Esther Barber Lesson Plan on the Letter E Block One Purpose: E is a part of the alphabet, and many words

use this letter. When these kids know how to write this letter, they are one step closer to knowing how to form words. Objectives Instructional: Given the example drawn in class, the students will be able to accurately draw the letter E. Given the information presented in class, the students will be able to remember that E comes right after D and is the fifth letter in the alphabet without outside help. Expressive: I can write the letter E. I can identify that E comes right after D and is the fifth letter in the alphabet.

Review: The students have previously learned the following: Letters are the things that make up words. A, B, C, and D are the first four letters of the alphabet. Aa, Bb, Cc, and Dd are the proper ways to write the first four letters in the alphabet in upper and lower case. Anticipatory Set: Purpose: To see how the letter E is used in real life Process:

Call Emmy, Emily, and Evan (If one of them is absent, call up someone else with a name that starts with an E.) up to the front of the class.

When they get there, ask the class what these three have in common. o Is it the way that theyre dressed? No. Is it the color of their eyes? No.

But they all have a name that starts with the letter E.

Block Two Input: Content Teaching Aid: The letter E and e on a piece of paper so the class can see a more permanent form of the letter E is the fifth letter in the alphabet. It comes right after the letter D. Like most letters, the uppercase E (the big one) looks a different than the lowercase e (the little one). We will learn how to draw the letter E.

Modeling: (The aid will be shown here as well.) We will start out by saying the letters we have already covered, and then we will identify that E is the fifth letter to cover. (I will demonstrate the letter E on the chalkboard and also hand out a sheet with a big upper and lower case E.) For the uppercase letter, you start by drawing a vertical line. Then you add two horizontal lines at the top and bottom, and they should be the same size. Then you add another one that is as close to the middle as possible, and it should be a little shorter than the two that are at the top and bottom.

For the lowercase letter, you start with a horizontal line starting from the left and then curve up and around to complete the e.

Are there any questions?

Checking for Understanding: Oral: What letter does E come after? (D) Writing: Will someone volunteer to draw an uppercase E on the board for me? (You start by drawing a vertical line. Then you add two horizontal lines at the top and bottom, and they should be the same size. Then you add another one that is as close to the middle as possible, and it should be a little shorter than the two that are at the top and bottom.) Writing: Will someone volunteer to draw the lowercase e on the board for me? (You start with a horizontal line starting from the left and then curve up and around to complete the e.) Block Three Guided Practice Source: Warren, J. (2011). Letter e activities. http://www.preschoolexpress.com/alphabet_station03/e_activities.shtml Objective Targeted: Given the example drawn in class, students will be able to accurately draw the letter E. Purpose: This will help the students be able to write the letter E, which is the objective I have set in place. Process: Step 1: Students will be given play doh. Step 2: Students need to create an uppercase E. Step 3: Students need to create a lowercase e.

Step 4: Students will switch their play doh Es with a partner.

Product: A play doh E and e Evaluation/Assessment: Students will switch with a partner to see if they made them right. I will also be walking around and checking on students. Independent Practice Objective Targeted: Given the example drawn in class, students will be able to accurately draw the letter E. Purpose: This will help the students have even more practice writing the letter E, which is the objective I have set in place. Process: Step 1: Students will be given paper to practice writing on. Step 2: Students will write 5 capital Es in a row. Step 3: Students will write 5 lowercase es in a row. Step 4: Students will hand in the papers to the teacher.

Product: 5 capital Es and 5 lowercase es Evaluation/Assessment: The teacher will look over the papers. Block Four Closure: Today we learned that the letter E is the fifth letter in the alphabet, and we also learned the correct way to write E in both the upper and lower case. Homework: None Assessment: I will use the papers that they wrote on to evaluate whether or not they have had a good practice of writing the letter E.