Swing a Thing
Objective
Blend a beginning consonant or consonant blend with -ing to make words such as swing, ring, king, and wing.
Lesson Plan
Target Words:
- swing
- thing
- ring
- string
- king
- wing
Materials:
- String
- Magnet
- Picture cards
- Container
- A “thing” for each child to sit on
- "Swing a Thing" song
- Playground swing set (if accessible)
Overview
The children will swing –ing things as they add sounds to the -ing ending to make words such as swing, thing, string, and sing.
Literacy Activities
Swing –ing things.
- Attach a paperclip to each picture card and place them in your container.
- Teach the children the Swing a Thing song, sung to the tune of "Give, Said the Little Stream".
- Have the children go out to the swings in the playground.
- Take the fishing pole (stick with string and magnet) and container and have each child take a “thing” (carpet square or piece of paper) to sit on.
- Gather as a group by the swings.
- Choose several children to fish for a thing picture card with the stick.
- Allow those children to swing on the swings with their things while the other children sit on their “thing” and sing the Swing a Thing song. (If swings are not easily accessible, have children take turns gently swinging their –ing thing at the end of the pole.)
More Practice
Read target words in a text
- Read the target text "Swing a Thing" together as a class.
- Read the text again fading support.
- Have the children underline the words that end in –ing.
Write about the activity using target words
- Put the children in small groups and give each group a set of word blending cards.
- Have children work together to make –ing words.
- Have each child tell you what his or her “thing” (picture) was.
- Write the name of each “thing” on the board.
- Read this list together. After you read the list, erase all the first sounds of the words and ask the children what sound is left.
SEEL Target Texts
Swing a Thing
*king to swing, *king to swing.
Bring your *king to swing
Bring your *king to swing; let’s sing
Sing and swing your *king today
Sing, oh sing, oh sing away
Sing and swing your *king today.
Swing your *king today.
String
Ring
Wing
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SEEL At Home
Objective
Blend a beginning consonant or consonant blend with the -ing ending to make words such as swing, thing, and ring.
Materials
- -ing picture cards
- "Swing a Thing" song
- String with tape attached to the end
Activity: Swing a Thing
- Have your child teach you the "Swing a Thing" song.
- Take turns choosing a picture card.
- Attach the picture to the string and sing the "Swing a Thing" song while swinging the "thing" (picture) back and forth.
- Repeat with each picture.
- Lay the pictures out and cover the beginning sounds in each of the -ing words one by one.
- Ask your child what sound pattern is left.
- Have your child choose his or her favorite thing to swing and draw a picture of it.
- Have your child write the -ing word next to his or her picture. Help your child draw a vertical line between the beginning sound and -ing word ending (e.g., Draw a line between the letter w and the letter i in the word swing).
- The activity can be repeated several times.
Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3.D: Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2.C: Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.
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Swing a Thing