- Between the Lions alphabet chart
- letter card “Ff”
- modeling clay
- pipe cleaners
- plastic straws cut into long and short pieces
- shaving cream
- lowercase
- uppercase
MA Standards:
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 (“Ff”)
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Skill Focus: Fine Motor Skills, Letter Recognition, Letter Formation, Vocabulary
Educator Prep: Print out the Between the Lions alphabet chart or create an alphabet chart on chart paper.
Display the letter “Ff” card. Trace over both the lowercase and the uppercase “Ff.” Show children how to use the materials to form the letters. Have children use the pieces of plastic straws to form the letter “F.” Ask, How many pieces will I need to make the uppercase letter “F”? Which line is the longest?
Adaptation: Adapt the materials used for shaping if younger children will be working individually. Use dough in place of modeling clay and large pieces of straws and popsicle sticks in place of pipe cleaners and short straws.