IV. Consolidation 15min Give out a worksheet to each student to practice the new letters. As students are doing the worksheets, circulate and ask individual students questions about the letters (what is this letter? “A”, What sound is it? “ah”. And what is the picture? “An apple”.)
A note on alphabet printing Alphabet printing exercises are an important first step in learning to write. Printing exercises don't have to be boring - they can be really fun! They should also help students to internalize the letters.
Before the students begin printing, model each letter print showing the directions of the letter strokes.
When printing letters, get students to call out each letter as they write it.
If writing lower and uppercase have your students say "big 'A', small 'a'" as they write.
Let students write letter sets in different colors and allow students to draw little pictures on their printing sheets.
Continuously monitor the students while they print, helping with letter strokes, spaces between each letter, letter size, etc. Also, while monitoring, point to letters the students have already printed and ask them what they are.
Encourage students to circle their best printing effort for each letter set.
Finish by holding up each student’s sheet, asking questions ("what is this letter?") pointing out any mistakes, etc., but above all give lots of praise and encouragement!
V. Giving homework 2 min Begin teaching simple words early on You’ll be surprised how quickly your kids will be able to read simple words. For example, by the time you have reached the letter “O” put the flashcard letters “d – o – g” on the board. Elicit the sound of each letter and then see if the students can string the letters together to make the word. Some good early learning words are:
bag
bat – man (batman)
bed
big
cap
cat
cup
fat
fox
hat
VI. Marking. To collect their smiles and counting their points 2min
