Samantha McStraw's kindergarten letter recognition unit will focus on teaching students about letter names, sounds, and how they are used to form words. Students will learn about consonants and vowels, as well as skills like writing letters, recognizing letter names and sounds, finger spelling, and identifying open and closed syllables. The unit aims to answer essential questions about the importance of letter sounds and names, and how letters are combined to make words. By the end of the unit, students are expected to have knowledge of letter categories and skills like writing letters and making basic CVC words.
Samantha McStraw's kindergarten letter recognition unit will focus on teaching students about letter names, sounds, and how they are used to form words. Students will learn about consonants and vowels, as well as skills like writing letters, recognizing letter names and sounds, finger spelling, and identifying open and closed syllables. The unit aims to answer essential questions about the importance of letter sounds and names, and how letters are combined to make words. By the end of the unit, students are expected to have knowledge of letter categories and skills like writing letters and making basic CVC words.
Samantha McStraw's kindergarten letter recognition unit will focus on teaching students about letter names, sounds, and how they are used to form words. Students will learn about consonants and vowels, as well as skills like writing letters, recognizing letter names and sounds, finger spelling, and identifying open and closed syllables. The unit aims to answer essential questions about the importance of letter sounds and names, and how letters are combined to make words. By the end of the unit, students are expected to have knowledge of letter categories and skills like writing letters and making basic CVC words.
Kindergarten What enduring understandings are desired? Students will understand Every letter has a name Every letter has a sound Consonants (unvoiced/voiced) Vowels Finger Spelling Open and closed syllables How to write letters CVC words What essential questions will guide this unit and focus teaching and learning?
Why is it important to know the sounds the different letters
make? Why do letters have names? Why do letters have sounds? How do we use letters to make words? What happens when we put letter sounds together?
What knowledge and skills are students expected to gain?
Knowledge Skills Learning how to make words. Writing letters Letters are used to make words. Recognizing letter names and sounds Every letter has a name Distinguish between consonant and vowel Every letter has a sound Distinguish between open or closed Every letter is a vowel or consonant syllables Finger spelling words (beginning with CVC words)