- Between the Lions alphabet chart
- letter card “Pp”
- modeling clay
- pipe cleaners
- plastic straws (long and short pieces)
- curved
- lowercase
- 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 (“Pp”)
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Skill Focus: Fine Motor Skills, Letter Formation, Letter Recognition, Vocabulary
Display the letter “Pp” card. Trace over both the lowercase and uppercase “Pp.” Have children trace each letter after you.
Show children how to use the materials to form the letters. Ask,
- Which part of the letter is made of a straight line? Which part is curved?
- Have children trace the letter card as they respond.
Encourage children to continue to describe each letter as they form it (e.g., uppercase, lowercase, big, little, straight, curved, etc.).