Overview
The children will take turns pretending to be Officer O as they recognize and name the uppercase letter O and lowercase letter o.

Literacy Activities
Go to Officer O

• Write the uppercase letter O and the lowercase letter o on a whiteboard, name the letters (pointing out that size is the only difference between the two), and have the children write Os in the air with their fingers.
• Show the children the letter O signs and explain that they will play a game where the green O means go and the red O means stop.
• Let one child pretend to be Officer O while wearing the police officer badge and holding the green and the red O letters.
• Have the other children stand across the room from Officer O.
  • When Officer O holds up the green letter O, let the other children walk towards the officer, saying “Go to Officer O!”
  • When Officer O lowers the green O and raises the red O, have the other children freeze in place and stand silently.
• Allow Officer O to alternate between the green and red O signs a few times before choosing a new Officer O.

More Practice
Play ABC hide and seek

• Provide letter cards showing the letter O and distractor letters.
• Choose two children to hide the cards in a designated area.
• Let the other children search for the hidden letter cards.
• As a group, have the children identify the letters they have found.
• Have the children place the letter O cards on the Officer O badge and leave the other letter cards off of the badge.
• Play another round if time permits.

Write the letter O

• Play the Officer O game with this variation:
  • When the officer holds up the green O sign, have the children write the letter O repeatedly on a sheet of paper.
  • When the officer holds up the red O sign, have the children stop writing.
• Let the officer alternate between holding up the red and green O signs several times.