Letters and their sounds: Pre-K reading & writing
Letter names, upper and lower case, and the first letter sounds (s a t p i n …). A free Pre-K lesson plan with a hook, practice that links to free activities, and an exit ticket. Copy it and make it yours.
Lesson plan
Goal
- Students work toward: letter names, upper and lower case, and the first letter sounds (s a t p i n …).
Hook (5 min)
- Ask the class: what do you already know about letters and their sounds?
- Take two or three answers and write them where everyone can see them.
Teach (8 min)
- Say the big idea in one plain sentence: letters and their sounds.
- Show one example, then one that is not an example, and ask how the two differ.
- Have students tell a partner the idea in their own words.
Practise (7 min)
- Choose one for the whole class or let groups pick:
- Play: s a t p i n (https://peabody.kids/practice/phon/satpin)
- Play: Letter keywords (https://peabody.kids/words/ck-letter-sounds)
- Print: Alphabet strip (https://teach.peabody.kids/printables/desk-and-door/alphabet-strip-with-words)
Exit ticket (3 min)
- On a slip or aloud: one thing I learned about letters and their sounds, and one question I still have.
- Sort the slips into: got it, nearly, not yet. Start tomorrow with the last pile.
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