**Lesson Plan: Alphabet and Phonics**
**Grade:** Kindergarten
**Subject:** Language Arts
**Topic:** Alphabet and Phonics
**Duration:** 45 minutes
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### **Objective**
- Students will be able to recognize, identify, and pronounce all 26 letters of the alphabet.
- Students will gain initial skills in phonetic sounds associated with each letter.
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### **Materials**
- Alphabet flashcards
- Whiteboard and markers
- ABC song audio/video
- Letter coloring worksheets
- Phonics picture cards
- Craft supplies (colorful paper, crayons, scissors, glue)
- Storybook that emphasizes alphabet sounds (e.g., "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom")
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### **Standards Addressed**
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1: Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2: Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
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### **Lesson Activities**
#### **Introduction (10 minutes)**
1. **Greeting and Warm-Up:**
- Greet students and gather them into a circle time area.
- Start with the ABC song to get students engaged and moving. Encourage them to sing along.
2. **Review from Previous Lessons:**
- Briefly review letters introduced in previous lessons to refresh students' memories.
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#### **Direct Instruction (10 minutes)**
1. **Introduction of the Alphabet:**
- Show alphabet flashcards one by one.
- Pronounce each letter and have the students repeat after you.
- Discuss the sounds associated with each letter.
2. **Phonemic Awareness:**
- Use phonics picture cards to show images that begin with a specific letter.
- Students identify the letter and its initial sound (e.g., "A is for apple, /a/").
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#### **Guided Practice (10 minutes)**
1. **Interactive Whiteboard Activity:**
- Write letters on the whiteboard and draw pictures next to each letter (e.g., A - apple, B - ball).
- Choose students to come up and match letters with the corresponding pictures by drawing lines.
2. **Reading Time:**
- Read a storybook that emphasizes alphabet sounds like "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom".
- Encourage students to listen carefully for the sounds of the letters as you read.
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#### **Independent Practice (10 minutes)**
1. **Letter Coloring Worksheets:**
- Hand out worksheets where students color the letter and an image that starts with that letter.
- As students are working, walk around and provide individual support.
2. **Alphabet Craft Activity:**
- Students create a letter collage with craft supplies, focusing on a specific letter they've chosen.
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#### **Closing and Assessment (5 minutes)**
1. **Quick Review and Recap:**
- Gather students back into a circle.
- Quickly review the letters and sounds learned in the lesson.
- Allow students to share their crafts and say the letter and sound with the class.
2. **Exit Ticket:**
- Each student must name one letter and the sound it makes before they line up to leave.
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### **Differentiation**
- **Support:** Provide additional practice and support for students struggling with letter recognition.
- **Extension:** Challenge advanced students with simple words that start with each letter for them to sound out.
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### **Reflection and Evaluation**
- After the lesson, evaluate student understanding by reviewing the completed worksheets and crafts.
- Note any letters or sounds that were particularly challenging for the majority of the class for future review.
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**End of Lesson Plan**