Blended Learning Lesson

Lesson Title: Let’s Learn Letters

Objectives:

 Students will be able to have meaningful conversations with teachers and peers.

 Students will try their best to write their name.

 Students will trace the letters of the alphabet and recognize the letters.

State Standards:

Goal LDC-2: Children participate in conversations with peers and adults in one-on-one,

small, and larger group interactions.

Goal LDC-11: Children develop phonological awareness.

Goal LDC-14: Children use knowledge of letters in their attempts to write.

Goal LDC-15: Children use writing skills and conventions.

Context:

This lesson is intended for my preschool class. When teaching kids at the beginning level

you never know what each child already knows and has worked on at home. Some students

know all the letters of the alphabet and can even identify their name while others have no prior
knowledge of the letters. This will give me a good idea of where the class falls as whole on letter

knowledge.

Data:

The students will be divided into three equal groups. Grouping will be random- I’ve

learned that grouping by knowledge level is discouraging to those not in the highest group. This

also allows more advanced students to guide their peers in group activities. Also, when working

with the teacher I will be able to give a little more energy to the struggling students in each group

rather than attempting to guide them all individually while in a group together.

Materials:

Part of Lesson Materials Link

Introduction linked video to be played on https://youtu.be/lhX064AiyGg?

smartboard, flashcards with letters on si=SStt_l4JGLn09v12

them, flashcards with student names

on them

Teacher Individual student name tracing tables, No link needed

Directed expo markers

Collaborative iPads or other tablets, tracing pen for https://apps.apple.com/us/app/abc-

tablet kids-tracing-phonics/

id1112482869

Independent iPads or other tablets https://www.abcya.com/games/

 Digital alphabet-bingo

Closure Smartboard and iPads https://kahoot.it/

Procedures:

Introduction: This should take no more than 20 minutes. Preschoolers have short

attention spans so the introduction should be as fun and engaging as possible. To begin I will

play a fun alphabet song on the smartboard. Although the kids wont know the exact lyrics they

will be encouraged to say the letter and make the letter sound as the song goes on. Once the song

is over I will have students randomly select a flashcard from the pile. The flashcards will be in

sets of uppercase and lowercase. For example, one card will read “A” and the corresponding card

will read “a.” Once all cards are passed out I will have students find their partner by asking the

class “Who has letter Aa?” and the students will pair up. I will then make three groups at random

by selecting a few more letters and have students find their group. I will tell students to watch

and listen to the classroom timer and rotate groups when time is up.

Teacher Directed:

All stations should be 15 minutes long. At my teacher station I will have ready made

tracing boards with each students name on their own personal board. At first I will ask students

to find their name to see if they can point it out on their own. I will then watch students trace

their names. For students with neat tracing I will ask them to try it on their own under the tracing

area. For students struggling I will assist them in holding the marker in a comfortable way and

offer encouragement. As we go along I will ask students what letters make up their name and

take notes to see where each student falls. If a student knows all the letters, some letters, or no
letters I will make notes. At the end of the day I will relay this on their daily take home sheet and

encourage parents to continue to practice this at home.

Collaborative:

In the collaborative 15 minute session students will need their iPads or other school

issued tablet. The app being used, ABC Kids- Tracing & Phonics, will already be downloaded

prior to the session. Together students will utilize the app to trace their alphabet and learn the

sounds. Students will be instructed to decide what letter they are tracing and what sound it

makes. This app is ideal because I can log on and see student reports of what they did and how

long they practiced for. Uppercase and lowercase will be practiced together as well as phonics.

Independent Digital:

This station will be 15 minutes just like the other stations. In this station students will use

their iPads or other school tablets to play alphabet bingo. Students will also need to use

earphones or other sound devices so they will not distract others and to ensure they can hear the

letter being asked. Students can choose from letter names or letter sounds. They will start with

letter names and then select uppercase. Once they feel as if they have mastered that they can

move onto lowercase letters. If they pass both upper and lowercase the student can move onto

letter sounds. If I have a teacher aid, they will be overlooking this to make sure students are on

their appropriate level.

Closure:

At the end of the 45 minute lesson cycle we will come back to the circle rug and let some

wiggles and giggles out before grabbing iPads again. The students will play a Kahoot game with

letter matching. A question example could be “What letter makes this sound?” and I could say
the sound and have students select their answer. Another example is “What letter is _?” and I

would say the letter then having students select what the letter I said was. The winner can select a

prize from the prize box and have a note on their take home sheet congratulating them.

Rationale:

YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/lhX064AiyGg?si=SStt_l4JGLn09v12

This is a fun and engaging way to start the lesson. The man singing the song says the letter,

makes the letter sound, and offers an example with a picture of what word the letter starts with.

He shows an apple for letter Aa and a cat for letter Cc. Although not the traditional letters of the

alphabet song, students will be encouraged to make the letter sounds and call out the letter

names. This goes with SC standards LDC-11: Children develop phonological awareness.

Tracing App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/abc-kids-tracing-phonics/id1112482869

This app is a fun and engaging way for students to practice tracing their letters. There is a teacher

feature so I can track student progress which is ideal to ensure the students are working on the

app rather than talking or being off topic. Students can use a tablet tracing tool to mimic a pencil

or marker rather than using just their finger to trace. This app will also make the letter sounds for

students to become more familiar with phonics. SC standards LDC-2: Children participate in

conversations with peers and adults in one-on-one, small, and larger group interactions, LDC-11:

Children develop phonological awareness, and LDC-15: Children use writing skills and

conventions.

Alphabet Bingo Website: https://www.abcya.com/games/alphabet-bingo

This is a fun and engaging way for students to practice amongst themselves and challenge

themselves. Students will start using the small grid of uppercase before moving on to lowercase.

If both skill sets are met and passed, students can move onto phonics with the letter sounds

feature. SC standards LDC-11: Children develop phonological awareness and LDC-14: Children

use knowledge of letters in their attempts to write.

Kahoot: https://kahoot.it/ (This link brings you to the main site)

Kahoot is a fun and engaging game to play as a class. This also provides me insight on where the

class falls as a whole and individually after the lesson. Bright colors and fun background music

increases the fun and engagement of the game. Winners will receive a prize so students will be

more motivated to participate and try their hardest.