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 ‘n’” (BTL clip)
ELA Focus Skills: Active Viewing, Letter Recognition
Before You Watch
Tell children that they are going to watch the video Between the Lions “Words Beginning with ‘n.’” Set a viewing focus by asking children to notice the letter “Nn” when it appears on the screen.
As You Watch
Play Between the Lions “Words Beginning with ‘n’” once through without pausing.
- Play the video a second time. Pause after each word so children can repeat each word that appears on the screen: nickel, nest, neck, nine, noodle, nose, net, and napkin. Have a volunteer point to the letter "n" in each word as it appears on the screen.
