Letter Uu
Letter U
TOPIC: Letter Sound /Uu/
OBJECTIVES:
1. For students to readily
identify letter "u" and associate same with the sound.
2. Tell the location (i.e. beginning,
middle, end) of the /u/ sound in a number of one syllable or two syllable words
3. Learn and practise mouth
formations for different sounds of the alphabet (u)
4. Learn and use basic sight
words
5. Blend phonemes to form new
words
CONTENT :
Listen to the video clip below to learn the sound of "u".
Let's look back at the letter sounds we have done so far.
Grade Level: Grade 1
Subject:
Phonics
Letter
Sound: “u” (short /ŭ/ as in "up")
Time: 1 Hour
Objectives
Students will be able to:
1.
Learn and practice mouth formation for the letter sound
“u”
2.
Blend phonemes to form words with the short
"u" sound
3.
Substitute consonant sounds to create new rhyming words
4. Learn and use basic sight words (e.g., us, up, under, but)
Materials:
Magnetic board
Letter tiles (magnetic)
Projector, laptops, chromebooks
/s/, /a/,/t/, /i/, /p/, /n/, /c/, /k/, /e/, /h/, /r/, /m/, /d/, / g/, /o/
ENGAGE (5–7
mins)
Activity:
Mystery Bag Game
·
Place familiar items or pictures of objects with
the short “u” sound (e.g., cup, mug, bus, sun) in a bag.
·
Let students pull an item and guess the sound it
begins with.
·
Teacher introduces the short “u” sound with a song (Video clip) or chant.
🗣️ Example: "Up, up, up we
go, U says /ŭ/ you now know!"
EXPLORE
(10–12 mins)
Activity:
Mirror Talk
·
Give each student a small mirror.
·
Model how the mouth forms the short “u” sound
(relaxed jaw, tongue in middle).
·
Students mimic the sound and check mouth shape
in their mirrors.
Differentiation:
·
🎯 Tier
1 (Support): Use visual cues and teacher support.
·
🎯 Tier
2 (On Level): Mirror and sound practice in pairs.
· 🎯 Tier 3 (Challenge): Students explain mouth movement to a peer.
EXPLAIN
(10–12 mins)
Activity:
Blending and Word Building
·
Teacher introduces 3-letter short u words (e.g., sun, cup, bug). Students will tell what each word is.
·
Explain how the letter “u” is formed.
·
Use letter tiles or magnetic letters to blend
and read.
·
Practice on board or pocket chart.
·
Listen for the “u” sound in CVC words and spell
them orally
STEM
Component: Use a simple interactive app or projector (e.g., Starfall
or Phonics Play) to drag letters into place to form “u” words. (Liveworksheet activities from teacher’s
blogsite)
Sight Words Focus: us, up, under, but — Introduce using flashcards.
ELABORATE
(10–12 mins)
Activity:
Word Substitution Game
·
Students work in pairs to change beginning
consonants to make new rhyming u
words.
Example: “bug” → “hug” → “rug” → “mug”
·
Use a "U
Word Family Wheel" with interchangeable parts.
STEM
Link: Let students use a tablet to play an online rhyming game with
the short u word family.
Differentiation:
·
Tier 1: Match word cards to pictures.
(Chromebook activity)
·
Tier 2: Use whiteboards to write and change
initial letters.
· Tier 3: Create silly sentences with new u words.
EVALUATE (Three-Tier Assessment
– 15 mins)
|
Tier |
Activity |
Skill
Assessed |
|
Tier 1 |
Match picture to the correct u word (e.g., picture of a sun, word
choices: sun, fan, man). Chromebook activity |
Letter-sound recognition |
|
Tier 2 |
Fill in missing letters in short u words (e.g., _up,
b_g, s_n). Read them aloud. |
Blending phonemes |
|
Tier 3 |
Create and read a 3–5 word sentence using at least two u words and
one sight word. |
Word substitution & sentence creation |
🧩 Extension Activities
(Optional/Homework):
STEM
Task:
·
Create a "Sound Collector Chart" at
home — find and draw 3 objects that contain the short u sound.
·
Use a digital app to record themselves saying
the words.
Literacy
Connection:
· Read a mini-reader or decodable book with short “u” words (e.g., Gus the Pup).
Vocabulary:
up, us, sun, run, mug, tug, dug, rug, cup, cut, hum, hut, mud, nut, pup, sum, snug, suck, duck, muck, hunt, dump, hump, pump, dusk, tusk, dust, must, crust, trust, skunk, stump, truck, stuck
FOLLOW UP PRACTICE ACTIVITIES
1. Activity 1
2. Activity 2 read the story Gus the Pup
3. Activity 3
4. Activity 4
5. Activity 5
6. Activity 6
7. Activity 7
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