State the Objective 
Tell the children that they will take turns pretending to be Officer O as they recognize and name the letter O.

Literacy Activities 
Go to Officer O 

• Write and name the letters O and o, pointing out that the uppercase and lowercase letters are the same shape and make the /o/ sound.
• Have the children write Os in the air with their fingers.
• Show the children the letter O signs (see below) and explain that they will play a game where the green O means go, and the red O means stop.
• Let one child wear the police officer badge (see below) and pretend to be Officer O.
• Have the other children stand across the room from Officer O.

• Have Officer O alternate between holding up the green and red letter O sign.

   

• When Officer O holds up the green letter O, let the other children walk towards the officer, saying, “Go to Officer O!”
• When Officer O lowers the green O and raises the red O, have the other children freeze in place and stand silently.

Write the letter O 

• Play the Officer O game with this variation:
  • When the officer holds up the green O sign, have the children write the letter O repeatedly on a sheet of paper.
  • When the officer holds up the red O sign, have the children stop writing.
  • Let the officer alternate between holding up the red and green O signs.