B. Identify upper and lower case letters.

1. recognize similarities and differences in letters
2. sort letters of the alphabet by visual attributes
3. match upper and lower case letters
4. name letters

The Alphabet Tree
This activity addresses recognition of upper and lowercase letters, letter-sound recognition, and alphabetizing.  It would be great to use with Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, and gives a yummy recipe as an extension.

The Letters Are Lost
Students will be able to recognize letters of the alphabet and be able to identify an item that begins with a specific letter

A is for Apple: Building Letter-Recognition Fluency

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.

Lower-case Letter Recognition Lesson Plan
Children will learn to recognize the lower-case letters of the alphabet when seeing the letters in print.
Children will learn how to write the lower-case letters of the alphabet with the help of musical rhymes.
 

Alphabet Avenue

Most early attempts at literacy start out as barely recognizable drawings and doodles. Until children have learned to perceive the attributes and characteristics of letters, they will continue to use and confuse them. On this page you will find research based activities to use at home or in your classroom. Most of the activities are geared toward kindergarten and first grade.

Upper and Lower Case Match-up
Overview/Annotation: This technology-based lesson has students navigate Internet sites to assist them with learning the letter names and sounds. Students also use slideshow presentations to identify letter matches and learn beginning sounds.
 

ABC Pop-up Books:  Practice the ABCs by making pop-up books.

Learn Letters:  Free software to learn the letters of the alphabet.

Alphabet (ABC's) Theme:  A great list of activities to go with phonemic awareness .

Alphabet Zoo:  Students will match lower case letters to upper case letters.

Alphabet Action

This web page, found on the Learning Planet Web site, features an interactive activity designed to reinforce letter recognition

Alphabet Art: Students will examine and practice forming letters of the alphabet using a variety of mediums.

Alphabet Review Activities:  Over 30 lessons and activities for each letter of the alphabet.

Alphabet Worksheet Index:  Website with alphabet activity pages, alphabet cartoon characters, and letter writing practice pages.

Haunted Alphabet:  Can you spell "goosebumps"? The Haunted Alphabet is a fun kindergarten or preschool game that's great for helping kids to recognize the letters of the alphabet.

Mother Goose Caboose - Alphabet Club

When you learn the alphabet, you'll be pleased to know,
that letters placed together, make up words that grow;
And words make up the sentences, that we all love to read;
Nice classroom activities.

Suggestions for English Language Learners (ELLs):
(E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding)

E/B: Identify and restate format elements of book (i.e. front cover, title, back cover).
E/B: Identify and restate symbols and signs within classroom and community environment; D: Identify and restate symbols and signs within classroom and community environment; E: Describe symbols and signs within classroom and community environment.
E/B: Identify and express beginning sounds of words.
E/B: Recognize some simple sight words; D: Recognize and produce some simple sight words; E: Recognize and produce various sight words.
E/B: Listen and repeat rhyming patterns in language; D: Listen and produce rhyming patterns in language.
E/B: Distinguish between capital and lowercase letters.
E/B: Follow sequence of words from left to right.
E/B: Identify first sound within a spoken word; D: Identify first and last sounds within a spoken word.
E/B: Read some high-frequency words, including own name; D: Sort some high-frequency words by category; E: Sort and classify most high-frequency words by category.
D: Blend two to four phonemes into recognizable words.
D: Recognize and identify capital and lowercase letters.
D: Distinguish between individual sounds and syllables; E: Blend vowel-consonant sounds orally to make words or syllables.
D: Begin to correct self when reading simple words or sentences aloud; E: Correct self when reading simple words and sentences aloud.
E: Use more complex words and sentences to communicate needs and express ideas in a wider variety of social and academic settings.

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