Cracking the Code: Onset and Rime Fun!

English Language Arts Grades 1st Grade 13:56 Video
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Lesson Description

Learn about onset and rime, the building blocks of words, with this fun, interactive lesson! We'll explore how sounds combine to make words and practice blending them together.

Video Resource

English Language - Grade 1: Onset and Rime

Guyana Learning Channel

Duration: 13:56
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Key Concepts

  • Onset: The beginning consonant sound of a word.
  • Rime: The vowel and any consonants that follow the vowel in a word.
  • Blending: Combining the onset and rime to form a word.

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify the onset and rime in simple words.
  • Students will be able to blend the onset and rime to pronounce words.
  • Students will be able to generate words with the same rime.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what they already know about words. Ask if they've ever noticed how some words sound alike at the end. Introduce the terms 'onset' and 'rime' in a kid-friendly way: 'Onset is the beginning sound, and rime is the rest of the word!'
  • Video Viewing (5 mins)
    Watch the 'English Language - Grade 1: Onset and Rime' video. Encourage students to listen carefully for examples of onset and rime.
  • Guided Practice (10 mins)
    After the video, write some words on the board (e.g., cat, bat, hat, pig, wig, dig). For each word, ask students to identify the onset and rime. Model the first few examples. Then, have students work in pairs to identify the onset and rime in the remaining words.
  • Independent Practice (10 mins)
    Provide students with a worksheet containing a list of words. Ask them to write the onset and rime for each word. Alternatively, use flashcards with simple CVC words and have students verbally identify the onset and rime.
  • Rime Time! (10 mins)
    Choose a rime (e.g., -at). Ask students to brainstorm as many words as they can that end with that rime (e.g., cat, bat, hat, sat, mat). Write the words on the board. Repeat with another rime (e.g., -in).
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Review the concepts of onset and rime. Ask students to give examples of words and identify their onset and rime. Preview the next lesson.

Interactive Exercises

  • Onset-Rime Matching Game
    Create cards with onsets and rimes. Students match the onset cards to the correct rime cards to form words. For example, a 'c' card matches with an '-at' card to form 'cat'.
  • Clap the Onset!
    Say a word. Students clap once for the onset and twice for the rime. Example: 'Dog' - one clap for /d/, two claps for /og/.

Discussion Questions

  • What is the first sound you hear in the word 'sun'?
  • What part of the word 'bake' makes it sound like 'cake'?

Skills Developed

  • Phonemic Awareness
  • Decoding Skills
  • Listening Comprehension
  • Vocabulary Development

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What is the first sound in the word 'dog'?

Correct Answer: /d/

Question 2:

Which part of the word 'cat' is the rime?

Correct Answer: at

Question 3:

What is the onset in the word 'sun'?

Correct Answer: /s/

Question 4:

Which word has the same rime as 'pin'?

Correct Answer: fin

Question 5:

What is the rime in the word 'hen'?

Correct Answer: en

Question 6:

Which word has the same onset as 'dog'?

Correct Answer: dig

Question 7:

What is the onset of the word 'bat'?

Correct Answer: b

Question 8:

The rime is which part of the word?

Correct Answer: The end

Question 9:

Which of these words has the same rime as 'bike'?

Correct Answer: bake

Question 10:

What is the onset in the word 'tap'?

Correct Answer: /t/

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

The first sound in a word is called the ________.

Correct Answer: onset

Question 2:

The part of the word that rhymes is called the ________.

Correct Answer: rime

Question 3:

In the word 'cat', the onset is ________.

Correct Answer: c

Question 4:

In the word 'hen', the rime is ________.

Correct Answer: en

Question 5:

If the onset is /b/ and the rime is /at/, the word is ________.

Correct Answer: bat

Question 6:

The onset of the word 'pig' is ________.

Correct Answer: p

Question 7:

A word that rhymes with 'sun' is ________.

Correct Answer: fun

Question 8:

The word 'bake' and 'cake' have the same ________.

Correct Answer: rime

Question 9:

In 'dog', the rime is ________.

Correct Answer: og

Question 10:

If we put the onset /h/ with the rime /at/, we get the word ________.

Correct Answer: hat

Educational Standards

1.2.PA.2:Students will blend and segment onset and rime in spoken words (e.g., /ch/+ at = chat). 1.2.PWS.1:Students will blend and decode two-phoneme and three-phoneme words. 1.1.L.1:Students will actively listen using agreed-upon discussion rules. 1.1.S.2:Students will engage in collaborative discussions about various topics and texts, including their own writing, with peers in small and large groups.

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