have a ball).
Sing the song again. This time, each time you say ‘bounce’ draw a straight line
up and down on the board. (Draw up and down tracing over the same line three
times.)
When you say ‘ball’, draw a round circle on the right side of the line, completing
the letter ‘b’.