- Between the Lions alphabet chart
- magnetic fishing pole
- several sets of magnetic letters “r,” “i,” “v,” “e,” and “r” (or paper letters with metal paper clips attached)
- word card river
- catch
- first
- fourth
- last
- letter
- magnet
- match
- second
- third
- word
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.
Fish for Letters (river)
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Skill Focus: Fine Motor Skills, Letter Recognition, Vocabulary, Word Recognition
Display the word card river. Read the word together. Point to the letter “Rr” and ask, What’s the first letter in the word river? Point to the last letter and ask, What’s the last letter in the word river? Yes, river begins and ends with the same letter! Point to each of the remaining letters and have children name them. Then invite children to fish for the letters in the word river and arrange them in the correct order to match the letters of river on the word card.