step on s
Step on S
Lesson Plan
Target Words:
- step
- stomp
- slide
- spin
- skip
- sneak
Materials:
- Large letter S sign
- Letter cards
- Sticky notes or small pieces of paper
- Chalk (optional)
Overview
Tell the children that they will stomp, slide, and spin on the letter S as they recognize and name the uppercase letter S and the lowercase letter s.
Literacy Activities
Step on S
- Write the uppercase letter S and the lowercase letter s on a whiteboard, name the letters, and have the children say the letter name as they write the S and s in the air with their fingers.
- Tape the large letter S sign to the floor or write a large letter S on butcher paper or the sidewalk.
- Have the children stand by the letter S and have them name the letter.
- Allow the children to perform various actions on or around the letter S (e.g., stand, stomp, step, slide, spin, skip, sneak).
- Mix up the letter cards, then have the children choose a card one at a time.
- Help the children decide whether or not the letter on each card is an uppercase S or a lowercase s.
- If the letter is an S, have the children tape it to the large letter S on the ground.
- If the letter is not an S, 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
- Write a list of the words from the activity that begin with the letter S (e.g., stand, stomp, step, slide, spin, skip, sneak).
- Instruct the children to circle the letter S in each word on the list.
Write the target letter
- Help the children write the letter S on sticky notes or small pieces of paper.
- Have the children attach the letters to the large letter S sign on the floor.
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Objective
Name and identify the uppercase letter S and the lowercase letter s.
Materials
- Letter cards
- Chalk
- Tape
Activity: Step on S
- Write a large letter S on paper then tape the paper to the floor or write a large S on the sidewalk with chalk.
- Have your child stand by the letter S and ask him or her to name the letter.
- Allow your child to perform various actions on or around the letter S (e.g., stand, stomp, step, slide, spin, skip, sneak).
- Mix up the letter cards, then have your child choose a card one at a time.
- 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 large letter S on the ground.
- If the letter is not an S, place it in the discard pile.
- Help your child write the letter S in the empty space around the large letter S on the ground.
- The activity can be repeated several times.
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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/
69237
Step on S