Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to recognize and build words with the short 'u' and long '-um' word family.

Materials and Prep

• Letter cards: M, t, s, a, I, f, d, r, o, g, l, h, u
• Blank paper or whiteboard for writing
• No prior knowledge needed

Activities

1. Introduce the short 'u' and the '-um' word family using letter cards. Show the letters 'u' and 'm' and discuss the sound they make together.

2. Ask the student to identify and sort the letter cards that belong to the '-um' word family (m, t, s, a, I, f, d, r, o, g, l, h, u).

3. Guide the student to build words using the letter cards from the '-um' word family. For example, 'mum', 'hum', 'sum', 'drum'.

4. Encourage the student to write the words they have built on the paper or whiteboard.

Kindergarten Grade Talking Points

• "Today we are going to learn about words that have the short 'u' sound and belong to the '-um' word family."
• "Can you find the letters 'm', 't', 's', 'a', 'I', 'f', 'd', 'r', 'o', 'g', 'l', 'h', and 'u'?"
• "Let's put the letters together to make new words like 'mum', 'hum', and 'sum'."
• "Now it's your turn to write the words we made."