Letters and Sounds: No Summer Slide

 Class Activities:

Lesson 1:
Introduction and icebreaker: Get to know each other and discuss what students already know about letters.

Introduce the letters S, M, A, T, P:

Recognition: Show uppercase and lowercase forms, and discuss their shapes and differences. 

Sounds: Practice making the sounds each letter makes.

Writing: Demonstrate how to write each letter and practice tracing

Homework: Worksheet for tracing and writing letters S, M, A, T, P. 

 Lesson 2:
Review letters S, M, A, T, P: Review recognition, sounds, and writing through interactive games.

Recognition: Show uppercase and lowercase forms, and discuss their shapes and differences. 

Sounds: Practice making the sounds each letter makes.

Writing: Write each letter and practice tracing

Interactive activity: Letter scavenger hunt (students find objects that start with S, M, A, T, P).

Homework: find different objects that start with S, M, A, T, P for show and tell 

 Lesson 3:

Practice writing letters using a salt tray or whiteboard: Students write letters independently while engaging tactile senses.

Show and Tell:
Students will discuss items found that start with S, M, A, T, P.

Interactive Game: Students will play guess the animal game based on the letters S, M, A, T, P. 

 Lesson 4: 

Review letters S, M, A, T, P

Introduce letters C, B, F, H, D: recognition, sounds, and writing

Interactive activity: Letter matching game (match letters to pictures)

Practice writing letters with crayons

Homework project for Lesson 4 and 5 :
 •	Create a collage using magazine cutouts for letters C, B, F, H, D (Students will present their collage during Lesson 6 day.)