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masking tape or chalk
MA Standards:
English Language Arts/Speaking and Listening/SL.PK.MA.1a Observe and use appropriate ways of interacting in a group (e.g., taking turns in talking, listening to peers, waiting to speak until another person is finished talking, asking questions and waiting for an answer, gaining the floor in appropriate ways).
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.
Head Start Outcomes:
Social Emotional Development/Self-Regulation Follows simple rules, routines, and directions.
Language Development/Receptive Language Attends to language during conversations, songs, stories, or other learning experiences.
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/Language 1 Observe and use appropriate ways of interacting in a group (taking turns in talking; listening to peers; waiting until someone is finished; asking questions and waiting for an answer; gaining the floor in appropriate ways).
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature 12 Listen to, recite, sing, and dramatize a variety of age-appropriate literature.
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature 7 Develop familiarity with the forms of alphabet letters, awareness of print, and letter forms.
EEC Infant and Toddler Guidelines:
PW50. The older toddler engages in a variety of physical activities.
Learn About Letters Together: Letter “X” Crossover
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ELA Focus Skills: Gross Motor Skills, Letter Formation, Letter Recognition
With masking tape or chalk, make a large uppercase letter “X” and a large lowercase letter “x” side by side on the ground.
- Have children line up in two lines: one at the top of the right-hand slanted line in “X” and the other at the top of the left-hand slanted line.
- Signal each group to start, one by one, marching along its slanted line from top to bottom. (Make sure to stagger the start to prevent collisions where the lines in the “X” cross.)
- Have each line of children skip over to the lowercase “x” and repeat the procedure.
- Encourage children to clap or chant the letter name as they march.