- paper with the word up written at the top (one per child)
- pencils or crayons
- up
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.
Word Play: Writing (up)
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ELA Focus Skills: Letter Recognition, Fine Motor Skills, Word Recognition
Help children write the word up on their own.
- Give each child a paper with the word up written at the top.
- Have children trace the word with their fingers along with you.
- Distribute pencils or crayons.
- Let children write the word up.
- Encourage children to write the word several times.
Adaptation: For children who are ready, use lined manuscript paper. Show them how you made the letters on the lines.
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.