Materials:

• Objects or pictures of things, beginning with both vowel and consonant sounds.

Language to be Taught:

• This is an eraser.
• What's this?
• It's an __________.
• Is this an __________?
• Yes, it is.
• Is this an __________ or an __________?
• This is an __________.
• This is not an __________.

Possible Procedures

• Teach vowels, a, e, i, o, u.
• Teach several words that begin with vowel sounds. Use an with the vocabulary word always.
• Mix words beginning with consonant sounds until students make the distinction between a and an consistently.
• Worksheets may be appropriate for this lesson.