Overview
The children will attach the letter U under an umbrella as they recognize and name the uppercase letter U and lowercase letter u.

Literacy Activities
Put U letters under an umbrella

• Attach string to the underside of an umbrella or to a picture of an umbrella and put clothespins or paper clips along the string.
• Write the uppercase letter U and the lowercase letter u on the whiteboard, name the letters, and have the children say the letter names as they write the U and u in the air with their fingers.
• Have the children write the letters U and u on small pieces of paper or sticky notes to make letter cards.
• Pretend that it’s raining and tell the children that they need to put the U letter cards up under the umbrella to keep them from getting wet.
• Help the children attach the letter cards to the string under the umbrella using the clothespins or paperclips.
• Comment that the letter U is now under the umbrella.

More Practice
Hide the U under an umbrella

• Cut out the letter cards and place them in a bag.
• Tell the children they will hide the letter U under an umbrella.
• Have the children take turns drawing a letter from the bag and deciding if the letter is a U or a u or some other letter.
  • If the letter is an uppercase U or a lowercase u, then have the children hide it under an umbrella.
  • If the letter is not a U or a u, place it in the discard pile.
  • If a child misidentifies a distractor letter as a U or a u, have him or her look at the U and u on the whiteboard and compare them to the letter he or she picked. 
• Once all of the letter cards with a U are hidden under the umbrella, have the children uncover the letters and check to make sure that only the letter U was under the umbrella.