- chalk or tape
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.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature 7 Develop familiarity with the forms of alphabet letters, awareness of print, and letter forms.
EEC Infant and Toddler Guidelines:
PW50. The older toddler engages in a variety of physical activities.
Word Play: Letter (“Bb”) Bounce
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ELA Focus Skills: Alphabet Awareness, Gross Motor Skills, Letter Formation
Make the letter “Bb” on the floor or playground with chalk or tape. Mark the starting point at the top left.
- Have children walk around the letter “Bb,” beginning at the starting point and following the line.
- Tell children that when they follow the first bump in the uppercase “B” and end at the straight line, they have to turn around and follow the second bump.
- Invite children to bounce (jump up and down) along the line as if they were bouncing balls, chanting, bounce, bounce, bounce for “b”!
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.