State the Objective
Tell the children that they will turn a letter A into an acrobat as they recognize and name the letter A.

Literacy Activities
Give an A ticket to see acrobats

• Write and name the letter A and have the children write A in the air while saying the /a/ sound (as in “cat”). 
• Explain that an acrobat is someone who does tricks like somersaults or tightrope walking, etc.
• Help the children write the letter A on small pieces of paper to make A tickets. 
• Let the children place their A tickets on a picture of an acrobat (see below) to get into the show. 
• Show the children a video of acrobats performing or make an A act and perform tricks; have the children admire (cheer for) the act. 
• Write the words act, admire, and acrobat and read them aloud, emphasizing the /a/ sound.
• Have the children find each letter A and say /a/.

Turn an A into an acrobat

• Have the children use their A tickets and act like each A is an acrobat by making them do flips and tricks. 
• Let the children admire (cheer for) the acrobats. 

• Tell the children to write the letter A around the acrobat.