A is for Apple: Building Letter-Recognition Fluency

Grade Levels

1st Grade, 2nd Grade, Kindergarten

Course, Subject

Related Academic Standards

Identify basic features of print. • Differentiate between numbers and letters and letters and words. • Recognize and name some upper and lower case letters of the alphabet.

CC.1.1.PREK.D CC.1.1.PREK.D

Develop beginning phonics and word skills. • Associates some letters with their names and sounds. • Identify familiar words and environmental print.

CC.1.1.K.C CC.1.1.K.C

Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes). • Recognize and produce rhyming words. • Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words. • Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words. • Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sound (phonemes) in the three-phoneme (CVC) words.

CC.1.1.K.D CC.1.1.K.D

Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. • Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondence. • Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings for the five major vowels. • Read grade-level high-frequency sight words with automaticity. • Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.

CC.1.2.PREK.K CC.1.2.PREK.K

With prompting and support, clarify unknown words or phrases read aloud.

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Description

Learning to recognize letters is an integral part of most kindergarten programs. The challenge is to keep students' interest while practicing until they are fluent. This lesson meets that challenge using a variety of activities. Your students will apply their knowledge of letters and letter sounds as they play games and interact with letters online, using what they see and learn to create their own ABC book.

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A is for Apple: Building Letter-Recognition Fluency

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A is for Apple: Building Letter-Recognition Fluency