State the objective
Tell the children that they will zoom in a zig-zag path as they recognize and name the uppercase lowercase letters Z and z.

Literacy Activities
Z is for Zebra

• Write the letters Z and z on a whiteboard, name the letters, and tell they children that the letters make the /z/ sound.
• Write and say zebra, emphasizing the /z/ sound.
• Have the children repeat the /z/ sound.
• Tell the children that the letter Z is shaped like a zigzag.
• Have the children zip their fingers along the Z while saying "zig" or "zag" each time the path changes direction.

Zoom in a zigzag

• Set up a zigzag-shaped path, placing a letter Z or z at each point where the path changes direction.
• Let the children take turns zipping and zooming along the zigzag path.
• Have the children say "zig" and "zag" each time they change direction.

Identify the target letter

• Make a list of the words from the activity that begin with the letter Z (e.g., zip, zoom, zig, zag)
• Have the children say /z/ and circle the letter Z in the words on the list.