- letter card “Qq”
- marker
- poster paper
- rectangular or square blocks
- around
- curvy
- lowercase
- middle
- roll
- shape
- slanted
- straight
- uppercase
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:
Logic and Reasoning/Symbolic Representation: Represents people, places, or things through drawings, movement, and three-dimensional objects.
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.
Build a Letter (“Qq”)
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Skill Focus: Counting, Hand-Eye Coordination, Letter Formation, Letter Recognition, Vocabulary
Invite children to make the letter “Q” with blocks. You may want to draw large outlines of each letter on poster paper for children to refer to as they work. Ask, What kinds of lines are in the uppercase letter “Q”? Are they curvy, straight, or slanted? How will you make the lines? Repeat with the lowercase letter “q.”