Grade: 4
*This is a syllabication lesson I taught to fourth grade students during my student teaching internship.
1. Write each letter of a word on a colored counter.
2. Divide the word into syllables and split the chips to mark the syllables.
3. Discuss open syllables – the vowel sound in the beginning syllable is not completely surrounded by consonants, therefore it’s considered open. It has a long walk to the next consonant, and therefore the vowel makes the long sound. Long vowels say their own name.
4. Discuss closed syllables – the vowel sound in the beginning syllable is completely surrounded by consonants (it’s closed in), therefore it’s considered closed. It has a short walk to the next consonant, and therefore the vowel makes the short sound.
