Sound of the Week - Sound /wr/

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

Language Arts

The sound this week is the consonant team /wr/ as found at the beginning of wrench and wreath.
Emphasize the /wr/ 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: Wrench(tools)

Books to read aloud that support the theme:

What Does a Wrench Do? by Robin Nelson
Wrenches (Tools of the Trade) by Anders Hanson
Wrenches by Josh Gregory
Tool Book by Gail Gibbons
The Toolbox by Anne and Harlow Rockwell
Monkey with a Toolbelt by Chris Monroe
My Little Red Toolbox by Stephen T. Johnson

Poems that support the theme:

Tools of all kinds
by Katrina Lybbert

I have a little tool box
Filled with tools of all kinds.
Take a look inside
And you will see
A wrench, a hammer and a saw for me!

Songs that support the theme:

Fixing with My Wrench by Katrina Lybbert

Sung to: "Clementine"

I am fixing, I am fixing,
I am fixing with my wrench.
I am fixing, yes I'm fixing
I am fixing with my wrench.

Watch me working, watch me working
I am working hard today.
Turning nuts and bolts and hardware
As I use my wrench today.

Handwriting Assignments:

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

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

Day 3: Practice writing the consonant team "wr" on one line of handwriting paper.

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

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

Activities and/or Art Projects

Look carefully through Mom or Dad's tool box and look for a wrench. (Under supervision)

Visit a store that sells tools and look at all the wrenches.

Ask Mom or Dad to show you how to use a wrench. Find a simple task and give it a try yourself.

If you have a set of toy tools, use them in imaginary play.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/language/english/label/tools2/

Other Theme Words and Ideas

Other theme words - wreath, wrap, wrinkle, write, wrist, wrong, wrestle, written, wren, wreckage, wrack, wriggle, wretch, etc.

Books to read aloud that support the other theme words or the consonant team /wr/:

Decorate a Christmas Wreath with 39 Stickers (A Dover Little Activity Book) by Cathy Beylon
The Bubble Wrap Queen by Julia Cook
Grandfather's Wrinkles by Kathryn England
Rocket Writes a Story by Tad Hills
Luba and the Wren by Patricia Polacco
The Wreck of the Zephyr by Chris Van Allsburg
The Wretched Stone by Chris Van Allsburg

Poems that support the other theme words or the consonant team /wr/:

"Christmas Wreaths"

Songs that support the other theme words or the consonant team /wr/:

"There Were Two Wrens"

"Elephants Have Wrinkles"

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