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Lesson Plan
Letter identification - Lowercase: Letters by Sound
Kindergarten (K) - ELA
LEARNING TARGET
Students will be able to identify and select all lowercase letters of the alphabet they hear read aloud.
LEARNING PROGRESSION
PREREQUISITE SKILL
- Students will be able to recognize and name all upper case letters of the alphabet.
EXTENSION SKILL
DURATION
- Introduction (5 minutes)
- Instruction (15 minutes)
- Guided Practice (15 minutes)
- Misconception Review (5 minutes)
- Independent Practice (15 minutes)
- Exit Card Formative Assessment (5 minutes)
MATERIALS
- Alphabet flashcards (lowercase)
- Whiteboard and markers
VOCABULARY
- Lowercase letters
- Identify
- Select
- Alphabet
TEACHING RESOURCES
CENTERS & TASK CARDS
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WORKSHEET PACK
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5 AND 1 INTERVENTIONS
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GAMES
ACTIVITIES
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LESSON INSTRUCTION
INTRODUCTION
- Greet the students and review lowercase letters of the alphabet.
- Ask students if they know what identifying lowercase letters means and if they have ever done it before.
- Explain to the students that today, they will be identifying all lowercase letters of the alphabet they hear read aloud.
INSTRUCTION
- Demonstrate how to identify and select a lowercase letter from the alphabet flashcards.
- Model how to repeat the letter and its sound after identifying it.
- Provide opportunities for students to practice identifying and selecting lowercase letters from the alphabet flashcards.
GUIDED PRACTICE
- Divide the students into small groups and provide each group with a set of alphabet flashcards.
- Instruct the students to work together to identify and select all lowercase letters of the alphabet they hear read aloud.
- Circulate around the room to provide support and guidance as needed.
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
- Instruct students to work independently to identify and select all lowercase letters of the alphabet they hear read aloud.
- Monitor students' progress and provide support as needed.
HOMEWORK
- Assign students to identify and select all lowercase letters of the alphabet they hear in their everyday life.
- Encourage students to share their findings with the class during the next lesson.
EXIT TICKET
- Provide each student with a whiteboard and marker.
- Instruct students to write down one lowercase letter they identified and its sound.
FORMATIVE
- Provide each student with a set of alphabet flashcards.
- Instruct students to identify and select all lowercase letters of the alphabet they hear read aloud.
- Observe students' progress and make note of any areas that may need further instruction or support.
SUMMATIVE
- Formative assessments will be conducted during the lesson to monitor student progress and understanding.
- The exit card and progress monitoring assessments will be used to determine students' mastery of the objective.
CLOSURE
- Review the concept of identifying lowercase letters of the alphabet.
- Ask students to share one lowercase letter they identified during the lesson.
EXTENSION
- Students can identify and select uppercase letters of the alphabet.
- Students can practice writing lowercase letters of the alphabet.
- For students who are more advanced, they can be challenged to identify lowercase letters in words or sentences.
INTERVENTION
- For students who need extra support, a visual aid or diagram can be provided to help them identify lowercase letters.
- Students can practice identifying lowercase letters on a larger scale using magnetic letters or other manipulatives.
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STANDARD
Common Core Standard:
RF.K.1.D - Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
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