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Middle sound segmenting accuracy (Mico version)

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Activity Type: Accuracy
Activity Form: Standard
Grade: K, 1
Group Size: Small Group, Whole Class
Length: 5 minutes
Materials: A hand puppet--ours is called Mico.
Goal: Given a spoken word, the student can say its middle sound ( "mat" -> /a/ ).
Items: 12 picture cards (make sure only the picture is visible on each card, not the word)

What to do

  1. Select 12 picture cards for this activity. Any pictures will do. As before, make sure the students know the expected name for each picture by going through the deck, multiple times if necessary.
  2. Lay out 3 picture cards to start the activity. We’ll assume they are bag, cup, and dog, but they can be anything you choose.
  3. Bring out the puppet. Here’s Mico. Today he wants to play a game with you. He’s going to say a sound, and you have to find the word that has the same sound in the middle. My turn first. This is bag, cup, dog. Point to each picture card in turn. What’s the sound, Mico? Find the word that has /u/ in the middle. What’s that? /u/ like hut. Which word has /u/ in the middle? Cup! Cup has /u/ in the middle: cuuup. Say it slowly like I just did. Students: cuuup. Can you hear the /u/?
  4. Replace the 3 picture cards with (for example) nose, mop, and van. Okay, your turn. This is nose, mop, van. What’s the sound, Mico? Find the word that has /a/ in the middle. What’s that? /a/ like in cat. Which word has /a/ in the middle? Students: van. Right! Pan has /a/ in the middle: vvvaaan. Say it slowly like I just did. Students: vvvaaan.
  5. Continue with other sets of 3 picture cards. Watch for students who are not responding and give them an individual turn.
  6. Once students have mastered the 3-card activity, increase the number of picture cards to 4, then 6, then all 12 pictures, so they are selecting 1 card from 12 on Mico’s direction.

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