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Introducing Short I

Short I Investigations

Day 46of 180
Week 10of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize the short i sound (/i/)

2

Identify short i in the middle of CVC words

3

Practice blending sounds to read simple words

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 3:13-14

“Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding.”

— Proverbs 3:13-14 (WEB)

Learning new sounds is like finding wisdom - it helps us understand more about words and God's world

📦 Materials Needed

  • Letter tiles
  • Picture cards
  • Whiteboard
  • Marker
  • Small hand mirror
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather in a circle and show children how to make the short i sound using a hand mirror. Demonstrate how their mouth and tongue move.

💭 Review Question: What sound do we hear in the middle of 'big'?
2Teaching (7 min)

Introduce short i as the 'itty bitty' sound. Show picture cards with short i words like 'dig', 'pin', and 'sit'.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Short i sounds like 'i' in 'igloo'
  • It's a quick, short sound in the middle of words
  • Listen for the 'ih' sound
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you hear the short i sound?
  • What words do you know with this sound?
3Activity: Short I Sound Hunt (5 min)
hands-on

Children use letter tiles to build simple short i words and identify the sound

📝 Instructions:
  1. Give each child letter tiles
  2. Call out a CVC word with short i
  3. Have children build the word
  4. Say the word together slowly
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Teacher builds words, children repeat

Challenge: Children create their own short i words

4Closing (3 min)

Review the short i sound and words we learned today

📝 Review Questions:
  • What sound did we learn today?
  • Can you tell me a word with the short i sound?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank you for helping us learn new sounds and understand Your wonderful world.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn more words with the short i sound!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 119:105

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

— Psalm 119:105 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Light up the words with hand motions like a flashlight

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Short vowel sounds are fundamental to early reading skills

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Practice the short i sound at home
  • Point out short i words during daily activities
  • Make sound recognition fun and playful
🤔 Common Struggles:

Distinguishing short i from other vowel sounds

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to identify and reproduce the short i sound

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a short i word wall
  • Play 'I Spy' with short i words
  • Draw pictures of short i words

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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