Module 16: The Letter Gg- Language Arts K - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will focus on the letter Gg, learning to identify its sound and practice correct letter formation. They will apply phonics knowledge to decode words and sentences, expanding fluency through the Decodable Book and targeted reading practice. Students will explore new and review vocabulary and work with high-frequency words such as go, get, and good. Comprehension is deepened as students compare and contrast key features in familiar texts and identify alliteration in read-alouds. Through writing and drawing activities, learners will construct sentences to describe their own illustrations, building sentence structure and expressive language. By integrating phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing, this module supports students in becoming more confident, independent readers and writers.

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 16.1 Letter Gg a small mirror
highlighter
colored squares
Handwriting Notebook
scissors
glue
Sound Notebook
Words of the Week Notebook
2 16.2 Letter Gg toothpick
grapes
colored squares
3 16.3 Letter Gg 3 note cards or 3 squares of scrap of paper
fly swatter (optional)
Handwriting Notebook
4 16.4 Letter Gg red paper
green paper
popsicle sticks
5 16.5 Letter Gg a small mirror;

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 16.1 Letter Gg
  1. Identify the letter Gg and tell the letter sound.
  2. Demonstrate the correct formation of the letter Gg.
  3. Identify the meaning of new vocabulary words.
  4. Recall knowledge of letter-sound relationships to decode words with the decodable book.
2 16.2 Letter Gg
  1. Identify the letter Gg and tell the letter sound.
  2. Demonstrate decoding skills by reading decodable sentences.
  3. Recognize high-frequency words go, get and good.
  4. Compare and contrast key features in familiar texts.
3 16.3 Letter Gg
  1. Identify the letter Gg and tell the letter sound.
  2. Demonstrate decoding skills by reading decodable sentences.
  3. Identify the meaning of review vocabulary words.
4 16.4 Letter Gg
  1. Demonstrate decoding skills by reading decodable sentences.
  2. Compare and contrast key features in familiar texts.
  3. Construct at least two sentences to describe their illustration.
  4. Identify alliteration in the alliteration book.
5 16.5 Letter Gg
  1. Identify the letter Gg and tell the letter sound.
  2. Compare and contrast key features in familiar texts.
  3. Construct at least two sentences to describe their illustration.
  4. Demonstrate the correct formation of the letter Gg.

Module Key Words:

Key Words Words of the Week Vocabulary Words
letter Gg
letter Gg
decode
compare and contrast
illustrate
illustrate and write
vocabulary words
decoding
story retell
ear spelling
 go
get
good
 gallop
bumpy
follow
delicious

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 16.1 Letter Gg 10 Handwriting
4 16.4 Letter Gg 3 Phonics

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 16.1 Letter Gg This week, students will learn the new letter Gg. The module will teach the hard g sound and not mention the soft g sound to avoid any confusion. As your learner practices producing the /g/ sound, ensure that they are not adding an extra sound to the end. It can be easy to produce the /g/ phoneme as /guh/, but that makes it more difficult to decode words with this sound.
2 16.2 Letter Gg Students will practice counting phonemes in words with colored squares. Students will also read decodable sentences, sentences with words students should be able to read independently. Your learner will start a writing project today and continue using the worksheet during writing lessons later in the week. Keep the worksheet in a safe place.
3 16.3 Letter Gg Your learner will continue practicing skills learned this week. Encourage your child to work independently as they read decodable sentences, build words, and ear spell words. Assist your learner in comparing and contrasting last week’s Module Story with this week’s story. Revisit “The Right Knight” in Module 15 if your learner needs help remembering the story.
4 16.4 Letter Gg Your learner will continue working on the writing project started earlier in the week. Today, your learner will use ear spelling to write one or two sentences about the illustration. Encourage your child to work independently to use ear spelling to write. Tomorrow, your learner will complete the writing project and turn it in.
5 16.5 Letter Gg Your learner will review the letter /g/ sound before demonstrating their understanding of the concepts and skills learned this week. Guide your learner through this lesson but refrain from providing answers. Your child’s teacher will use this lesson to understand how well your child is learning.

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
16.1 Letter Gg
  1. Can you identify the letter Gg and make the letter sound?
16.2 Letter Gg
  1. How do you read sentences?
16.3 Letter Gg
  1. How do you compare and contrast texts?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level
1 Goldilocks and the Three Bears James Marshall 520L
2 How Groundhog’s Garden Grew Lynne Cherry 650L
3 Grumpy Goat Brett Helquist AD490L
4 The Great Gracie Chase Cynthia Rylant AD480L
5 The Three Billy Goats Gruff Paul Galdone 500L

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing