Ughhhhh, I can't ever remember! Beginning Reader Lesson To
become successful, independent readers, students must first
understand phonemes. Vowel sounds are very important when first
learning letter sounds. This lesson is designed help students
recognize words with the correspondence u=/u/. Book: Bud the Sub
Dry erase board and markers List of words: sub, bud, tub, mud,
tuck, cup, up, pup (words without u to throw in- mad, bed, dog,
sad, lot) Tongue Twister: "The unusual man was under the ugly
umbrella." 1. Introduce the u=/u/ correspondence and how to hear
it in spoken words. Today we are going to learn about the letter
u. Everyone put your finger on your chin and make a sound like
your thinking about something. Everyone say "uhhhhhhh." I want
someone to tell me what your mouth does when you make that
sound. Good job! Your mouth opens and your tongue stays still.
Let's all say it together. Now I am going to say some words and
you tell me which ones have the letter u in them. 2. Does
everyone know what a u lo