Bridgewater College Education Department Lesson Plan

Name:

Jennah Gnann
Date: 11-28-12 Subject Area(s): Reading VA SOL K.7

Title of Lesson: A Day On Alphabet Island Grade Level(s): Kindergarten The student will develop an understanding of basic phonetic principles A) Identify and name the uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet

Content Objective(s) Students will be able to match up and indicate the uppercase letters A-L with its buddy letter or lowercase letter A-L. Accommodations/ Differentiation N/A

Summative Assessment (based on objectives) The students will complete an Uppercase and Lowercase letter scramble. Focus is on letters A-L, M-Z will be completed the next day Students will be asked to underline 4 lowercase letters Students will be asked to put a box around 4 Uppercase letters Students will be asked to circle their favorite 2 Uppercase letters and lower case letters (Key will be provided)

Materials For 20-25 students http://www.kidslearningstation.com/alphabet/worksheets/upp ercase-lowercase-worksheet-ijkl.pdf Pre-cut into little books letters A-L (Review books) http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx? VideoID=672&CategoryID=4991 (Integration of technology video) Scissors Glue Hole puncher Metal rings Long sheets of white paper A-L letters cut up and put into baggies both Upper and lowercase letters http://www.dltk-teach.com/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.dltkteach.com/books/chicka/ccoconuttree.gif (Coconut tree handout) Alphabet poster board (bringing in from home) bought from store Pre-cut coconuts letters A-L= 5 sets Baggies Sand Pail Beach towel Plastic alphabet letters Uppercase & Lowercase Letter Scramble Worksheet (created by J. Gnann) Chicka Chicka Boom Boom book Martin, B., & Archambault, J. (1989). Chicka chicka boom boom. New York: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers

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Preparation Fill pail with sand and put in alphabet letters Have letters pre-cut A-L that will be going on the coconut tree, put into baggies For scavenger hunt have the coconuts placed around the room in random places such as under the desk, in their cubbies, on the back of chairs etc.. Have Review books already cut up and put onto metal rings Integration of technology As the students are working on their own coconut tree. There will be a YouTube video of uppercase and lowercase letter flashcards in the background. There will be no sound

If this does not work then the YouTube video will not be played Accommoda tions/ Differentiati on Time Plann ed

Anticipatory Set (Focus) Since we have been spending so much time on the alphabet today we are going to use our alphabet letters and learn the difference between an uppercase and lowercase letter. By the end of today you will be able to match up the Uppercase letter with its buddy letter (lowercase letter) letters A-L. You will be making your own tree with a special treat at the end of the lesson!

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3 mins

Access/Review Prior Knowledge Students will sit in a circle on the floor fill a beach pail with sand and mix in some plastic alphabet letters. Put the pail with sand on a beach towel. Let each child take a turn pulling out a letter from the sand. Ask them to hand the letter to you. see if the class knows the name of the letter. Once all of the letters are pulled from the sand we will put them in alphabetical order and then sing our ABCS. This will help us review our abcs and what order they are in along with setting us up for the new lesson and our book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

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10 min

Topic presentation Before reading I will use the Alphabet poster that will be taped up to the board. Go over the letters A-L and teach them the saying of uppercase letter and its buddy letter or lowercase letter. Use the white board to write the letters A-L and show them the differences in the uppercase and lowercase letters. Then start reading Chicka Chicka Boom Boom to them to introduce the uppercase and lowercase letters. I will ask questions to them about the book stopping at certain pages to show the distinction of the uppercase and lowercase letters. - No page numbers so stop at the page with the entire alphabet ask the question can anyone point out an uppercase letter to me? - Page when all the letters fall off the tree: Can 3 students point out lower case letters? - Who is Ds buddy letter on the page that starts next from the pile upbreath ?

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10 mins

Modeling, Guided Practice, Independent Practice, Checking for Understanding This is where we will spend the majority of the time on this lesson. Guided Practice Scavenger Hunt Break-up into small groups Have groups go around the classroom and find 2 Uppercase letters and 1 lowercase letter (pre-cut coconut letters) Have 5 sets of letter A-L coconuts Bring back to desk when finished Teacher will walk around looking at what the students brought back and also helping those groups who are struggling or not able to find the letters Independent Practice / Modeling Teacher will explain how to put together the tree and show completed model The students will then create their own coconut tree. Cut apart the pieces to the tree and glue them on big white sheets of paper. Baggies will be provided for them that has pre-cut uppercase and lowercase letters A-L . The students will be able to match up the letters anyway they want on the tree but it will represent the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom tree. The upper case letter must go with lower case letter. Letters can be up on the braches or on the sides of the tree, even on the ground. I will have a model completed to show them. Checking for Understanding Summative Assessment will also be included into this. (refer back to that section) Formative assessment= take home uppercase and lowercase review book

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25 mins

10 mins for the scaven ger hunt 15 mins for their own coconu t tree creatio n

Closure Today we learned how to tell the difference between an uppercase letter and a lowercase letter. We focused on letters A-L and tomorrow we will focus on letters M-Z! Can anybody tell me what we call the lowercase letter that looks like the uppercase letter? Are there any similarities between uppercase and lowercase letters? Hand them pre-made uppercase and lowercase review books Have them put in their book bags to do for homework and bring back the next day to add letters M-Z. Bring in a coconut for them to try since we will have focused so much on the coconut tree theme from the story.

Mak e sur e that ther e are not any alle rgie s to coc onu t.

12 min