The Mystery Bag

Onset and Rime Awareness Procedure 1. After sharing several familiar objects, have children place them in a mystery bag . (See the table on the next page for examples .) 2. Tell children that you are going to select one object from the bag but you won’t show them what it is . Instead, you will ask them to guess the object you select based on a clue—the object’s name broken into two parts . Model by withdrawing one item, such as a piece of string, and saying that your clue is /str/—/ĭng/ . If they put the parts together, they should get the word string . 3. Select another object from the bag, and before withdrawing it, provide the segmented word clue . 4. If children guess correctly, withdraw the object to show them they were correct, and repeat the segmented and blended forms of the word . If children are unable to guess or they guess incorrectly, repeat the clue and then withdraw the correct object and a second object . Say, “/gr/—/āps/ . Is it the grapes or the doll?” Continue the guessing game until you have withdrawn all the objects . Differentiate or Extend ▲ Ask the children to repeat the clue . This may help them blend the onset and rime . ▲ Provide each child with an object in a bag . Encourage children to provide the segmented word clues for peers to guess what is in their bags . ▲ Periodically review the onset-rime segmentation of the names of the objects . ▲ Make the bags and objects available for later play . The Mystery Bag Objective Students will blend onsets and rimes into words and segment words into onsets and rimes . Overview The teacher places familiar objects in a mystery bag, then reaches into the bag, selects one object, and provides a segmented word clue before withdrawing it . Children blend the segmented parts of the word together to identify the object the teacher has selected . Materials familiar objects with single-syllable names; large paper bag; small bags for children to take home School-Home Connection Invite each child to select one of the objects to place in a bag to take home to share with family members . Children should return their bags and objects the next day so they can take different bags and objects home to share . Encourage children to take home different bags and objects over the course of sample sampleone or two weeks .

Onset and Rime Awareness

Sample Objects Object Onset-rime Segmentation

boat string doll pen grapes dress man clip milk ring bead shell book spoon plate

/b/—/ōt/ /str/—/ĭng/ /d/—/ôl/ /p/—/ĕn/ /gr/—/āps/ /dr/—/ĕs/ /m/—/ăn/ /kl/—/ĭp/ /m/—/ĭlk/ /r/—/ĭng/ /b/—/ēd/ /sh/—/ĕl/ /b/—/ook/ /sp/—/oon/ /pl/—/āt/ Additional words are provided in Lists E–J of the Word List section of the Appendix. The Mystery Bag (cont.) sample