Unit 1 Project

Nyesha Hicks
EDU 3410 Teaching Reading

Table of Contents
Literacy Blockspg. 3
Lesson Plan..pg. 4-5
Literacy Centers...pg. 6
Newsletterpg. 7

Literacy Blocks
Time
9:009:30

Balanced Literacy Schedule

Students are to choose a book from the reading corner that
is on their reading level, and read independently.

9:309:50

Students are to write a summary about the book that they

The teacher is walking
just read. If the student read a chapter book, they are to
around and making sure
write only about the chapters that they read in class that day. that the students are on
task and that their
summaries that they are
writing are at least two
paragraphs.
Some students may volunteer to stand up in front of the
The teacher makes sure
classroom and read their summaries aloud to the class.
that the students wrote
about the book they had
that day and that they
included in their summary
the who, what, when,
where and why of the
story.
During this time, students from the local high school come
The teacher will read with
into the classroom to volunteer as a part of the America
a student or two that is
Reads Foundation. Each high school student pairs with one, struggling the most with
in most cases two, students and reads to them. During this
reading.
time they may get the students to read with them or to them.
They also get them to answer questions about the story to
make sure they are following along.

9:5010:00

10:0011:00

Teachers Role
The teacher makes sure
that each child is reading a
book on their reading
level, not above or below.

Lesson Plan
Title of Lesson: Breaking down sane syllables!
Teacher Name: Ms. Nyesha Hicks
Grade: 3rd Grade
Academic Subject Area: Reading: Foundational Skills
Academic Subject Standard Code: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.3.3 Know and apply gradelevel phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
Anticipatory Set

I will began by reminding the students about

how we talked about learning new words by
breaking them down and sounding them out. I
will do a quick review of what syllables are
and how to break down words.

Objectives
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.3.3.C
Decode multisyllable words.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.3.3.D
Read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled
words.
Input

I will pass out the attached worksheets and

inform the students that we will complete an
activity that involves breaking down syllables.
I will also pass out scissors and glue to each
student. The students will have a sheet with
words on it. They will have to cut out each
single word. They will then have to cut up the
word by the syllables. For example: If the
word is CRAYON, they will cut out the word
by the syllables. That means they will have
two parts CRAY and ON. They will then glue
these parts onto the next worksheet that is

empty.
Guided Practice

After passing out the materials/activity and

explaining what they will be doing step by
step, I will complete a few words on the
worksheet with the help of the students to
make sure that they understand how to do the
activity. This will give me an opportunity to
assist the students that are not breaking the
words down correctly and to help the students
that are just confused.

Independent Practice

The students will work independently by

cutting up their words into the broken
syllables and putting them on the empty sheet.
When the students are done they will raise
their hands and I will go around and check
their work. If it is correct I will give them
permission to glue their syllables down.

Closure

The purpose of this activity is to give the

students more practice with breaking down
words. This will help them when they attempt
to learn words that they dont know later on.

Assessment

After the activity, I will write 10 words on the

white board. The students have to write each
word down and beside it write the same word
but broken into syllables. For example:
1. Basketball: bas-ket-ball
2. Polish: po-lish
I will take these up as they leave for recess.

Literacy Centers
Students/Groups
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Ayana
Shamaya
Jason
Aracelly
Jose

Center

6. Anna Leigh
7. Ian
8. Cordell
9. Camden
10. Layla

Guided Reading
Teacher works with students, focusing on
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.3.3
Know and apply grade-level phonics and word
analysis skills in decoding words.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.3.4
Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to
support comprehension.
Computer Center
The students will be allowed to go on the
website www.mobymax.com where they can
play literacy and math games. The math games
can only be played during the math block.

11. Nyla
12. Courtland
13. Jayden C.
14. Tyana
15. Serenity

Listening Center
The students will each get an audio book
recorder and listen to a book while it is reading
the book to them. They can also read along out
loud.

16. Jayden S.
17. Nikia
18. William
19. Sean
20. Jaleah

Game Center
The students will be allowed to play with
vocabulary board games like the digging up
sight words board game. They will also be
able to play gold fish with memory cards
containing vocabulary words.
Group Reading
The students will all have the same book to
read and will take turns reading in the book. To
eliminate confusion they each read a paragraph
at a time and start by their classroom numbers.
In this specific group, because Janay is number
21 she would read first, then Savannah, then
Deon and so on.

21. Janay
22. Savannah
23. Deon
24. Darian
25. Whitney

Dear parents,
My name is Ms. Nyesha Hicks and I would like to welcome you and your child to
a new school year. I am extremely excited to have your child in my classroom this
year. I would like to inform you of what our class will be working on during the
next week. The students have been practicing breaking down and sounding out
words in order to figure out what the word is. By following the Common Core
objectives 3.3.C (decoding multisyllable words) and 3.3.D (read grade appropriate
irregularly spelled words) your child will be learning how to break down the
syllables in words by doing an activity. The literacy centers that the students
participate in daily will also assist them in learning how to break down and learn
words.