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Daily Learning Targets
- Opening A: I can listen to and act out the events in the Letter Story: “a.”
- Work Time A:
- I can show letter-sound correspondence for “a.”
- I can identify the name of each uppercase letter.
- I can identify the name of each lowercase letter.
- Work Time B:
- I can write curved and diagonal lines.
In advance
- Preview the Letter Story: “a” to identify parts that can be easily acted out through body language to support student understanding and engagement.
- Gather materials for independent work rotations (see Independent Work Time).
Vocabulary
- Lesson-specific: consonant, letter, vowel, word
- Text-specific: mist, snout, suit of armor, surface, swamp
Materials
- Letter Story: “a” wrapped in colorful paper or placed in a decorative container (wrapping and container are optional) (one for teacher use; see Learning Letters Book)
- Keyword Picture Card: “a” (laminated; one for teacher use)
- Whiteboard marker (one for teacher use; optional)
- Student Name Cards (from Lesson 1; optional)
- Handwriting Paper (one per student)
- Handwriting utensil (one per student; optional)
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