Wow! A Cow!
Lesson Plan
Target Words:
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wow
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cow
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now
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how
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bow
Materials:
- “Wow Cow” target text*
- Cow picture
*Items included below
State the Objective:
Tell the children that they will think of words that rhyme with cow, like now, how, bow, and wow, while they learn to bow like a cow.
Literacy Activities:
Bow and say “wow” like the cow
- Read the Wow Cow target text for the children and have them follow the directions in the text (say wow, bow).
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Read the text again, having the children repeat each phrase after you, while you point to the words in the text.
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Read the text again and have the children bow every time they hear a word that rhymes with cow.
Bow with the cow
- Choose a child to pretend to be a cow
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Read Say wow like the cow target text for the children
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Have the selected child say wow and bow when directed in the text
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- Have the rest of the children repeat what the “cow” is doing.
Produce words that rhyme with cow
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Review words that rhyme with cow (ex. how, bow, now, wow).
- Pass the cow picture around and ask each child to say a word that rhymes with cow. Offer help as necessary (e.g., “Does how rhyme with cow?”--nod your head yes).
Recognize rhyming words
- Read words that rhyme with cow: wow, now, how, bow.
- Tell the children to put one hand up until they hear a word that does not rhyme with cow. After several -ow words, say a word that doesn’t rhyme (e.g., cow, wow, now, how, bike).
SEEL Target Texts
Wow Cow
I have a cow that can say “wow!”
Say Wow, cow! You can say ‘wow’!
Wow! What a cow!
Say “wow” like the cow.
And the cow can bow.
Wow! A cow that can bow. Wow!
How can the cow bow?
This is how!
Bow like the cow.
Wow! Now you can bow like the cow.
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/
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Wow! A Cow!