Lesson Plan: Exploring the Suffix -S in Reading

Grade: 1st Grade
Subject: Reading & Fundations

Objective:

Students will:

  • Recognize and identify the suffix -s in books.

  • Understand that -s can indicate plural nouns or present-tense verbs.

  • Read and find -s words in texts at their instructional level.

  • Apply their understanding in reading and writing activities.

Lesson Structure

1. Warm-Up - Fundations Focus

  • Introduce:

    • Show words on the board (e.g., dog, cat, run, jump) and ask:

      • “What happens when we add -s?”

    • Discuss plural words vs. verbs with -s.

  • Mini Activity:

    • Have students “hunt” for -s in a short passage projected on the board.

  • Full Class Big Book Read Aloud

    • Read F&P big book with class. Have students raise hand when they see a suffix -s and have students take turns placing a Post-it note on the suffix.

2. Small-Group Guided Reading Rotations

Students will rotate through four centers while teacher works with small groups.

Teacher-Led Guided Reading (Differentiated Groups)

  • Select leveled books that contain words with the -s suffix.

  • Before reading: Have students preview the text and find words with -s.

  • During reading:

    • Support decoding and fluency.

    • Discuss whether the -s words are plural or verbs.

  • After reading:

    • Students highlight -s words in their copy of the text.

    • Quick comprehension check.

Center Rotations (3 Other Centers)

1.Center

Technology (Raz-Kids on Chromebooks)

Activity

Online Reading Practice

Description

Students read assigned books at their level, listening for words with -s.

2. Center

Technology (Raz-Kids on Chromebooks)

Activity

Online Reading Practice

Description

Students read assigned books at their level, listening for words with -s.

3. Center

Technology (Raz-Kids on Chromebooks)

Activity

Online Reading Practice

Description

Students read assigned books at their level, listening for words with -s.

 

*If students have extra time, they will read small book version of big book we read together as a class.

3. Closing & Review

  • Interactive Whiteboard Activity in Fun Hub:

    • Show a sentence with a missing -s and have students choose the correct word.

    • Example: “The cat ______ (jump/jumps) high.”

  • Exit Ticket:

    • Students write one sentence using a -s word from their reading and share.

Assessment:

Observations during guided reading
Word sort accuracy
Sentence-building activity
Exit ticket