Students use pictures and text to gain meaning from written materials by connecting text. message heard, and/or material viewed to prior knowledge and experiences. Finally, students recognize and name upper and lower case letters and...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the letter /s/ sound. As a class they recite an S tongue twister, then trace and write the letter S. Students then listen to the book "Slowly, Slowly, Said the Sloth" by Eric Carle,...

Students practice basic reading skills. In this reading lesson plan, students review the letter M, read the story If You Give a Mouse a Muffin. Students will then write a book using their name, for example: If You Give a Taco to Tracy.

Young scholars demonstrate literal meaning of a fiction book. In this reading comprehension lesson plan, students listen to the book, If You Give a Mouse a Muffin and practice the "m" sound during the read aloud. Young scholars answer...

In this alphabet cards activity, students cut apart 52 cards that feature an upper or lower case alphabet letter in a cartoon centipede shape. This is Zaner-Bloser style; one upper or lower case letter per card.

Pupils participate in an emergent literacy lesson based upon the skill of phonemic awareness. They recognize the grapheme p in text, hear the phoneme /p/ in spoken words, and write the upper and lower case form of p by my modeling.

Students review letter recognition for the letter /t/ and the sound of the letter /t/. They write an upper- and lower-case /t/ and recognize the sound of t as well as the letter when combined with other letters in the form of a word.

Young scholars identify the letter D, both upper and lower case and recognize and identify the letter d in various words and illustrations. They identify how the mouth moves with the letter D through various word pronunciations. ...

Learners study the o=/o/ correspondence in written and spoken word. They listen to the sound and watch how their mouths move as they make it. They recite a tongue twister and write both upper and lower case o's. Using two colors of...

Students demonstrate beginning reading strategies. In this Chicka Chicka Boom Boom lesson plan, students identify upper case letters of the alphabet while relating them to a selection of literature.

Students engage in a lesson designed to encourage the identification of letters and their characteristics, as well as moving them using a variety of locomotor skills. This done using the instructional strategy of playing a game.

First graders engage in a writing activity about manatees and use e-mail to contact representatives about important issues. This would be a very exciting, and meaningful lesson for a first grade writer!

Students, referring to the alphabet and numbers, practice stating, reading and writing letters and numbers. As they write each letter and number they say each one as well. They find examples of each one in a newspaper or magazine ad.

Students study the letter R, r in order to recognize it, say its sound, and write it. They watch a partner's mouth as they make the "r" sound before repeating a tongue twister that contains many "r" sounds. Next, they practice writing...

Students identify that learning letters and their individual sounds are important. They identify the letter u and the sound it can make in various words and illustrations. Finally, students practice wiriting the letter u both upper and...

In this cursive worksheet, students use this desktop strip as a reminder of how to form upper and lower case DeNelian cursive letters. Students may color the small illustrations by each letter.

For this alphabet worksheet, students color in a picture of a queen. The worksheet also includes the cursive upper and lowercase letter Q.

In this alphabet worksheet, students color in a picture of an otter. The worksheet also includes the cursive upper and lowercase letter O and the cursive word, "otter."

In this alphabet instructional activity, learners color in a picture of shells. The instructional activity also includes the cursive upper and lowercase letter S and the cursive word, "Shells."

In this alphabet worksheet, students color in a picture of an umbrella. The worksheet also includes the cursive upper and lowercase letter U and the cursive word, "umbrella."

In this alphabet worksheet, students color in a picture of yarn. The worksheet also includes the cursive upper and lowercase letter Y and the cursive word, "yarn."

In this alphabet instructional activity, students color in a picture of an animal with antlers. The instructional activity also includes the cursive upper and lowercase letter G and the cursive word, "antler."

In this cursive handwriting worksheet, learners practice writing cursive letters for both the upper and lowercase letter Qq. Students then draw an object that begins with a q and label the drawing using cursive handwriting.

In this cursive handwriting worksheet, students practice writing cursive letters for both the upper and lowercase letter Ww. Students then draw an object that begins with a W and label the drawing using cursive handwriting.