- Between the Lions alphabet chart
- letter card “Ww”
- modeling clay
- pipe cleaners
- plastic straws cut into long and short pieces
- writing materials
- curvy
- straight
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.
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.
Letter Shaping (“Ww”)
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Skill Focus: Fine Motor Skills, Letter Formation, Letter Recognition, Vocabulary
Educator Prep: Print out the Between the Lions alphabet chart or create an alphabet chart on chart paper.
Display the letter “Ww” card. Trace over both the lowercase “w” and the uppercase “W” to show children how to form the letters. Model how to use the materials to shape each letter. Have children compare the uppercase and lowercase “Ww” and say how they are the same and different. Ask, Does the letter “Ww” have straight lines or curvy lines?