Transition Song: Five Little Ghosts (The Kiboomers)
Letter recognition: 8x10 laminated sheet with large bold capital letter G. Ask children to show their pointer fingers. Indicate where to put their pointer finger to start the tracing. Trace the G while reciting the rhyme: "Draw half a circle, not a frown. Draw across the middle and then down". Hold the G high while chanting "Give me a Gee! (Be sure to use /g/ and /j/ initial sound). Gay! Guy! Go! Goo!" Discuss words that start with the g-g-g sound, including names of family and friends.
Title: G Sound, Week
1
Materials required: Good
Night Gorilla, flashlight, animal pictures
Additional concepts: Predicting,
Wh-questions.
Transition activity: Five
Little Ghosts Song
Goodnight Gorilla:
Goodnight Gorilla:
Discussion: Read the
book.
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Ask What is going to happen next?
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What are the names of the animals?
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Who is the man with the flashlight?
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What time of day is it? Day or Night?
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Where are the animals going when they get out of
their cages?
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Why are there two pages all black with surprised
eyes?
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Who takes the animals back to the zoo?
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Who ate the banana? The gorilla or the mouse?
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What is inside the animal’s cage?
Theater: Shine a
flashlight. Use finger puppets or
popsicle stick puppets so everyone gets a chance to help tell the story as you
read along.
Title: G Sound, Week
2
Materials required:
Additional concepts:
Transition activity: Five
Little Ghosts
Discussion: We’re
learning more about the /g/ sound. Remember it is in your throat. Let’s practice. Put your fingers on your
neck. G-G-G.
Now let’s trace our letters. Use your pointer fingers.
“Draw half a circle, not a frown.
Across the middle and then down.”
Target sound and recognition: Gee, Gay, Guy, Go, Goo
What else starts with the G-G-G sound? Girl, Go, Going, Gorilla, Ghost, Guitar,
Grasshopper, Grapes
Show pictures of Grapes.
“What is this?? Grapes has a /g/
sound. G-G-Grapes.
What color are they?
Green Grapes. Green also has a
/g/ sound. G-G- Green. Green Grapes.
Green Grapes are Good to Eat.
Green Beans are good to eat.
Gravy is good to eat.
Song: Good to
eat. (Tune: Frere Jacques. Adapt the
song to what they like to eat)
EXAMPLES:
GRAPES: Green and juicy, Green and juicy. Nice and
sweet, nice and sweet. Dripping on your fingers, dripping on your fingers. Good
to eat, good to eat"
CARROTS: Orange and crunchy, orange and crunch, nice
and sweet, nice and sweet. Crunch so loud, crunch so loud. Good to eat.
Good to eat.
Title: G Sound, Week
4
Materials required: Laminated
G
Additional concepts:
Transition activity: Five
Little Ghosts
Discussion: We’re
learning more about the /g/ sound. Remember it is in your throat. Let’s practice. Put your fingers on your
neck. G-G-G.
Now let’s trace our letters. Use your pointer fingers.
“Draw half a circle, not a frown.
Across the middle and then down.”
Target sound and wel recognition: Gee, Gay, Guy, Go, Goo
What else starts with the G-G-G sound? Girl, Go, Going, Gorilla, Ghost, Guitar,
Grasshopper, Grapes
Show picture of ghost.
What is this? Ghost has a /g/
sound in it! G-G-Ghost.
Finger play:
I saw a ghost (fingers circle eyes)
He saw me too (point to yourself)
I waved at him (wave your hand)
But he said, “Boo!” (try to scare the person next to you)
He saw me too (point to yourself)
I waved at him (wave your hand)
But he said, “Boo!” (try to scare the person next to you)
Song: (To the tune of The Ants Go Marching 10x10)
The ghosts go flying 10x10
oo-oo, oo-oo
The ghosts go flying 10x10
oo-oo, oo-oo
The Ghosts go flying 10x10
The little one stops to scare a hen
And they all go flying down to the town
For some fun Halloween
oo-oo-oo-
9x9 – check the time
8x8 – say “we’re late!”
7x7 – look at heaven
6x6 – do some tricks
5x5 – take a dive
4x4- fly through the door
3x3 – to say “Wheeeeee!”
2x2 – to sneeze “Achoo!”
1x1 – to say “I’m done!”
