S Spider

Lesson Plan
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Target Words:
- spooky
- spider
- spin
- silly
Materials:
- Spider graphic
- Letter cards
- Spooky Spider song
- Music for "Frere Jacques" (optional)
- Book: Spooky Spider by Mark Shulman and Patti Jennings (Pinwheel Children’s Books, 2004) (optional).
Overview
The children will stick the letter S to a spider as they recognize and name the uppercase letter S and the lowercase letter s.
Literacy Activities
S spider
- Write the uppercase letter S and the lowercase letter s on a whiteboard, name the letters, and have the children write the S and s in the air with their fingers.
- Read the book Spooky Spider by Mark Shulman and Patti Jennings, emphasizing the letter S (optional).
- Teach the children the Spooky Spider song to the tune of "Frere Jacques."
- Show the children the spider graphic and point out the letter S on the graphic.
- Allow the children to spin the spider graphic while singing the song and point out the spinning letter S.
- Scatter the letter cards around the room, then have the children gather the cards while singing the Spooky Spider song.
- Help the children decide whether or not the letter on each card is an uppercase letter S or a lowercase letter s.
- If the letter is an S, have the children put it on the S Spider.
- If the letter is not an S, have them place it in the discard pile.
- If a child misidentifies a distractor letter as an S or an s, have him or her look at the S and s on the whiteboard and compare them to the letter he or she picked.
More Practice
Identify the target letter in a text
- Show the children the text of the song Spooky Spider.
- Have the children circle the letter S every time it occurs in the text.
- Read the text slowly, following along with your finger, and have the children write the letter S in the air each time they see the letter S in the text.
Write the target letter
- Have the children draw a large spider on a piece of paper (i.e., draw a circle with four lines on each side for legs).
- Help the children write the letter S on the spider.
- Lead the children in singing the Spooky Spider song.
- Allow the children to spin their spooky spider while singing the song.
SEEL At Home
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Objective
Recognize and name the uppercase letter S and the lowercase letter s.
Materials
- Spider graphic
- Letter cards
Activity: S Spider
- Show your child the spider graphic and point out the letter S on the graphic.
- Scatter the letter cards around the room, then have your child gather the cards.
- Help your child decide whether or not the letter on each card is an uppercase S or a lowercase s.
- If the letter is an S, have your child put it on the S Spider.
- If the letter is not an S, place it in the discard pile.
- Have your child draw a large spider on a piece of paper (i.e., draw a circle with four lines on each side for legs).
- Help your child write the letter S in a variety of sizes and colors on the spider.
Standards
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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/
69236
S Spider