- Between the Lions alphabet chart
- letter card “Vv”
- modeling clay
- pipe cleaners
- plastic straws cut into long and short pieces
- lowercase
- slanted line
- straight
- 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.
Letter Shaping (“Vv”)
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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 “Vv” card. Trace over both the lowercase and uppercase “Vv.” Model how to shape pipe cleaners or roll “snakes” of clay with the palms of your hands to form the letter “Vv.” Ask, Do I need to make curvy lines? Why not? That’s right, the letter “Vv” is made of only straight lines. Help children form their own letter “Vv.”