- letter card “Ss” (1 for each child)
- signs, charts, etc. with the letter "Ss" around the room
- sound
MA Standards:
Speaking and Listening/SL.PK.MA.2: Recall information for short periods of time and retell, act out, or represent information from a text read aloud, a recording, or a video (e.g., watch a video about birds and their habitats and make drawings or constructions of birds and their nests).
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.
Watch Together: “Words Beginning with ‘s’” #1 (BTL clip)
ELA Focus Skills: Active Viewing, Letter Recognition, Speaking and Listening
Educator Prep: Before viewing, be sure there are labels, charts, etc., with the letter “Ss” on them visible around the room.
Before You Watch
Tell children they will be watching Between the Lions “Words Beginning with ‘s’.” Explain that it is a short video about the letter “Ss.” Give children a viewing focus by having them look for the letter “Ss” whenever it appears on the screen.
As You Watch
Play the video once and have children raise their “Ss” card whenever they see the letter appear on the screen.
- Play the video a second time, and have children say the words along with the children in the video.
After You Watch
After viewing, have children go on a letter “Ss” hunt around the room and find words that have the letter “Ss.”
English Language Learners: You may want to review the names of the objects before the activity. Show the object and have children repeat the name of the object after you.
