king of k

King of K
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Objective

Recognize and name the uppercase letter K and lowercase letter k.

 

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Lesson Plan

Target Words:

  • king
  • kingdom
  • kind

Materials:

  • Crown cutouts
  • Letter cards
  • Small pieces of paper or sticky notes

Overview
The children will get to be Kind King of K for the day as they recognize and name the uppercase letter K and the lowercase letter k

Literacy Activities
Kind king K crowns

  • Write the uppercase letter K and the lowercase letter k on the whiteboard, name the letters, and have the children write the K and k in the air with their fingers.
  • Give each child a crown and some uppercase K and lowercase k letter cards to identify and glue onto their crowns.
  • Help the children trace the uppercase letter K and the lowercase letter k on their letter cards.
  • After the children have glued the letter cards to their crowns, staple or tape the ends together to fit the crown on their heads and have them say, “I have a letter K on my crown.” 
  • Have the children put their Kind King of K crowns on, then have them write the letter K in the air with their finger.
  • Have the children look around the "King's kingdom" (the classroom) and point out all of the K letters they see.

More Practice
Write the target letter

  • Give the children pencils and small pieces of paper or sticky notes.
  • Have the children write the uppercase letter K and the lowercase letter k on the papers (support as needed).
  • Have the children attach their hand-written letter cards to their crowns.
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Objective

Name and identify the uppercase letter K and the lowercase letter k.

Materials

  • Letter cards
  • Kingdom graphic

Activity: Kind King K

  • Take turns choosing a letter card.
  • Ask your child, "Does the Kind King of K keep a ___ in his kingdom?" for each letter.
    • If the letter on the card is an uppercase letter K or a lowercase letter k, have your child respond, "Yes, the Kind King of K keeps a K in his kingdom," and attach the letter to the kingdom picture.
    • If the letter on the card is not a K, set the card aside. 
  • Have your child trace the letter K on each card on the kingdom picture.
  • The activity can be repeated several times.

K-letter-cards-and-Kingdom-graphic

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Standards

SEEL lessons align with Common Core Standards. Please see the standards page for the code(s) associated with this lesson.

http://education.byu.edu/seel/library/