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(5 minutes)
Point to the letters on the board and demonstrate how to write both the uppercase and
lowercase letters.
Demonstrate thinking aloud a word that begins with the letter A such as ant. Then,
show the students how you can draw a picture of an ant and label the drawing “ant."
Write the uppercase and lowercase A above your drawing.
Guided Practice
(5 minutes)
Tell students that they will get practice writing the uppercase letter A on the floor in
front of them (model how to do this), then have them repeat this activity with the
lowercase letter a.
Ask the students to think of words that begin with the short A sound, like apple. Have
them turn and talk to a partner to share words.
Have pairs share their words with the class and record the words (with a small image)
on the whiteboard.
Repeat with long A words.
Differentiation
Support
Help students choose one of the letter A words to focus on for their page.
Allow students additional practice forming the letter A using Writing the Letter
a worksheet.
Enrichment
Ask students to think of additional words that begin with the letter A to create
a second page for the class book. Have students practice writing the words.
Assessment
(5 minutes)
Assess whether students are able to identify a word that begins with the letter
A and that students can form the lowercase and uppercase letter A.