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Reading Standard 3.011di - Level K
Recognize and name all letters
Standard in Kid Friendly Language
Students will be able to name capital and lowercase letters
Standard Unwrapped
KNOW Kindergarten students will recognize and name 45 capital and lowercase letters
ABLE TO DO
When presented with a sheet of alphabet letters, students will name both capital and lowercase letters.
Instructional Strategies
Direct Alphabet instruction- using Lindamood-Bell, Seeing Stars and Harcourt Brace Phonics Program.
Modeling: Read Big Books and leveled readers, stopping to make a connection to the words they have heard and the sounds that make up those words.
Reading Aloud to Children: teacher reads to students.
Shared Reading: teachers read with students.
Guided Reading: students work in group to read a book with the teacher as a guide.
Independent Reading: students read alone or with peer.
Homework and Practice: Throughout the year the teacher will send home letter cards for students to practice at home with family.
Language Experiences: give students the opportunity to experience language through dramatic play, chants, and songs.
Writing: students should be given time daily to compose and write independently. Encourage students to experiment with using letters to spell words phonetically.
Assessment Strategies
Resources
On-line Games from Sesame Street
Readwritethink: resource of Alphabet Books
A resource of Alphabet Books and Teacher Resources
Library Story Hour from A to Z: Ready-to-Use Alphabet Activities for Young Learners. Ellen K. HasBrouck, Center for Applied Research Education, West Nyack, New York. 1997. Ask District Library Coordinator for Book.
Library Media Center
Activities from "The Complete Library Skills Kindergarten, Grade 1, & Grade 2." Linda Turrell, T. S. Denison & Company, Inc., Minneapolis, MN 1994.
- "Books are Put in "ABC" Order"
- "Learning to Put Books in "ABC" Order"
- "Fill in Missing Books"
- "Which Book Comes Next?"
- "Let's Look at "2" Letters"
Projects and Activities
Alpha Buddies Letter Activities Lots of neat ideas for each alphabet letter.
Alphabet Letters Activities Thomson has a license to this site.
Alphabet Letter Printable Worksheets and activities
Alphabet activities for each letter
File Folder Letter Game: Letter Game
Art Activities for Each Letter
Readwritethink:Building letter recognition and fluency activity
Building Letter Recognition: Letter Recognition
Teacher Resources, books and activities for letter work.
Letter "M" Activity: Letter "M"
Letter Identification Activities: Lots of ideas for teaching letter recognition: Letter Recognition
A Box of ABC's
Materials needed: A shallow box, box top, or baking pan, uncooked rice, dark colored paper or paint (optional).
Young children like to use their sense of touch to learn new things, according to veteran kindergarten teacher Charleen Sawyer. The following "hands-on" activity is a fun way to help kids aged 3 to 5 learn their letters -- and numbers too. Kids will be able to feel the shape of these symbols as they draw them.
What to do: For the best effect, paint the bottom of the box a dark color or tape down dark-colored paper. Pour in a thin layer of rice. Shake the box lightly until the rice evenly covers the bottom. Your child can begin by drawing lines in the rice. If letters are a new concept, guide his hand to write the first letter of his name. Shake the box and try it again!
Variation: Your child may draw pictures of any object, such as an apple, tree, or face. Keep the learning aspect by having him identify the letter that the picture starts with and writing it in the rice.
Reference for the following games: Alphabet Games
Pick-A-Pocket Original Author Unknown
Put a child's hanging shoe holder to interesting use with this suggestion. Drop a letter cutout into each pocket of the shoe holder. Have children take turns selecting a pocket, reaching into it, feeling the letter, and naming it or its sound. This is a letter game everyone loves to play!
Crossing the ABC River Original Author Unknown
Little adventurers will step gingerly across this rushing river--if, that is, they recognize the letters of the alphabet. Divide your children into two groups. Have the groups sit in parallel lines, facing each other Explain that between the two lines is a deep and swirling river. Randomly place a generous supply of alphabet cards, or "stepping-stones", in this space between the groups. Designate one group to be the "callers" and one to be the "steppers." To play the game, a child on one side of the river calls out stepping-stone letters as the child opposite him steps from letter to letter. If a child steps onto a letter other than the one called, he "falls into the river" and must begin again from his original position. When everyone has safely crossed the river, the steppers return to their original places and become the callers so the callers can become the steppers.
Around the World Original Author Unknown
Have your youngsters sit in a circle. Choose one student to stand behind a neighboring student. For these two youngsters, flash an alphabet card. The first one of them to correctly identify the letter stands behind the next student in the circle. The other student is seated. Play continues in this manner. Reward the kids' efforts with stickers or alphabet stamps on their hands. Here are some more activities to learn the alphabet in a fun way.
Digging the Alphabet Original Author Unknown
This ongoing center activity is one your youngsters will definitely dig! Nearly fill a dishpan with Styrofoam packing pieces. In the pieces, bury several plastic letters identical to the letter currently being studied. Also bury several small objects with names that begin with that letter. Once the center is prepared, have the kids take turns digging into the packing pieces to uncover all the hidden treasures. As a student names the letters and identifies the objects, he'll be getting valuable reinforcement of beginning sounds. As you introduce the next letter, change the items in the dishpan to correspond.
Alphaball Original Author Unknown
This alphabetical twist to an all-American classic can make letter-recognition practice your youngsters' favorite pastime. Use colorful masking tape or plastic tape to outline a large baseball diamond, three bases, and home plate in the available space on your floor. Also prepare a set of alphabet cards, and five playing cards individually labeled "single", "double", "triple", "home run", and "out". Store the playing cards in a container. Divide your youngsters into two teams. The first player from one team comes to the plate, stand in the pitcher's position and flash an alphabet card. If the player correctly names the letter, have him reach into the container without looking and remove a playing card. He takes the number of bases indicated or is out. The next player comes to bat. The first team continues playing until three outs are accumulated. Then the other team comes to bat to play in the same manner.
Alphabet Activities Activities
Alphabet Learning Centers Learning Centers
Alphabet Review Activities Review Activities
Alphabet Letter Snacks Letter Snacks
Alphabet Letter Games Games
Strategies for Special Needs Students
- Teach students to sign the letters with sign language. Several sign letters look like the letter they represent so this helps with learning, and adds the tactile element. Students can use sign language to spell words as they grow in their reading/spelling abilities.
