watch worms wiggle

Objective
Recognize and produce the /w/ sound in a series of words that all begin with /w/.
Lesson Plan
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Target Words:
- worm
- wiggle
- waggle
Materials:
- Cookie sheet—one for every 3–4 children
- Dirt or sand
- Black washable marker (optional)
State and Model the Objective
Tell the children that they will pretend their fingers are wiggling worms while listening for words that begin with the /w/ sound, such as watch, worm, wiggle, and wait.
Literacy Activity
Watch wet worms wiggle
- Draw two eyes and a smile with a black washable marker on the tip of each child’s index finger to make his or her finger into a wiggle worm (optional).
- Show the children how to wiggle and waggle their “worms” in the dirt, and explain that wiggle, waggle, and worm all start with the /w/ sound.
- Pour a little water into the sand or dirt and say, “Now your wiggle worm is going to be wet!”
- Emphasize the /w/ sound in phrases like the following:
- Wiggle your worm wildly.
- Watch how I waggle my wiggle worm.
- Now wiggle and waggle your worm.
- Wiggle your worm up and down.
- Can your wiggle worm wave?
- Help the children remember words they heard that begin with the /w/ sound, and emphasize the sound as you say them together (e.g., /w/ /w/ worm).
More Practice
Repeat words with the target letter
- Ask the children which way they like to waggle their wiggle worms.
- Have them answer by saying, “I like to waggle my wiggle worm ___ (e.g., way up, way down, this way, that way),” and wiggle their worm accordingly.
March and say the sounds in words
- Have the children march and say each sound of the word wad:
- segment sounds: say /w/ (march right), say /a/ (march left), say /d/ (march right)
- blend sounds: jump with both feet and say wad to blend the sounds into the whole word
- Repeat with other words that start with /w/ (e.g., wit, won, win, wet).
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Objective
Recognize and produce the /w/ sound in a series of words that all begin with /w/.
Materials
- Cookie sheet
- Dirt or sand
- Black washable marker (optional)
Activity: Wiggle Worms
- Draw two eyes and a smile on the tip of you and your child's index fingers with a washable marker to make your fingers into wiggle worms (optional).
- Have you and your child wiggle and waggle your fingers through the dirt or sand (can also be done outside in a sandbox or garden).
- Pour a little water into the dirt or sand and say, "Now your wiggle worm is going to be wet!"
- Emphasize the /w/ sound in your phrases:
- Wiggle your worm wildly.
- Watch how I waggle my wiggle worm.
- Now wiggle and waggle your worm slow.
- Wiggle your worm up and down.
- Can your wiggle worm wave?
- Have fun together thinking of words that begin with /w/.
Standards
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Watch Worms Wiggle