Icky I

Lesson Plan
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Target Words:
- insect
- inchworm
- icky
- inside
Materials:
- Insect graphics
- Jar or container
- Inchworm graphics
- Letter cards
Overview
The children will play a game with some icky insects as they recognize and name the uppercase letter I and the lowercase letter i.
Literacy Activities
Find the icky letter I
- Place the insect graphics around the room with a letter card hidden under each insect.
- Write the uppercase I and lowercase i on a whiteboard, name the letters, and have the children write the I and i in the air with their fingers.
- Tell the children that the icky insects are hiding letters and have them look for the insects and Is. Explain that icky means yucky.
- Support the children in naming the hidden letter under each insect.
- If the letter is an uppercase I or a lowercase i, have the children put the letter and the insect inside a jar or container.
- If the letter is not an I or i, have the children set the letter and the insect in the discard pile.
- If a child mistakenly identifies a letter card that is not a letter I, then have him or her look at the letter I on the whiteboard and compare to the letter they found to see if it is the same.
- Pretend to inspect the icky insects inside the jar or container.
Play Hide and Seek
- Provide uppercase I and lowercase i letter cards.
- Have the children count the cards to determine how many uppercase or lowercase letters they will need to find.
- Choose two children to hide the cards around the classroom.
- Set a timer and send two small groups to find the uppercase letters or lowercase letters.
- As a group, have the children identify the letters they have found.
- Play another round if time permits.
More Practice
Write I on the inchworm
- Give each of the children a picture of an inchworm.
- Have the children write the letter I or i on the inchworm to make more icky letters.
- Let the children put the inchworms in the container with the insects.
- Have the children say “Icky I!” each time they put an inchworm in the container.
Write the target letter
- Have the children write the letters I and i on small pieces of paper.
- Let the children hide the letters under insects placed around the room.
- Repeat the icky insects game, having the children name the hidden letters.
SEEL At Home
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Objective
Recognize and name the uppercase letter I and lowercase letter i.
Materials
- Insect graphics
- Jar or container
Activity: Icky I
- Cut out the insect graphics on the dotted lines and fold along the solid lines so that each insect has a letter hidden underneath.
- Place the insect graphics around the room.
- Let your child search the room for the insects and name the letter hiding under each insect.
- Point out that each icky insect is hiding the letter I.
- Have your child put the insects in a jar or container, saying "Icky I" as he or she puts each insect in.
- Help your child write the letters I and i on small pieces of paper and repeat the game with the new letter cards hidden under the insects.
Standards
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1. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1.D: Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters in the alphabet.

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Icky I