Sound of the Week - Sound /ll/

Sound of the Week Lesson for /ll/
written and compiled by
Katrina Lybbert

(Special thanks to Erin Novak for sharing her ideas on this sound with me.)

Language Arts

The sound this week is the consonant blend /ll/ as found at the end of small.
Emphasize the /ll/ sound often throughout the day. Have your child repeat the sound with you.

Put up your sound wall poster.

The main theme for the week is: Small

Books to read aloud that support the theme:

I am Small by Emma Dodd
Mr. Tall and Mr. Small by Barbara Brenner
Big and Small, Room for All by Jo Ellen Bogart
Fireman Small by Wong Herbert Yee
Policeman Small by Lois Lenski
Small Pig by Arnold Lobel
In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Flemming
Small Acts of Kindness by James Vollbracht
Small Bear Lost by Martin Waddell
Small Wolf by Nathaniel Benchley

Poems that support the theme:

All Things Bright and Beautiful

“He prayeth best, who loveth best
All things both great and small;
For the dear God who loveth us,
He made and loveth all.”
― Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Songs that support the theme:

It's a Small World (Disney)
Once There Was a Snowman
All Things Bright and Beautiful

Handwriting Assignments:

Day 1: Practice writing the letter "l" on one line of handwriting paper.

Day 2: Practice writing the letter "l" on one line of handwriting paper.

Day 3: Practice writing the consonant blend "ll" on one line of handwriting paper.

Day 4: Practice writing the word "small" one or two times.

Day 5: Practice writing any of the other theme words one or two times.

Activities and/or Art Projects

Draw pictures of small things. See who can draw the smallest!

Make a list of 10, 20, 50 or even 100 small things around your house!

Bake mini muffins or other small treats.

Other Theme Words and Ideas

Other theme words - bell, doll, hill, fall, roll, windmill, waterfall, spill, gull, smell, shell, lollipop, yell, drill, pull, etc...

Books to read aloud that support the other theme words or the consonant blend /ll/:

Farley Follows His Nose by Lynn Johnston
Little Bunny Follows His Nose by Katherine Howard
Willie the Windmill by Lonnie Rogers and Melody Wynne
Jingle Bells by Iza Trapani
The Magic Nesting Doll by Jacqueline K. Ogburn
Penny and Her Doll by Kevin Henkes
Hill of Fire by Thomas P. Lewis
The Waterfall's Gift by Joanne Ryder
People Are Like Lollipops by Annie Fox

Poems that support the other theme words or the consonant blend /ll/:

"Nose" (Sense of Smell)
"Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows"

Songs that support the other theme words or the consonant blend /ll/:

Jingle Bells
Bell Songs

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