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Lesson Plan
Professor Tatyana Ulubabova
May 4, 2023
Brittany Tanzi
Alphabet Animals
This lesson is designed for 4 year old students in a pre-k classroom.
This unit will last 2 weeks and the learning centers will remain the same, while the daily lessons will vary.
Students in the classroom have shown an interest in animals.
Students in the classroom have shown to be emergent readers.
Learning Objective
State Standard Addressed
Phonics and Word Recognition: PK.ELAL.3 (PKRF.3). Demonstrates emergent phonics and word analysis skills.
Objectives
Students will demonstrate one-to-one letter-sound correspondence by producing the primary sound of some consonants.
Goal
At the conclusion of the unit, students will be able to say 10/21 consonant letter sounds corresponding to a letter.
Background Information
Prior Academic Learning and Prerequisite Skills
Students should be able to recognize and say some letters in the alphabet.
Misconceptions
One misconception is that children should first learn the letters of the alphabet before they learn the sounds of the letters. This can be done together and does not need to be seen as a first, then learned skill.
Lesson Introduction
Singing and dancing with Jack hartman
The teacher will lead the students through the singing and the actions in this lively song.
“Listening activities should be designed to actively engage the children, through attending to sounds and the changes in sound as they occur, in much the same way that babies learn language through models of interaction” (Fox, 2000)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVYa4Vv4mYY
Introducing New SKill
Read A to Z by Sandra Boynton
“Human interactions like sharing a picture book, telling a story, and talking about experiences are central to emergent literacy” (n.d., page 2).
Learning Centers
Children will be given time daily to explore learning centers. Teachers will observe and help expand play and learning.
Playdough and Alphabet Cutters
Fishing for letters
Writing Center
Playdough Letter Formation
The students will form letters with playdough. They will also be encouraged to make animals that begin with different letters in the alphabet.
Zigler found that (2004) “Research has demonstrated the beneficial effects of play for cognitive development including language skills, vocabulary, problem solving, perspective taking, representational skills, memory and creativity”
FIshing for letters
The students will fish for magnetic letters at the sensory table.
Young children’s work is play. They should be given opportunities to play and explore throughout the day.
Writing Center
During this unit the writing center will activities will focus on letter sounds.
Materials will be available for children to explore letters and letter sounds.
Assessment
Formative Assessment
During the lesson the teacher will ask questions to check for understanding. The teacher will observe during center time.
Summative Assessment
At the end of the unit the teacher will assess students individually. The teacher will plan future lessons to address any areas of need.
References
Beaty, J. J. & Pratt, L. (2017). Early literacy in preschool and kindergarten (4th Ed.). Upper
Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Bredekamp, S. (2019). Effective Practices in Early Childhood Education (4th Edition).
Pearson Education.
Fox, D. B. (2000). Music and the Baby’s Brain Early Experiences: Do young children benefit
from early childhood music instruction? Here is a research-based answer. Music Educators
Journal, 87(2), 23–50. https://doi.org/10.2307/3399644
Manzo, K. (2011). Early-Literacy Findings Unveiled. Education Week.
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/01/08/18read.h28.html?print=1
Wilson, R. Emergent Literacy. http://chrome-extension://bpmcpldpdmajfigpchkicefoigmkfalc/views/app.htm
Zigler, E. F., & Bishop-Josef, S. J. (2004). Play under siege: A historical overview. Children's play:
The roots of reading (pp. 1–13). ZERO TO THREE/National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families.
