State the Objective
Tell the children they they will try to hit a Y with a beanbag as they recognize and name the uppercase letter Y and the lowercase letter y.

Literacy Activities
Yell, “Yippee for Y!”

• Write and name the uppercase and lowercase letters Y  and y.
• Have the children say the letter name as they write the Y and y in the air with their fingers.
• Tape the large Y (see below) to the wall .
• Have the children stand away from the wall and let them try to hit the large Y by throwing a beanbag or a soft toy.
• Let the children yell, “Yippee for Y!” when they hit the Y with the beanbag.
• Give the children the Y prize picture (see below) for playing the Y game.
• Ask the children to name the letter on the prize.
• Point out the letter Y in the word yellow on the crayon or marker and let the children color their prizes yellow.

More Practice
Identify the target letter

• Stack the letter cards (see below) and let the children take turns drawing a card.
• Help the children decide whether each letter is a Y, a y, or some other letter.
• If the letter is a Y or a y, have the children say, "Yes!" 

• Let the children attach the Ys to the large Y. 

   

Write the target letter

• On the handwriting practice page (see below), let the children trace the letters.
• Have them write the uppercase letter Y and lowercase letter y on their own .