This document outlines a lesson plan for teaching reading and spelling skills. The objectives are for students to read, tap, and spell 5 words with blended sounds 80% of the time. The lesson introduces blended sound exceptions and has students practice reading, spelling, and using words with blended sounds in sentences. Activities include reviewing letter sounds, teaching new concepts like blended sound exceptions, building words with sound cards, dictation, and assigning homework to reinforce the skills.

1. Just WordsMaria Angala, NBCTJefferson Academy, Washington DC

2. FIRST FIVE!1. Come in quietly and take your seat2. Place materials on desk3. Take out HW assignment4. Write down HW assignment in agenda book5. Begin “JUST START!”

3. JUST START! (5 min)On your composition notebooks, copy the words and mark them up as shown in the example:

4. underline blends and digraph

5. mark all closed syllablesMark up these words (Just Start!)drumsleptstickcloth ashFrenchsquintbunch

6. PRIDE scholars, hit it!!Vocabulary, vocabulary how many words do you know?We’ll have power to read in Just Words classHere we go!!Let’s rock & read!!

7. OBJECTIVES:By the end of the lesson, SWBAT:- read, tap & spell 5 words with welded sounds.…80% of the time as measured by quick checks.

8. Let’s review!!We will have a quick drill of the sounds of letters so that you become automatic with them!!Volunteer please…Let’s go!!...GREAT!!!

9. Review closed syllables hideWORD: dropIs this word a closed syllable? (yes)Why is it a closed syllable? (it has one vowel and it is followed by at least one consonant)What does the 0 say in a closed syllable? /o/FANTASTIC!!

10. INTRODUCE NEW CONCEPTS HIDETeach New SoundsClosed Syllable ExceptionsDoes anybody know what the word exception means?(Something that does not follow the rule)GREAT!

11. So in JW, we have words that do not follow the closed syllable rules and they are the Closed Syllable Exceptions.SAY:ind – find - /ind/old – cold - /old/ost – post - /ost/ild – wild - /ild/olt – colt - /olt/We will be using the green sound cards for the closed syllable exceptions.

12. TEACHER BUILD WORDS hideWORD: coldDemonstrate: /k/ -one tap; /old/ one tap, 3 fingers gluedSay: The green cards are the welded sounds; when they are tapped you weld the sounds together rather than segmenting them.Why do we have to do this?Welded sounds have more than one sounds but we glue them together to make it easier to read and spell them.Read & tap: blind, child, cold, scold, host

13. TEACHER BUILD WORDS hideWORD: lostThis word has a short vowel sound so it follows the ruleI need a volunteer to come up and spell this word with the soundcardsWONDERFUL!WORD/S: windIt can mean two things, and can be read in two different ways.wind = moving air; read with the short /i/; how do we spell it using the sound cards?wind = turn, twist; read with the long /i/; how do we spell it using the sound cards?

14. TEACH SPELLING hidePut your green tiles on your magnetic journalShow me what makes the sound:/ind//olt//ild//ost//old/DICTATIONSpell these words in your magnetic journal:coldfindmildboltsoldgrind

15. HOMEWORK1. Write these phrasesthree times in different colors, and2. Use these phrasesin a sentence:were on holdyou did mostyou had soldfrom the childYes, I can!!

16. DID WE MEET THE OBJECTIVES?By the end of the lesson, SWBAT:- read, tap & spell 5 words with welded sounds.…80% of the time as measured by quick checks.

17. YOU ARE AMAZING!!!With the power to read,We’re super readers,Working togetherAchieving together!!You deserve a Chimpan-CHEER!!!

18. LAST FIVE!1. Homework in homework folder2. Notes in folders3. Materials put away4. Clean desk and area5. Line up when instructed