READING and WRITING OPTIONS

Writing Options: Alphabet Work

Bottled up Letters

Objective:

Students select a bottle, investigate the bottle's contents (word, letter, name, number, etc), read it, and match it to the recording sheet.

When to Introduce:

After students have gained a better understanding of letter sounds and names, this activity is introduced and added to the ABC Corner (center). 

How to Introduce:

Gather as a class.

Give each student a bottle.

Model how to read the bottle.

Model how to match the bottle to the recording sheet.

Call students up to the front to read their bottle and match it to the recording sheet.

When all bottles have been matched, add the activity to the ABC Corner (center).

Differentiating the Task:

Have students write a word for each letter correctly read (word must begin with/end with the letter spun) 

Materials:

Recording Sheets

Baby Soda Bottles or Amenity Bottles

Letter Beads

Water, Food Coloring, Glitter

Storage Ideas:

The "Bottled Up LETTERS" game board is laminated (or put into a sheet protector).  The game board and bottles are then stored in the ABC Corner (center) in a pull out drawer system from Sterilite.