Learn About Letters Together: Target Letter (“Ss”) and Word (seed)

Materials

Between the Lions alphabet chart
letter cards “Ss” and “Ll”
Library Center books
name cards
“Plants All Around” chart
word cards seed and leaves

Standards

MA Standards:

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:

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: Target Letter (“Ss”) and Word (seed)

ELA Focus Skills: Letter Recognition, Word Recognition, Vocabulary

Educator Prep: Print out the Between the Lions alphabet chart or create an alphabet chart on chart paper. You may want to place “Ss” word cards, labels, etc., around the room to be sure all children will be able to find a few.

Reinforce recognition of the letter “Ss” and the word seed by having children hunt for them in the room. Tell children you want them to go on a letter hunt around the room to look for words with “Ss” in them. Suggest they look on charts, name cards, word cards, and in book titles and stories. Ask each child to find at least two examples. Read each word with children.

Follow the same procedure to review the letter “Ll” and the word leaves.

Adaptation: Centers with varied age groups may wish to pair older and younger children to hunt together so that the older ones can help the younger ones find the words.

Educator Tip: Guided and independent letter, sound, and word practice continues to take place in center activities. It is helpful to set up the literacy center immediately after the direct instruction and repeat instruction before children work in the literacy center identifying letters.