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I Spy Eleanor = T says poem, T asks critical listening questions, st. learn through call and response, T passes out tas and ti-tis, st. decode which words are tas and which are ti-tis, st. share their answers for each phrase of the poem, T reviews difference between rhythm and steady beat by clapping either while saying the poem, st. decode which is which, T reveals that st. have created the rhythm of “I Spy Eleanor”

Assessments

1. Can students say the poem inpendently?

2. Can students decode the tas and ti-tis of each word?

3. Can students understand the difference between the rhythm and steady beat of “I Spy Eleanor”?

Number of Sounds per Word = T passes out pictures of different characters/animals/food/holiday themed pictures, st. must group different pictures into 2 sounds per word, 3 sounds, patterns of 2 plus 3, 3 plus 2, etc., T asks st. to clap and say their various rhythms

Assessments

1. Can students group words into the correct groups of sounds per word?

2. Can students put words into their own patterns?

3. Can students clap and say the rhythm of their patterns independently?