
Storytime: Syllables and Theme Words Indicators: Receptive Language (Listening and Understanding) DL1.1(B), DL1.1(L), DL1.1(M), Expressive Language (Speaking Second Language) DL2.1(B), DL2.1(L), DL2.1(M), Receptive Language (Listening) L1.1(3), L1.1(4), Expressive Language (Speaking) L2.1(3), L2.1(4), L2.2(3), L2.2(4), Foundational Reading L3.1(3) (More...) Resources: Word Wall Cards: April 2023 You Will Need: Theme 2 Word Cards (see Resources) featured children's book chart paper marker Plan to read a featured story. Before reading, identify three or four words that demonstrate how the book reflects the theme. Write them on chart paper. As you introduce the book, review the words and ask the children if they know what the words mean or represent. Include translations for dual language learners whenever possible. Ask the children to listen for the words as you read. When the book is finished, review the words once more. Explain or review the concept of syllables by helping children notice how words can be divided into parts based on their sounds. By definition, a syllable is a unit of speech containing a vowel. Demonstrate this for children by reading one of the words you identified and breaking it into its parts by clapping. For example, if you wrote "sky," you would clap once for one syllable. If you wrote "balloon," you would clap twice. Do this for each of the words, inviting children to clap. For multisyllabic words, you can write the word again and make a dot where the syllable break happens (e.g., bal • loon). Identify the number of syllables in the Theme 2 Word Wall Words as well (see Resources). Individualize: Take a more hands-on approach. Offer children counters such as snap cubes. Say a word and clap for the syllables. Have children count cubes for the number of claps and connect them to show how many syllables are in the word.

Storytime: Syllables and Theme Words

Indicators: Receptive Language (Listening and Understanding) DL1.1(B), DL1.1(L), DL1.1(M), Expressive Language (Speaking Second Language) DL2.1(B), DL2.1(L), DL2.1(M), Receptive Language (Listening) L1.1(3), L1.1(4), Expressive Language (Speaking) L2.1(3), L2.1(4), L2.2(3), L2.2(4), Foundational Reading L3.1(3) (More...)

Resources: Word Wall Cards: April 2023

You Will Need:

Theme 2 Word Cards (see Resources)
featured children's book
chart paper
marker

Plan to read a featured story. Before reading, identify three or four words that demonstrate how the book reflects the theme. Write them on chart paper. As you introduce the book, review the words and ask the children if they know what the words mean or represent. Include translations for dual language learners whenever possible. Ask the children to listen for the words as you read.

When the book is finished, review the words once more. Explain or review the concept of syllables by helping children notice how words can be divided into parts based on their sounds. By definition, a syllable is a unit of speech containing a vowel. Demonstrate this for children by reading one of the words you identified and breaking it into its parts by clapping. For example, if you wrote "sky," you would clap once for one syllable. If you wrote "balloon," you would clap twice. Do this for each of the words, inviting children to clap. For multisyllabic words, you can write the word again and make a dot where the syllable break happens (e.g., bal • loon). Identify the number of syllables in the Theme 2 Word Wall Words as well (see Resources).

Individualize: Take a more hands-on approach. Offer children counters such as snap cubes. Say a word and clap for the syllables. Have children count cubes for the number of claps and connect them to show how many syllables are in the word.