- blocks
- marker
- paper
- word card seed
- around
- curve
- shape
- snake
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:
Approaches to Learning/Initiative and Curiosity: Demonstrates flexibility, imagination, and inventiveness in approaching tasks and activities.
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.
Build a Word (seed)
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Skill Focus: Hand-Eye Coordination, Letter Formation, Letter Recognition, Vocabulary
Invite children to make the word seed with blocks. You may want to help children sketch large outlines of the letters on paper for reference as they work. Ask questions such as,
- What blocks do you think you will use to go around the curves?
- How do you think you will build the long straight line of the “E”?
Help children use curved blocks (arches) or make curves from small square blocks for the letters “Ss” and “Ee.”