- chalk or tape
MA Standards:
English Language Arts/Foundational Skills/RF.PK.MA.2: With guidance and support, demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
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.
Literacy Knowledge/Alphabet Knowledge: Recognizes that letters of the alphabet have distinct sound(s) associated with them.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature 7: Develop familiarity with the forms of alphabet letters, awareness of print, and letter forms.
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature 9: Link letters with sounds in play activities.
EEC Infant and Toddler Guidelines:
PW50.: The older toddler engages in a variety of physical activities.
Learn About Letters Together: Letter Walk (“Ww”)
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ELA Focus Skills: Gross Motor Skills, Letter Formation, Letter Recognition
Make the uppercase letter “W” on the floor or playground with chalk or tape. Mark the starting point at the top left. Have children walk up and down the letter “W,” beginning at the starting point and following the line.
Have them walk the letter several times, varying their actions, for example, wiggling, waving, or whispering “Ww.”