READING and WRITING OPTIONS
Writing Options: Alphabet Work
ABC Letter Search Activity Sources: http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/letter_search.html http://www.fcrr.org/Curriculum/studentCenterActivities.htm Objective: Students to use environmental print, catalogues, magazines, and newspapers to search for target letters. Target letters can be pre-assigned or student determined. Students use highlighters to mark letters that are located and identified. When to Introduce: After all letters have been introduced and when most students are comfortably working to name and identify letter sounds, shapes, and names, I use this activity as a whole group game when we have free moments in our day. Once we've played the game a few times in partnerships, I add it to the ABC corner. How to Introduce: Divide the class into teams of two. Each person receives a highlighter; a magazines, mail order catalogue, newspapers, etc to search; a pointer, and a magnifying glass.
Differentiating the Task: Highlight vowels in one color and consonants in a different color. Tally the number of each letter found. Graph the number of each letter found. Materials: Pointers Newspapers, Magazines, School Supply or Mail Order Catalogues, etc Highlighters Letter Search Sheets: .doc .pdf Storage Ideas: The activity is stored in a pull-out Sterilite Drawer. The drawer is labeled with a sticker that identifies the activity and where it belongs [abc center].
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