On the Lookout for Letters

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Activity Title: On the Lookout for Letters

Grade Level Range: Pre-K to 1st

Purpose:

ELA(K) 2. Demonstrate letter-sound association, including matching

letters to corresponding spoken sounds and blending letter

sounds into one-syllable words, using printed materials.

ELA(K) 3. Identify upper- and lower-case letters.

TC2(K-2) 2. Identify applications and operations of various technology

systems.

TC2(K-2) 10. Design original works using digital tools.

ELA2010(K) 21. Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables,

and sounds (phonemes). [RF.K.2]

NETS 1 b. Create original works as a means of personal

or group expression

2 d. Contribute to project teams to produce original

works or solve problems

6 a. Understand and use technology systems

Description: In this activity, the teacher will be working with students on letter

recognition and understanding what objects begin with what letter sound. In the

activity, they will use the websites for the alphabet, play games with the alphabet,

and create a book on the alphabet.

This lesson should take about 2 30 minutes lessons.

Activity Preparation: The teacher should have the websites for the activities up

on the computer, letter cards, and then have magazines, newspapers, and booklets

with the letters ready for the end of the activity.

Activity Procedure:

Day 1:

1. The teacher will talk to the students about the alphabet. Teacher will tell the

students that when we talk about the alphabet we start at A and it goes to Z.


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2. Then the teacher will tell the students that each letter has a sound that is

associated with it. Teacher will say that we are going to listen to the alphabet

song.

3. Teacher will then go to this website for the alphabet song:

http://havefunteaching.com/videos/alphabet-videos/alphabet-video/4. Students will listen to the alphabet song. After listening to the alphabet song,

the teacher will hold up letter cards and ask the class to recognize the letters

on the cards.

5. Then the teacher will have the students go to the computer lab and go to this

website:http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/games/pawpark/pawpark.html

6. On this activity, the students will play a game called PawPark and will

match the letters on the Kangaroos. This will allow the students to work on

the letter recognition.

Day 2:

1. The teacher will start by reviewing the alphabet song from day 1.

2. Students will listen and sing along to the alphabet song

3. Teacher will then hold up letter cards and ask students to suggest items that

begin with that letter.

4. Then teacher will hand out the booklets for the students to make the

Alphabet booklets.5. Teacher will tell students that for the alphabet booklets, we are going to use

magazines and newspapers and find objects that match the letter on the page

and cut them out and past them on the booklet.

6. Teacher can tell the students that also, they can draw some of the pictures.

7. The teacher will also tell the students that they need to write the letters in the

booklet themselves, upper and lower case.

8. Teacher will then use the rubric listed below:

(website used is rubistar.4teachers.org and the Rubric ID is: 2267873)

Tools and Resources:

- Rubistar.4teachers.org

- http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/games/pawpark/pawpark.html

- http://havefunteaching.com/videos/alphabet-videos/alphabet-video/

- Blank Booklet
http://havefunteaching.com/videos/alphabet-videos/alphabet-video/http://havefunteaching.com/videos/alphabet-videos/alphabet-video/http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/games/pawpark/pawpark.htmlhttp://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/games/pawpark/pawpark.htmlhttp://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/games/pawpark/pawpark.htmlhttp://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/games/pawpark/pawpark.htmlhttp://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/games/pawpark/pawpark.htmlhttp://havefunteaching.com/videos/alphabet-videos/alphabet-video/http://havefunteaching.com/videos/alphabet-videos/alphabet-video/http://havefunteaching.com/videos/alphabet-videos/alphabet-video/http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/games/pawpark/pawpark.htmlhttp://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/games/pawpark/pawpark.htmlhttp://havefunteaching.com/videos/alphabet-videos/alphabet-video/


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- Computer lab

Assessment:

The assessment will be on whether the student learned the alphabet. The rubric listed is for the final project. Since

this is for a younger grade level, the students may not be able to use all of the computer items such as the mouse like

an adult, so this will be a beginning learning process for the students.


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Letter-Writing : Alphabet Booklet

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1

Neatness Objects/ drawings inthe book were neatandunderstandable.(20-26 letters)

Objects/ drawings inthe book weremostly neat andmostly understood.(10-20 letters)

Some of the objects/drawings in thebook were neat andsome of the objectswere understood.(5-10 letters)

None of theobjects/drawings inthe book were neatand was notunderstood. (0-5letters)

HandwrittenLetters

Handwriting of theletters were neat,eligible, and writtencorrectly. (20-26letters)

Handwriting of mostof the letters wereneat, eligible, andwritten correctly.(10-20 letters)

Handwriting of someof the letters wereneat, eligible, andwritten correctly. (5-10 letters)

None of the letterswere written neat,eligible, or correctly.(0-5 letters)

Objectsmatching letters

3+ Objects on theletter page matchedthe letters

1-2 objects matchedthe letters on thepage.

1 object matchedthe letters on thepage.

None of the objectsmatched the letterson the page.

Recitation ofthe Alphabet( toteacher)

Student recites all ofthe letters in orderwithout pausing.

Student recites mostof the letters with alittle hesitation.

Student recitessome of the letterswith a lot ofhesitiation and longpauses.

Student can notrecite any of theletters of thealphabet.

Student name: _______________________________

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