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Recognizing Letters ActivityRecognizing Letters Activity
Publisher
Florida Center for Reading Research
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Grade
K - 1st
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Activities & Projects
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategies
Hands-on Activity
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Year
2005
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Recognizing Letters

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Boost letter recognition with an activity that challenges young scholars to match a plastic letter to one printed on a card. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

letter-sound correspondence, phonemes, phonemic awareness, phonics, lowercase letters, the alphabet

Additional Tags

alphabet, letter recognition, letter sounds, letter names, lowercase letters, english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Laminate the letter grids for continued use
  • Have materials readily available for early finishers to practice when time permits
  • Invite participants to work with a partner 

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires copies of the letter grids and plastic letters

Pros

  • Includes letter cards in upper and lower case

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RF.K.1.d

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