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: “Word Morph: sun–salt–sock–soap” (BTL clip)
ELA Focus Skills: Active Listening, Active Viewing, Letter Recognition
Now tell children that you are going to watch a short video clip about the letter “Ss.” Give children a listening focus. Say, Look for the letter "s" in the words as you watch the video.
- Play the video clip Between the Lions “Word Morph: sun–salt–sock–soap” once without pausing.
- Repay the video and pause after each word. Ask, Did you see the "s" each time it appeared?
- Replay the video and have children call out "s" each time they see the letter.
