Six-Point Lesson Plan

Grade: Second

Lesson Title: Segmenting Words

Materials/Resources Needed: White board

Focus and
Review

Students, remember yesterday when we talked about words having word parts called syllables? Well, today
we are going to learn about segmenting words which is when students are given a whole word and break it
into syllables.

Objective(s)

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.2
Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

(NCSCS reference)

Teacher
Input

Today we are going to learn about segmenting words. Segmenting is when students are given a whole
word and break it into syllables. When students break the word up them then can count the number of
syllables in the word.
Let me show you how I segment words. I draw two bowls on the board. In one bowl there should be two
dots and in the other bowl there should be three dots. In the bowl with the two dots I place a picture of a
carrot, and in the bowl that has three dots I place a picture of a tomato. I will make sure that the students
know that there is a carrot in one bowl and a tomato in the other. First, I will point to the carrot and say I
am going to clap as we say the word carrot, and we are going to break the word carrot into two parts. I will
say, car-rot, and while they are saying it they should clap two times. I will then tell students that the word
carrot has two syllables, and ask the students to say the word carrot and clap along. Now, I will tell
students to listen carefully as I say the word car-rot slowly. I will then repeat the same steps with the word
tomato. I will make sure that the students understand the word tomato has three syllables. Tell the
students that we are now going to put more vegetables in the bowl. Hold up a picture of a pepper, and ask
the students what vegetable you are holding up. Ask the students to say the word pepper with you slowly
and clap the number of syllables in the word pepper. How many syllables did you clap in the word pepper?
Students should answer with two. Now I will point to the carrot and ask the students how many syllables
are in the word carrot. Next I will point to the tomato and ask the students how many syllables are in the
word tomato. Ask students to clap the two words with you while saying the words. Tell the students that we
are going to place the pepper in the bowl with the carrot because they both have two syllables. I will have
the students clap with me the word carrot and pepper to allow them to see that the word carrot and the
word pepper have the same number of word parts. I will Repeat this process with the word cucumber but

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this time the word cucumber has three syllables so therefore it will be placed in the bowl with the tomato.
Guided
Practice

Independent
Practice

Closure

Notes:

Give the students a worksheet that has pictures of different vegetables. Pumpkin, lettuce, potato, radish,
and celery. I will point out the vegetables with the students before they do the worksheet just so they know
exactly what each vegetable is. While completing the worksheet the students should be saying the word
out loud and clap for each syllable. Under each picture on the worksheet, students should write the
number of syllables that are in each word. As students are working on this, I will walk around, give
feedback, praise, and give assistance to students who are in need.
I will give students each a word on a note card. Students are to practice in their seats quietly the word
and figure out the number of syllables. I will call each student individually and ask them to tell me their
word and to tell me the number of syllables that are in their word. If students got the word and number of
syllables right then they met the objective. If students did not get their word right I would give them another
word and see if they can figure out that word. If students cannot figure out the second word, they would
need to have more practice on this objective.
I will ask students what they learned and have students as a review tell me each step they took and also
have students give examples of how to use it. Therefore, this this lesson, students learned how to
segment words into word parts which is also known as syllables. Students are able to say the words out
loud and clap for each syllable.