Gorgeous Green Gown

Objective
Associate the uppercase letter G and lowercase letter g with the /g/ sound in words such as green, girl, and gloves.
Lesson Plan
Target Words:
- girl
- green
- gown
- glue
- go
- gorgeous
Materials:
- Girl in a gown graphic
- Picture cards
- Gold and green glitter (optional)
- Writing practice page
Overview
The children will decorate a gorgeous green gown as they practice saying the /g/ sound in words such as goat, grass, and grapes.
Literacy Activities
Decorate the green gown
- Write the letters G and g on a whiteboard and emphasize the /g/ sound.
- Show the children the girl in a gown graphic and explain that the girl only wants things that start with G on her gorgeous gown.
- Explain that a gorgeous gown is a beautiful dress.
- Let the children color the gown green.
- Mix up the picture cards, and have the children take turns choosing a card.
- Decide together whether each word begins with the /g/ sound.
- If the word begins with the /g/ sound, glue it to the green gown.
- If the word does not begin with the /g/ sound, discard it.
- Have the children add gold and green glitter to the gown (optional).
More Practice
Read target words
- As a group, write a list of all the objects glued on the gorgeous green gown, and help the children think of other words that start with the /g/ sound.
- Read the words together, and have the children emphasize the /g/ sound as they read each word (e.g., /g/, /g/, gloves).
Write the target letter
- Give each child a writing practice page and have them write the uppercase letter G and lowercase letter g while producing the /g/ sound (support as needed).
- Have the children draw a picture of something that begins with the /g/ sound in the space below the letters.
- Emphasize that the letter G makes the /g/ sound.
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Objective
Associate the uppercase letter G and lowercase letter g with the /g/ sound in words such as girl, gown, and grass.
Materials
- Girl in a gown graphic
- Picture cards
- Green crayon or marker
- Glue
- Glitter (optional)
Activity: Gorgeous Green Gown
- Give your child a girl in a gown graphic and have him or her color the gown green.
- Place the picture cards face down on a table.
- Take turns turning the cards over, stating what they are, and then gluing them on the girl's green gown, but only if they start with G.
- Emphasize the /g/ sound by saying phrases like, "Let's glue a ghost on the girl's green gown," or "___ goes on the girl's green gown."
- Glue glitter on the girl's green gown (optional).
- Write a list of all the items on the girl's green gown using a green crayon or marker.
- Let your child write the G at the beginning of each word on the list.
- Read the list with your child.
- Ask what sound your child heard at the beginning of the words on the list (i.e., the /g/ sound).
- Repeat the activity as desired.
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Standards
SEEL lessons align with Common Core Standards. Please see the standards page for the code(s) associated with this lesson.

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Gorgeous Green Gown