Get to Know the Teacher’s Guide Lesson Overview There is a lesson plan for every student edition page. Below is a sample of how a letter formation lesson is organized.
STARTING THE LESSON Letter, student edition page, and objectives are shown in the top corner. Start each lesson with the suggested multisensory activity.
a
Kick Start Kindergarten – p. 48 OBJECTIVE To develop correct habits for writing lowercase a.
bump
LESSON INTRODUCTION (Warm Up) Magic c
up like a
back down bump
Voices (p. 177) Start on the dot. Trace and copy
a.
Aa a a a a a
a
a
Additional digital resources are available in the Interactive Digital Teaching Tool (IDTT).
apple
TEACHING THE LESSON Lesson Plan The letter lesson follows these steps:
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3. Check Letter – Children check their letter and evaluate formation. Read, Color & Draw You and your children read the sentence. Children color and draw.
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1. Direction Instruction (Demo) Demonstrate a on double lines. Say the words for each step.
Magic c
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up like a helicopter
bump
back down, bump
2. Guided Practice Children finger trace the large step-by-step a saying the words. Children trace a. Children copy a.
3. Check Letter Monitor as children trace and copy letters for correct start, steps, and bump.
READ, COLOR & DRAW Read apple. Say a and make the /a/ sound. Encourage free coloring and drawing. Add a tree, a pie, a basket, etc. ENRICHMENT
SUPPORT/ELL
Make a Magic C Bunny using
It’s tricky to make lowercase a
a napkin.
without lifting the pencil. First, have children finger trace lowercase
CROSS-CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS Science: Slice apples to share. Discuss taste and different textures.
a on the Blackboard with Double Lines (p. 176).
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EXTENDING THE LESSON Differentiated Instruction
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LESSON PLAN
1. Direct Instruction (Demo) – Actively demonstrate the letter for children to finger trace and then copy. 2. Guided Practice – Children finger trace and copy the letter.
Kick Start Kindergarten
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Kick Start Kindergarten Teacher’s Guide: Lowercase Letters, Words & Sentences
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Enrichment Ways to extend learning by adding complexity or variety.
Kick Start Kindergarten: Introduction
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Support/ELL Cross-Curricular Suggestions for adapting Connections or simplifying the activity. Connects the lesson to another subject.
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