Overview
The children will try to hit a Y as they recognize and name the uppercase letter Y and the lowercase letter y.

Literacy Activities
Yell, “Yippee for Y!”

• Write the uppercase letter Y and the lowercase letter y on a whiteboard, name the letters, and have the children say the letter name as they write the Y and y in the air with their fingers.
• Tape the large Y to the wall at the children’s eye level.
• Have the children stand away from the wall and let them try to hit the large Y on the wall by throwing a beanbag or a soft toy.
• Tell the children to yell, “Yippee for Y!” when they hit the Y with the beanbag.
• Give the children the Y prize graphic for playing the Y game.
• Ask the children to name the letter on the prize.
• Let the children color their prize yellow and then point out the letter Y in the word yellow on the crayon or marker.

More Practice
Identify the target letter

• Scatter the letter cards around the room, then let the children gather the letter cards.
• Help the children decide whether or not each letter is an uppercase letter Y or a lowercase letter y.
  • If the letter is a Y or a y, have the children put it near the large Y.
  • If the letter is not a Y or a y, place it in the discard pile.

Write the target letter

• Give the children the handwriting practice page.
• Let the children trace the letters then have them write the uppercase letter Y and lowercase letter y on their own using the lines as a guide.