- copies of the uppercase and lowercase letter “Uu” (one per child)
- crayons or markers
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.
Literacy Knowledge/Early Writing: Copies, traces, or independently writes letters or words.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature 7: Develop familiarity with the forms of alphabet letters, awareness of print, and letter forms.
Learn About Letters Together: Tracing (“Uu”)
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ELA Focus Skills: Letter Recognition, Fine Motor Skills
Educator Prep: Make copies of the uppercase and lowercase letter “Uu.”
Help children practice writing the letter “Uu.”
- Give each child a copy of the letter “Uu.”
- Model how to trace the letters with your fingers, the way you would write each letter.
- Have children trace the letters on their papers with their fingers.
- Distribute crayons or pencils.
- Let children trace the letters “Uu” using crayons and pencils.
Educator Tip: Guided and independent letter, sound, and word practice continues to take place in center activities. It is helpful to set up the literacy center immediately after the direct instruction and repeat instruction before children work in the literacy center identifying letters.