Letter Gg
Letter G
TOPIC: Letter Sound /Gg/
OBJECTIVES:
1. For students to readily
identify letter "g" and associate same with the sound.
2. Tell the location (i.e. beginning,
middle, end) of the /g/ sound in a number of one syllable or two syllable words
3. Learn and practise mouth
formations for different sounds of the alphabet (g)
4. Learn and use basic sight
words
5. Blend phonemes to form new
words
CONTENT :
Let recall the letter sounds we have looked at so far.
Grade 1 Phonics Lesson Plan – Letter Sound “g”
Duration:
1 hour
Topic:
Letter Sound “g”
Focus Letter: g /g/ as in goat, gum, gate
Objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able
to:
1.
Learn and practise mouth
formation for the sound /g/
2.
Blend phonemes
to form words with /g/
3.
Substitute
consonant sounds to create new rhyming words
4. Learn and use basic sight words involving the letter “g”
Materials Needed
·
Mirror (for mouth formation)
·
Letter tiles
·
Flashcards with “g” words and sight words (e.g.,
go, get, good, give)
·
STEM tools: small magnets, paperclips, plastic
bottle caps, glue
·
Audio of /g/ words
·
Chart paper/whiteboard
·
Picture cards
· Sentence strips
5E Model
1.
Engage
Activity:
“What’s That Sound?”
·
Play a recording of a train going “guh-guh-guh”.
·
Ask: “Can you guess what sound that is?”
·
Show a puppet saying “guh” (letter g sound).
·
Let students mimic the sound using their mouths.
·
Use mirrors so they can observe how the back of
the tongue goes up to make the /g/ sound.
🧠 Purpose: To grab attention using real-world sound (STEM tie-in: sound recognition) and make a connection between sound and letter.
2.
Explore
Activity:
“G Word Hunt” (Blending and Sound Discovery)
·
Display flashcards with mixed letters: g, o, a, t, u, m, e, d
·
In small groups, students blend phonemes to form
“goat,” “gum,” “get,” etc.
·
Use letter tiles to make g words.
·
Challenge: Make 2 rhyming words by changing one
letter (e.g., gum → sum → yum)
🧠 STEM Connection: Link to material science—use magnets or bottle caps with letters to create tactile learning tools for building words.
3.
Explain
Activity:
“Let’s Talk About G”
·
Teacher explains the hard /g/ sound using
visuals and mouth movement (tongue at back of throat).
·
Compare g
with similar-sounding letters like k.
·
Introduce 4–5 sight words with the letter g: go, get, good,
give, girl.
·
Read a short story featuring those words (e.g., “Gina the Goat”).
📘 Tip: Highlight the sight words as they appear in the story.
4. Elaborate
Activity:
“Build It and Read It” – Word Engineering Center
·
Students use glue, plastic letters, and a tray
to build g words.
·
Then they write and read them aloud in pairs.
·
Word substitution game:
Start with “gum” →
Change first letter → “sum,” “yum,” “bum”
Start with “get” → Try “pet,” “net,” “wet”
🧠 STEM Connection: Students act like “word engineers,” assembling, breaking down, and modifying words like building machines.
5.
Evaluate (Three-Tier Evaluation)
|
Tier |
Activity |
Target
Learners |
|
Tier 1: Basic |
Match letter g to pictures (goat, gift, girl).
Say the word and identify the /g/ sound. |
Students needing reinforcement |
|
Tier 2: Moderate |
Use letter tiles to build 3 “g” words. Read them aloud.
Identify sight words in a sentence. |
On-level learners |
|
Tier 3: Advanced |
Write 3 new g words using substitution. Use 2
of the sight words in original sentences. |
Students needing enrichment |
Differentiated Instruction
|
Learner
Type |
Strategy |
|
Auditory |
Use of sound recordings and read-alouds |
|
Visual |
Flashcards, mirror work for mouth formation |
|
Kinesthetic |
Building words using tiles and magnetic tools |
|
Struggling readers |
Partner support, guided practice, visual cues |
|
Advanced learners |
Extension activities: sentence creation, “g” word
challenge |
Conclusion
Wrap up with a fun “g” chant:
“G is for goat and gum and gate,
G goes guh—it sounds just great!”
Send students home with a “g word scavenger hunt” to find 3 items that start with the /g/ sound.
Gina the Goat
Gina is a goat.
She is a good goat.
Gina can go up the hill.
She can get green grass.
Gina eats and says, “Mmm, good!”
A little girl sees Gina.
She says, “Can I give Gina a hug?”
“Go ahead,” says Mom.
The girl gives Gina a hug.
Gina says, “Baa!”
“Gina is a good goat,” says the girl.
Sight Words Used:
-
go
-
get
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good
-
give
-
girl
G Words Used:
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goat
-
good
-
go
-
get
-
green
-
girl
-
give
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Gina
Vocabulary (Jolly Phonics)
get, gap, peg, sag, dig, tag, gas, rag, gram, grim, grip, grid, grin, snag, stag, grand
FOLLOW UP PRACTICE ACTIVITIES
1. Activity 1
2. Activity 2
3. Activity 3
4. Activity 4
5. Activity 5
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