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Deleting Sounds

Taking Words Apart

Day 38of 180
Week 8of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify and delete initial sounds in simple words

2

Understand how removing a sound changes a word

3

Practice phonemic awareness skills

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 4:20

“My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.”

— Proverbs 4:20 (WEB)

Just as we carefully listen and remove sounds from words, we can carefully listen to God's words and understand their meaning

📦 Materials Needed

  • Letter tiles
  • Picture cards
  • Elkonin boxes
  • Small counters or tokens
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather children in a circle. Explain that today we'll play a sound deletion game where we remove sounds from words like detectives.

💭 Review Question: Can you think of a time when taking something away changed how something works?
2Teaching (7 min)

Demonstrate how removing a sound changes a word. Use picture cards to show examples like 'sand' becoming 'sad' when the 'n' sound is removed.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Sounds are like building blocks for words
  • Removing a sound creates a new word
  • Listen carefully to each sound
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What sound did we remove?
  • How did the word change?
  • Can you find another word we can change?
3Activity: Sound Deletion Detective (6 min)
hands-on

Children use Elkonin boxes to remove sounds from simple three-letter words

📝 Instructions:
  1. Place a word card in front of the child
  2. Use tokens to represent each sound
  3. Remove one token and say the new word
  4. Check if the new word makes sense
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use two-letter words with clear sound separation

Challenge: Use more complex words with blended sounds

4Closing (2 min)

Recap how removing sounds changes words, just like how God carefully chooses His words

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about sounds today?
  • How can we be careful listeners?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, help us listen carefully to sounds and to Your words.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about adding sounds to make new words!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 119:105

“Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.”

— Psalm 119:105 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Use a small flashlight to 'light up' each word as children repeat

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Phoneme deletion is a critical phonological awareness skill that helps children understand word structure

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Practice slowly and make it fun
  • Use visual aids
  • Be patient with sound manipulation
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find sound deletion challenging, so use lots of positive reinforcement

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to identify and remove sounds consistently

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a sound deletion game at home
  • Practice with familiar words during daily activities
  • Use magnetic letters to physically remove sounds

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