Overview
The children will make loops for Ls and leprechauns as they recognize and name the uppercase letter L and the lowercase letter l.

Literacy Activities
Link the letter L

• Write the uppercase letter L and the lowercase letter l on a whiteboard, name the letters, and have the children write the L and l in the air with their fingers.
• Have the children decorate the paper strips by writing the uppercase letter L and lowercase letter l on the strips (support as needed).
• Help the children make long chains by looping the paper strips and linking them together using a stapler, tape, or glue. 

Loops for leprechauns

• Mix up the letter cards and have the children choose a card one at a time.
• Decide as a group whether or not each letter is an uppercase letter L or a lowercase letter l.
  • If the letter is an L, have one of the children attach it to one of the loops in the chain.
  • If the letter is not an L, have the children place it in the discard pile.
  • If a child misidentifies a distractor letter as an L or an l, have him or her look at the L and l on the whiteboard and compare them to the letter he or she picked. 
• Help the children attach leprechaun graphics to the loops in the chains as you say phrases such as "Ls on loops," and "Link leprechauns to L loops!" Encourage the children to say the phrases with you.
• Hang the chain of little leaping leprechauns and L loops around the room. 

More Practice
Create the target letter

• Have the children practice making an uppercase letter L and lowercase l in creative ways with their bodies (like using their arms, fingers, or having one person standing up and one person lying down by their feet, etc.). 
• Each time the class makes the letter L with a body part, have the class say together, "Look, it's L!"