- masking tape or chalk
- lowercase
- uppercase
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: Letter (“Yy”) March
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ELA Focus Skills: Follow Directions, Gross Motor Skills, Letter Recognition
Tell children they are going to march in the letter “Yy” parade.
- With masking tape or chalk, make a large uppercase and lowercase “Yy” side by side on the floor.
- Have children line up and, one by one, take big steps as they march along the uppercase letter “Y.”
- Then have them move over and take tiny steps along the lowercase letter “y.”
- As they march, have children make a "Y" shape with their arms and chant the letter name.
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.