Letters

Topic: The importance of letters

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will understand the importance of letters in our daily lives.

Materials

• Large alphabet flash cards
• Examples of objects and places that start with each letter of the alphabet (e.g. apple, airport, etc.)
• Pen and paper for each student

Warm-up

• Show the students a large alphabet flash card and ask them to guess what letter it is.
• Continue this with a few more letters, encouraging the students to guess before revealing the letter.
• Ask the students if they can think of any objects or places that start with each letter of the alphabet. Write their responses on the board.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the alphabet to the students, saying the name of each letter and showing its corresponding flash card.
• Explain that the letters are the building blocks of words, and that words are the building blocks of sentences.
• Read a few simple words or sentences to the students, pointing to each letter as you say it.

Guided Practice

• Hand out the worksheets with the flash cards on them to the students.
• Have them match the letters to the correct corresponding flash cards.
• Encourage them to say the name of the letter as they match it.
• If there are any mistakes, have the students find the correct letter to replace the incorrect one.

Independent Practice

• Have the students create a classbook that contains alphabet flash cards.
• Have them draw a picture corresponding to each letter and write the name of the letter underneath their picture.
• As they finish their pictures, have them find the correct letter to place on the alphabet flash card next to their picture.

Closure

• Have the students share their classbook with the rest of the class.
• Have them use their alphabet flash cards to practice reading and writing the letters of the alphabet.

Assessment

• Observe the students as they use the classbook and their alphabet flashcards to identify and read the letters of the alphabet.
• Collect and assess their classbook pages to assess their understanding of the letters of the alphabet and their ability to use them to write words.