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Teacher Modelling
Teacher Modelling
Teacher Modelling
Students will be able to write and recognize words that begin with the letter A.
Introduction
(5 minutes)
Guided Practice
(5 minutes)
Tell students that they will get practice writing the uppercase letter A on the floor in
front of them (model how to do this), then have them repeat this activity with the
lowercase letter a.
Ask the students to think of words that begin with the short A sound, like apple. Have
them turn and talk to a partner to share words.
Have pairs share their words with the class and record the words (with a small image)
on the whiteboard.
Repeat with long A words.
Independent working time
(15 minutes)
Explain that now students will get to choose one of the letter A words on the board to
create an illustration of for a class A book. Demonstrate how students should write the
uppercase and lowercase letter A above their illustrations (refer to your example on
the board for reference).
Pass out supplies to each student.
Differentiation
Support
Help students choose one of the letter A words to focus on for their page.
Allow students additional practice forming the letter A using Writing the Letter
a worksheet.
Enrichment
Ask students to think of additional words that begin with the letter A to create
a second page for the class book. Have students practice writing the words.
Assessment
(5 minutes)
Assess whether students are able to identify a word that begins with the letter
A and that students can form the lowercase and uppercase letter A.