Our Lessons For the Week: Rain Drop Alphabet Jump
Students will review letters while jumping on “rain puddles”.
What is our theme?
Alphabet review, Rain, Gross Motor
What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
Students will review letters while working on gross motor skills (jumping).
MA Guidelines/Standards:
F.PK.1: With guidance and support, demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of printed and written text: books, words, letters, and the alphabet.
Learning Outcomes:
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Youtube song and book read aloud, “Singing in the Rain”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW87zw1NqOk
Materials
Activity (Procedure):
Activity Wrap Up:
Review the letters on each puddle.
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
Extend this activity by finding the letters of their name! Can they spell their name out?
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
Most students are still learning the letter names and will most likely need your help remembering letter names! Totally to be expected. When they give you that look of ‘Help me remember this letter…?’ offer the sound of the letter before you give them the answer!
Exposure to the alphabet and review is everything at this age. Mastery recognition is not expected by any means.
Students will review letters while jumping on “rain puddles”.
What is our theme?
Alphabet review, Rain, Gross Motor
What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
Students will review letters while working on gross motor skills (jumping).
MA Guidelines/Standards:
F.PK.1: With guidance and support, demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of printed and written text: books, words, letters, and the alphabet.
Learning Outcomes:
- The student will review and recognize different letters of the alphabet.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Youtube song and book read aloud, “Singing in the Rain”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW87zw1NqOk
Materials
- Computer/device to watch youtube link
- Paper “puddles” or “raindrops”
- Marker (to write alphabet letters on puddles)
- Tape (optional to tape down puddles)
- Child’s rainboots! (optional)
Activity (Procedure):
- Have puddles set up on the floor with one letter written on each puddle.
- Begin activity by watching/listening to youtube link.
- Ask your child to put their rainboots on (optional!) because they’re about to go alphabet puddle jumping!
- Allow them to hop around for a few minutes.
- Now tell them they will get a 1 points for every letter they can tell you! And a 1/2 point for every letter they need help on.
- Add total up. Celebrate!
- Every time you play this game, see if your child can get a higher score!
Activity Wrap Up:
Review the letters on each puddle.
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
- Is my child interested in hopping on the puddles?
- Is my child recognizing any letters?
- Does my child need more review with letter names?
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
Extend this activity by finding the letters of their name! Can they spell their name out?
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
Most students are still learning the letter names and will most likely need your help remembering letter names! Totally to be expected. When they give you that look of ‘Help me remember this letter…?’ offer the sound of the letter before you give them the answer!
Exposure to the alphabet and review is everything at this age. Mastery recognition is not expected by any means.
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