GRADE: Pre-K to First

NE STANDARDS: 1.1.2 By the end of first grade, students will demonstrate basic phonological awareness and familiarity with the letters of the alphabet exhibit a working knowledge of letters and sounds.

· Recognize and name lowercase and uppercase letters of the alphabet.

OBJECTIVES: Identifying the letters of the alphabet and the letter sound.

MATERIALS: Giant letters Large area of space such as a gym.

PROCEDURES

Anticipatory Set: The teacher can demonstrate by picking a letter and saying a word that begins with that letter. The words can be added to the word wall.

Vocabulary: New words the students think of with the letter they pick.

ACTIVITIES: Students walk around the letters, when the teacher says freeze the students stops and pick up the letter closest to them. The student tells what the letter is and a word that begins with that letter. The activity can also be played with music.

PROVISION FOR SPECIAL NEEDS: If a student has difficulty walking the game could be played by having the students pick letters from a box (without looking) and say a word that begins with whatever letter they pick. Some can assist the student if he/she is in a wheel chair.

CLOSURE: Teacher makes a list of all the words the students come up with. The students can put the list of words on their word wall in the classroom.

ASSESSMENT: Are the students saying a word that matches the letter they have?

References: wysiwyg://main.60/http://www.lesson…com/LAWALKThroughALphabetGameK1.htm

Reflection: This is a fun activity for the students. It combines movement with learning. It helps students to think of the beginning sound of a word.

The activity helps the students think of letters sounds and what word that letter would start with.