To start each class, I will present the letter of the day. It will be shown in uppercase and lowercase. Once the letter is introduced, we will watch about 2 minutes of a Jack Hartmann video. This video helps students learn their letters through song. I will pause the video as it plays so it is an interactive experience. For example, we will be writing the letter in the air, which will help a kinesthetic learner. Once the video is over, we will practice writing our letters. The worksheet provided will provide a gradual release of responsibility - I will model how we write the letters, the students will practice through tracing and finally they will independently write the letters on lined paper. To continue our work on letter identification, we will complete a scavenger hunt worksheet as we look for our given letter. Students can complete this worksheet with their favorite color crayon! We will tie in everything we learned with a mixed skills sheet - students will color the letter, trace and write the letter, circle the letter in a given assortment and sort uppercase and lowercase through a cut and paste activity. All worksheets will be posted in the classroom the day before the class. 

Students will only be focusing on one letter a day to ensure understanding and mastery. We will review all letters towards the end of this course.

January 22nd - Aa
January 24th - Bb
January 29th - Cc
January 31st - Dd
February 5th - Ee 
February 7th - Ff
February 12th - Gg
February 14th - Hh
February 19th (President's Day) - Ii
February 21st - Jj
February 26th - Kk
February 28th - Ll
March 4th - Mm
March 6th - Nn
March 11th - Oo
March 13th - Pp
March 18th - Qq
March 20th - Rr
March 25th - Ss
March 27th - Tt
April 1st - Uu
April 3rd - Vv
April 8th - Ww
April 10th - Xx
April 15th - Yy
April 17th - Zz 
April 22nd - Letter Review Party
April 24th - Letter Review Party 

*Please note, this class is strictly about learning the letter names. I will be creating a follow-up class to teach letter sounds. 

*If you would like an assessment done at the end of the course to check your student's letter identification progress, I would be happy to set up 1:1 time.