- crayons or markers
- glue
- large outlines of uppercase letter “T” (one for each child)
- magazines and store flyers
- scissors
MA Standards:
English Language Arts/Foundational Skills/RF.PK.MA.1.d Recognize and name some uppercase letters of the alphabet and the lowercase letters in one’s own name.
English Language Arts/Foundational Skills/RF.PK.MA.3.a Link an initial sound to a picture of an object that begins with that sound and, with guidance and support, to the corresponding printed letter (e.g., link the initial sound /b/ to a picture of a ball and, with support, to a printed or written ”B”).
Head Start Outcomes:
Literacy Knowledge/Alphabet Knowledge Recognizes that the letters of the alphabet are a special category of visual graphics that can be individually named.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature 7 Develop familiarity with the forms of alphabet letters, awareness of print, and letter forms.
Learn About Letters Together: Terrific “T” Table
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ELA Focus Skills: Letter Formation, Letter Recognition
Welcome children to the Terrific “T” table. Give each child a large outline of the uppercase letter “T.” Ask them to color in the “T.” Then tell children you want them to make their plain “T” into a Terrific “T.”
- Explain to children that you want them to look through the magazines and find pictures of things that begin with the /t/ sound. Have them cut out the pictures and glue them on the sheet around the “T.”
- Then have children find “Tt” letters in the flyers and have them cut and paste them on the sheet.
- When children have finished their Terrific “T” drawings have them identify the pictures and then hold up their creations and shout, “My Terrific ‘T’!” Hang the creations around the room.