To learn more about this lesson, read the Lesson 7 Overview found under the Additional Materials tab.
Daily Learning Targets
- Opening A:
- I can sing the “ABC Song” to name the letters of the alphabet in order.
- 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.
- I can look at each consonant and say its sound.
- Work Time B:
- I can follow directions for writing letters.
- I can print lowercase “a.”
- I can print uppercase “A.”
In advance
- Prepare:
- A place in the classroom to display each letter of the alphabet as it is learned (see Lesson 5) (examples: on chart paper, poster paper, or a series of cards placed in order on a wall).
- This should contain “empty” spaces/cards/boxes for all of the letters of the alphabet, with the exception of “t,” which was added in Lesson 6, but clearly show two “empty” spaces/cards/boxes where the lowercase and uppercase 'Ts' would be.
- This allows students to see that there are 26 total letters.
- As they learn each letter, the Keyword Picture Card will go into one of the spaces. This is the Alphabet Anchor Chart.
- Colorful paper to place the Keyword Picture Card: “a” on to distinguish it as a vowel.
- This will be continued each time a new vowel is introduced in a cycle.
- Review Letter Formation Guidance Document.
Gather materials for independent work rotations (see Independent Work Time).
Vocabulary
- Lesson-specific: curve, letter, vowel, word
- Text-specific: alligator
Materials
- Alphabet anchor chart
- Keyword Picture Card: “t” (on Alphabet Anchor Chart)
- Keyword Picture Card: “a” (one to display; from Lesson 6)
- Colorful paper on which to display Keyword Picture Card: “a”
- Letter Demonstration Board (one for teacher)
- Letter Formation Guidance document (standalone document for teacher reference)
- Handwriting Sheet A (one per student)
- Writing utensils (one per student; optional)
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