Unit Plan 15 (Grade PreK ELA): Phonological Awareness III – First Sounds & Word Play
PreK phonological awareness unit: students learn to hear, say, and match beginning sounds to letters through playful games, picture sorts, and sound hunts—building early decoding, vocabulary, and letter–sound connection skills.
Focus: Hear/produce beginning sounds; match sounds to letters
Grade Level: PreK
Subject Area: English Language Arts (Phonological Awareness • Letter–Sound Links • Vocabulary)
Total Unit Duration: 5 sessions (one week), 30–45 minutes per session (use two short blocks if needed)
I. Introduction
This week children tune their ears to first sounds in words (phoneme isolation), learn to produce those sounds, and begin linking common sounds to letters (e.g., /m/ → M). Learning is playful—alliteration games, sound hunts, mouth-movement clues, picture sorts, and quick letter matches—so students leave saying, “I can hear it, say it, and find the letter!”
II. Objectives and Standards
Learning Objectives — Students will be able to…
- Hear and identify the first sound in spoken words (RF.PK.2).
- Produce a target first sound when shown a picture/object (RF.PK.2).
- Match common first sounds to print letters with support (RF.PK.3).
- Use new sound words (e.g., “map,” “moon,” “mittens”) in talk/labels (L.PK.6).
Standards Alignment — PreK
- RF.PK.2 Demonstrate phonological awareness (isolate/produce initial phonemes).
- RF.PK.3 Demonstrate knowledge of letter–sound relationships (link common consonants/vowels to sounds).
- L.PK.6 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations/reading activities.
Success Criteria — student language
- “I can say the first sound.” (RF.PK.2)
- “I can match the sound to the letter.” (RF.PK.3)
- “I can use new sound words when I talk.” (L.PK.6)