Let Frogs Hop a Lot
Objective
Read a text that highlights short vowel words.
Lesson Plan
Target Words:
- hop
- lot
- let
- ten
- tell
- frog
- stop
Materials:
- Signs*
- Frogs Hop a Lot target text*
*Items included below.
State and Model the Objective
Tell the children that they will hop a lot and will read a text with short vowel words, such as frog, hop, lot, ten, let, and stop.
Literacy Activities
Hop frog!
- Have the children hop over each other like in the game leapfrog.
- Have them ask each other, “Will you let me hop over?”
Hop a lot
- Put signs with instructions around the room: hop, hop a lot, hop back, hop on a dot, take a big hop, take ten hops, hop up, and stop!
- Have the children hop in a line and follow the instructions they find.
Tell a frog to stop
- Engage the children in reading the text Frogs Hop a Lot (found below).
- Pretend to have a frog hopping on your head.
- Have the children tell the frog to “stop” and “hop, hop, hop away.”
Read More
SEEL Target Texts
Frogs Hop a Lot
Frogs got into my house.
And frogs hop a lot.
Frogs like to hop.
Frogs like to hop and hop.
Do I let the frogs hop on my bed?
Do I let the frogs hop in a pot?
Do I let the frogs hop on my cat?
Do I let the frogs hop on me?
Do I let a frog hop on you?
Will you let a frog hop on top of you?
Will you let a frog hop on your bed?
Will you let a frog hop on top of your head?
Will you let a frog hop on me?
The frogs will not stop till we yell, “STOP!”
Tell the frogs to hop, hop, hop away.
And frogs hop a lot.
Frogs like to hop.
Frogs like to hop and hop.
Do I let the frogs hop on my bed?
Do I let the frogs hop in a pot?
Do I let the frogs hop on my cat?
Do I let the frogs hop on me?
Do I let a frog hop on you?
Will you let a frog hop on top of you?
Will you let a frog hop on your bed?
Will you let a frog hop on top of your head?
Will you let a frog hop on me?
The frogs will not stop till we yell, “STOP!”
Tell the frogs to hop, hop, hop away.
Read More
http://education.byu.edu/seel/library/
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Let Frogs Hop a Lot