quiet questions
Quiet Questions
Objective
Associate the uppercase letter Q and lowercase letter q with the /kw/ sounds as in quail, queen, and quick.
Lesson Plan
Target Words:
- quiet
- questions
- quilt
- queen
- quarter
- quick
- quack
Materials:
- Q survey questions
- Question and answer chart
- Writing practice page
Overview
The children will answer quiet questions as they practice saying the /kw/ sound in words that start with the letter Q such as quirky, quiet, and questions.
Literacy Activities
Answer Q questions
- Read the Q Survey Questions to the children, emphasizing the /kw/ sounds in words with the letter Q.
- Pass out the question and answer charts to the children and have them underline the letter Q throughout the page.
- Have them produce the /kw/ sound each time they underline a letter.
- Read the questions again in a quiet whisper and have the children indicate a response for each question by showing thumbs up or thumbs down.
- Show the children how to mark “yes” and “no” responses in the answer columns.
- Allow the children to ask each other the survey questions in a quiet voice and help them record their answers on their question and answer chart.
- Record classroom results for each question on the board and quietly discuss them.
More Practice
Write the target letter
- Help the children write the letter Q and lowercase letter q on the writing practice page.
- Have the children produce the /kw/ sounds while writing the letter Q.
- Allow the children to draw a picture of something that begins with the letter Q in the space below the letters (e.g., queen, quarter, quilt).
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SEEL Target Texts
Q Survey Questions
1. Do you have a quilt?
2. Have you met a queen?
3. Are you quick?
4. Do you have a quarter?
5. Can you quack like a duck?
6. Have you seen a quail?
7. Do you like to be quiet?
8. Have you been in an earthquake?
2. Have you met a queen?
3. Are you quick?
4. Do you have a quarter?
5. Can you quack like a duck?
6. Have you seen a quail?
7. Do you like to be quiet?
8. Have you been in an earthquake?
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Objective
Associate the uppercase letter Q and lowercase letter q with the /kw/ sound as in quail, queen, and quick.
Materials
- Q question survey page
Activity: Quiet Questions
- Read the questions together with your child and have him or her underline the letter Q throughout the survey page.
- Ask your child to produce the /kw/ sound each time he or she underlines the letter Q.
- Allow your child to ask the questions to family members or friends.
- Help your child record responses on the survey page.
- The activity can be repeated several times.
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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.
http://education.byu.edu/seel/library/
69374
Quiet Questions