1.  Name: Alphabet Soup

   

URL: https://coffeecupsandcrayons.com/alphabet-soup-early-literacy-               activity/

  

Addressing: alphabet letter recognition, letter-sound matching, fine motor

   

Summary: This activity allows the students to learn both the names of the alphabet letters and the sounds they make. Additionally, the students will recognize the letters based on their appearance. This is a fun and hands-on way to get the students familiar with the alphabet!

   

Materials Needed: container, water, alphabet letter magnets, ladle

   

Directions: The teacher and the students will make a pot of alphabet soup using water and alphabet letter magnets. The students will take turns using the ladle to scoop out a letter from the soup. Once a student has scooped one of the letters, he or she will be instructed to identify the   name of the letter and demonstrate the sound that it makes for the class.

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                                          (coffeandcrayons.com)

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2.   Name: Word Wall

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URL: https://www.pre-kpages.com/wordwall/#targetText=A%20word%20

      wall%20is%20used.in%20many%20early%20childhood%20programs

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Addressing: alphabet letter recognition, letter sound recognition,               emergent reading skills

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Summary: Word walls are great tools for helping students strengthen         their reading skills and learn site words. The students can also build        upon their knowledge of the alphabet, letter sounds, sequencing, and         vocabulary.  

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Materials: alphabet letters, word cards, image cards, velcroe

 

Directions: As the students learn new words, the appropriate word cards    will be added to the word wall. Eventually, the students can shift these       cards to construct sentences. While the students are still learning the       alphabet, alphabet cards can be used in place of the word cards. Similarly,  each time the students learn a new alphabet letter, the matching letter card can be added to the wall. Once all of the letter cards have been added, the students can sequence them in alphabetical order. Image cards can also be used to help the students remember the letters and words.

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                                          (TeachStarter.com)

                     

3.   Name: What Picture Matches this Sound?

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URL: https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Recipe/00121/

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Addressing: phonemic awareness, alphabet letter recognition

  

Summary: Together, the students and the teacher will identify the              names of each of the images contained on the cards. Then, there will be    a discussion of the sound that the name of each image begins with. For      example, for a card containing an image of a cat, the /c/ sound will be        noted. Additionally, the students will identify the letter making that           sound. Thus, in this example, the students will deduce that the word cat begins with the /c/ sound and starts with the letter "c". This will           highlight the students' phonemic awareness.

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Materials: image cards

 

Directions: The image cards will be displayed in a way that is visible to      everyone. Then, during a class discussion, names for each of the images    on the cards will be agreed upon. After this, the teacher will instruct         each student to choose a card. Once every student has selected his or         her card, he or she will be prompted to identify the name of the image,      the letter the name begins with, and the sound that letter makes.

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4.     Name: Toss the Cube

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URL: https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Recipe/00007/

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Addressing: phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fine motor

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Summary: This game encourages students to brainstorm words                 beginning with particular letters and sounds. This will assist the               students in expanding their vocabularies and phonemic awareness.

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Materials: cube, marker

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Directions: The teacher will choose a letter to write on each side of the       cube. Then, the students will take turns rolling the cube. The side of          the cube that lands face up indicates the letter that has been chosen.        The student who has rolled this letter will be prompted to think of a           word beginning with that letter and sound. After doing this, it will be         time for the next student to roll. Since no word can be repeated twice,       the students will be challenged to come up with creative words. Even         those students who have not yet rolled, will be building their vocabulary    through the exposure and explanations of words given by others.  

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                                     (balancedliteracydiet.com)

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5.     Name: Hello, My Name is . . .

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URL: https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Recipe/00171/

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Addressing: emergent phonics

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Summary: As the students substitute the first letter of their and their        peers' names with a different letter, they will build upon their emergent    phonics skills. Sounding out their new names is fun and will have an         impact on the students.

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Materials: designated letter sound, list of students' names

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Directions: A designated letter sound is required for this activity.               The students will use this particular letter sound as a substitute for           the first letter in their name. For example, if a student is named Sara,       and the letter sound is /b/, then Sara's new name will become                    "Bara". Together, the class will repeat this name along with the name of     the letter "b" and the /b/ sound. This process can be repeated for each        students' name.

            

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                                          (depositphotos.com)