Early Childhood Special Education Lesson Plan

Teacher Candidate: Allison Weichselbaum

Grade Level: Kindergarten

Lesson: Rhyming
Unit of Study: Phonics
Goal of Lesson (Common Core State Standards/Division of Early Childhood where appropriate)
RF.K.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes)
RF.K.2.a Recognize and produce rhyming words
RF.K.2.C Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words
RF.K.2.e Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words to make new words
Objectives:
Student will be able to display an understanding of rhyming words
Student will be able to match pairs of rhyming words
Students will be able to indicate rhyme recognition by responding with a physical movement
Pre-Assessment: Prior to the lesson, the assistant teacher will informally assess each students understanding of rhyming
and record data based on their answers. She will give the students 3 pairs of words, some that rhyme and some that do not.
They will be told to put a thumb up if it rhymes and a thumb down if it doesnt.
Post-Assessment:
In order to assess students understanding of rhyming words, there will be several things done.
The assistant teacher will record data to track if the students are tapping when there are rhyming words
Based on participation after the read aloud, the assistant teacher will record data to track if the students understand
the characteristics of rhyming words
Students will additionally be assessed based on their worksheet. The teacher will check to see if the students correctly
matched the rhyming words to each other.
Materials: A Leaf Can Be by Laura Purdie Salas, Smartboard, worksheet, pencils
Use of Technology: In order to incorporate technology, we will be playing a matching game on the Smartboard. There will be
several pictures and words on the board that each correspond with another. Students will be called up to find a matching

pair.
Differentiation:
To make easier
Students will be given a worksheet with fewer pictures of objects to match
Students will be called up during the group activity when there are only a few options left to match (maybe 2 or 3 pairs)
To make harder
Students will be given a worksheet with more pictures of objects to match
Students will be given several pictures with blank boxes next to them and they will be asked to come up with a rhyming word
by themselves
Seating Configuration/Use of Physical Space: At the beginning of the lesson, the students will be on the floor in front of the
Smartboard. They will be sitting in their pre-assigned seats facing me, at the front. When it is time to do the worksheet, the
students will be transitioned to their tables, one table at a time. Once they have all finished, they will return to the floor for a
final group summary.
Teaching roles and collaboration: During the lesson, the teacher will lead the discussion, group activity, teach, and share.
The teacher will first go over the characteristics of rhyming words. In addition to conducting the pre-assessment, the
assistant teacher will be recording data on participation during the group activity and tapping the floor during the read aloud.
During independent work, both the teacher and assistant teacher will circle around the classroom to help students that need
additional help.
Classroom Management: During the lesson, read aloud, group activity, and conclusion, each student will be seated on the
floor in their assigned seat. I will transition the students in groups back to their table by calling one table at a time. Students
will sit at their table in their assigned seats. Assigned seats are based on both academic and behavioral needs.
Engagement of students/anticipatory set/Motivation: In order to engage students in this lesson, I will ask them if they
ever heard a rhyme. I will give them examples of rhymes using words that are meaningful to them.
Connection to Previous lesson/Prior Knowledge: The class is in the middle of a nonfiction unit. We have been learning
different styles of writing that can be used when writing nonfiction. A rhyming book, while giving over information helps
make learning exciting and fun for the children.

Lesson Presentation:
Today we will be learning about rhyming. We already learned a little bit about what a rhyme is. A rhyme is 2 words that
sound alike at the end of the word. One example of a rhyme is CAT and BAT. Another example is RUN and SUN. Today we
are going to read a nonfiction book that has rhymes in it. I want everybody to listen carefully and if you hear a rhyme, tap
the floor.
Teacher will read the book, A Leaf Can Be... by Laura Purdie Salas. During read aloud, point out the different rhymes and
let the students guess what the rhyme will be based on the picture.
Can anybody tell me a word that rhymes with CAR? Once student answers, ask why do you say that? They will respond
that it sounds like it.
Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Guided Practice/Active Involvement/Small group work/Independent Practice:
Now that I see you all know what rhymes are, we are going to play a matching game on the Smartboard, there are pictures
on the board that rhyme with each other and I will call on you to come and find a match. Call on students until they are
all finished.
Wow! That was a great job. Now, once I call you, you will go to your table and draw a line connecting the rhyming words
Students will be called up, one table at a time, to go to their table. At their seat, the worksheet will already be there for
them to do. Go over the instructions again and walk around the room to help the students who need it.
Estimated Time: 10 minutes
Final Summary/Closure:
Students will come back to the floor for a group discussion
Teacher will give several examples of words and ask the students to shout out a word that rhymes with it. Some
examples are MOP, TUB, SET, HUG, etc.
Teacher will explain one more time that a rhyme is two or more words that sound alike.
Estimated Time: 5 minutes
Extension: In order to continue engaging students in rhyming lessons, they will get a chance during computer time to play a
rhyme matching game on Reggie the Rhyming Rhino. It can be found at
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/reggie/index.htm.