Letter Sounds Lesson Plan for Kindergarten Example Students

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to match upper-case letters with their corresponding lower-case letters and sounds.

Materials

• Set of upper-case letters (a-z)
• Set of lower-case letters (a-z)
• Chart with upper-case letters, lower-case letters, and corresponding sounds
• Pencils and paper for each student

Warm-up

• Review the alphabet and the sounds that each letter makes.
• Have students practice saying the sounds of each letter out loud.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the letters A-E and the corresponding sounds that they make.
• Show the students the flashcards and have them identify the letter and sound it makes.
• Have the students repeat the sound after you to ensure that they understand and remember it.
• Illustrate how the letters combine to form words, and have the students identify the sounds that each letter makes in the word.

Guided Practice

• Have the students work in pairs and take turns showing each other their flashcards and helping each other identify the letters and sounds they make.
• Encourage the students to ask questions and make observations about the letters and sounds.

Independent Practice

• Have the students create a poster or book to teach their classmates the letters and sounds they have learned.
• They can use their flashcards and any other resources they can find to create their poster or book.

Closure

• Have the students share their posters or books with the class.
• Ask the students to recite the letters and sounds they have learned.

Assessment:

• Observe the students during independent practice to assess their ability to match letters with sounds.
• Collect and review the students' posters or books to assess their ability to write the letters and sounds correctly.