LAFS.K.RF.1.1Archived Standard

Students will begin by discussing the difference between letters, words, and sentences followed by a reading of The Alphabet Tree by Leo Lionni. After partaking in a fun sentence strip activity, students will be asked to practice their star writing skills by writing a sentence about a time that they were happy.

Type: Lesson Plan

In this lesson, students will recall information from a read aloud text and discuss what it means to demonstrate good manners. Activities include contributing to a good manners chart, composing a sentence using a sentence frame demonstrating understanding of the conventions of standard English and practicing spelling words in creative ways. At the end of the lesson, students will create a Good Manners page for a class book, sharing a time when they have shown good manners.

Type: Lesson Plan

In this lesson, students will go on an exploration of alphabet books to better understand the roles of authors and illustrators as well as print concepts, including uppercase and lowercase letters. After reading the books Alphabet Rescue, Miss Spider's ABC, The Mixed-Up Alphabet, and LMNO Peas, students will contribute to class discussions and create a class alphabet book. After reading Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, students will complete an uppercase and lowercase letter sort art project that will be used as a summative assessment while the teacher individually tests students on their understanding of print concepts and letter recognition.

Type: Lesson Plan

In this activity, students will identify the sounds of letters in a timed activity.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, students will identify letters and their sounds in a timed activity.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, students will say the names and sounds of letters and consonant digraphs on a spinner in a timed activity.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, students will match initial sounds to letters while playing a timed memory game.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, students will identify letters while playing a card game.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, students will quickly write and name the letters of the alphabet. In an extension activity, students will say the sound for each letter.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, students will gain speed and accuracy in letter recognition.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, students will match initial, final, and medial sounds of words (picture cards) to letters, filling in a missing letter for each word.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, students will determine if a sound, represented by a targeted letter, is the initial or final sound in a word.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, students will match medial sounds of words (picture cards) to letters while playing a spinner game. As an extension, students can also match initial or final sounds of words to letters.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, students will match medial sounds of words (picture cards) to letters while playing a game. As an extension, students can also match initial and final sounds of words to letters.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, students will match medial sound picture cards to targeted letters while making a mobile.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, students will match medial sounds in words to the target letter on a train.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, students will match final sound picture cards to letters/letter combinations that represent targeted sounds.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, the student will match the final sound of a word to the letter that represents that sound. As an extension, the student can also match the initial or medial sound of a word to the corresponding letter.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, the student will match the initial sound of a word to the letter that represent that sound.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, students will match final sounds of words to corresponding letters while playing a pyramid game. As an extension, students can also match words with digraphs and vowel teams.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, the student will match the initial sound of a word to the letter that represents that sound.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, students will select words (images) that have the same initial sound as their names.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, the student will match the initial sound of a word to the letter that makes that sound.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, the student will match the initial sound of a word to the letter that represents that sound.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, the student will identify and order the letters of the alphabet.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, the student will identify and sort letters of the alphabet.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, the student will identify and sort letters of the alphabet.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, the student will identify and match letters of the alphabet.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, the student will identify letters of the alphabet within words in nursery rhymes. As an extension, the student may also identify high-frequency words within the text.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, the student will identify letters of the alphabet. NOTE: The student will need to name the letters in the name or word for this activity to align to the standard.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, the student will identify letters of the alphabet.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, the student will name and match letters of the alphabet.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, the student will name and match letters of the alphabet.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, the student will name and match letters of the alphabet.

Type: Student Center Activity

In this activity, the student will name and match letters of the alphabet.

Type: Student Center Activity

This teaching idea describes a project for kindergarten students for the creation of an alphabet poster. Students illustrate a toy for each letter of the alphabet. The project's goal for students is to be able to recognize all letters of the alphabet and their sounds.

Type: Teaching Idea

This teaching idea describes a project for kindergarten students to teach them the alphabet and the shape of letters. Students use their observational skills to locate an item in nature shaped like each letter of the alphabet. Students can then compile their findings into a class or individual ABC book.

Type: Teaching Idea

How many letters do you know? Each letter activity has a different game to play which will help you learn the sounds of the letters in the ABC's. Come practice and learn all of the capital and lower case letters in the alphabet.

Type: Tutorial

In this video segment from Between the Lions, Sloppy Pop's song "Read the Signs" spotlights the letters and words we see on signs every day, encouraging children to be aware of print in their environment.

Type: Video/Audio/Animation