- letter card “Bb”
- rectangular, square, and arch blocks
- arch
- curve
MA Standards:
Foundational Skills/RF.PK.MA.1: With guidance and support, demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of printed and written text: books, words, letters, and the alphabet.
Head Start Outcomes:
Social Emotional Development/Social Relationships: Cooperates with others.
Literacy Knowledge/Alphabet Knowledge: Recognizes that the letters of the alphabet are a special category of visual graphics that can be individually named.
Logic and Reasoning/Symbolic Representation: Represents people, places, or things through drawings, movement, and three-dimensional objects.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature 7: Develop familiarity with the forms of alphabet letters, awareness of print, and letter forms.
Build a Letter (“Bb”)
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Skill Focus: Counting, Hand-Eye Coordination, Letter Formation, Letter Recognition,
Invite children to make the letter “Bb” with blocks. Ask, How many blocks will you need to make the uppercase letter “B”? How can we make a lowercase “b”? Have children use arch blocks for the curved pieces.
Adaptation: For groups with very young children you may want to tape large paper letters “B” and “b” onto the floor. Allow children to build their letters as they follow the paper samples.