MA Standards:
Speaking and Listening: SL.PK.MA.2 Recall information for short periods of time and retell, act out, or represent information from a text read aloud, a recording, or a video (e.g., watch a video about birds and their habitats and make drawings or constructions of birds and their nests).
Foundational Skills: RF.PK.MA.1.d Recognize and name some uppercase letters of the alphabet and the lowercase letters in one’s own name.
Head Start Outcomes:
Literacy Knowledge/Alphabet Knowledge Recognizes that the letters of the alphabet are a special category of visual graphics that can be individually named.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature 7 Develop familiarity with the forms of alphabet letters, awareness of print, and letter forms.
Watch Together: “Words Beginning with ‘l’” (BTL clip)
ELA Focus Skills: Active Viewing, Letter Recognition
Tell children that they will watch a short video about the letter “Ll.” Show the Between the Lions video clip “Words Beginning with ‘l’.” Give children a viewing focus by asking them to notice the letter “Ll” when it appears on the screen.
Replay the video. Tell children you will pause after each word so they can repeat the word.
