English Language

Hello to Students and Teachers in Uganda!

Let's Learn the Alphabet!!

Welcome! Students and Teachers at Springs Alive and SAC Schools!

Hello to Tom Holloway Folks in India

Let's Learn the Alphabet!!

Welcome! Students and Teachers at Better World Cameroon!

Hello to Papa Duif folks in DR Congo

Let's Do Some Writing!!

Welcome! Students and Teachers at Cleary Mountain Elementary School

Hello to Ms Graham, Erika, and their folks in Virginia, USA

Let's Do Some Surfing!!

English Resources

Link to Poetry index
Poetry
Poems and Poets
in English		 English as a Foreign Language - Discussion and resources. Link to Stories index
Stories
For Readers
of all ages
Guide to Grammar and Writing Wacky Web Tales Wacky Web Tales Letter to Nancy Letter to Sonya
Phonetic Punctuation
Dean Martin & Victor Borge		 Conjunction Junction
Aminal Line
ABC Logo

My Letter Book

Write each letter of the alphabet

6 pages Print & staple

Alpha Bingo Games

Alpha Bingo Game Cards

to print
Aminal Line

Make a Pictionary

Pictionary

Make a Pictionary Page for Each Letter

Read on screen or print and bind

Enter Student and Teacher names!
Read online or Print!
Find things that begin with the Letter!
Six new words in each story!

The Letter of the Week

Click on the Letter of the Week


Class Letter of The Week Page

Choose a letter.
Print out a Class Worksheet
Students take turns each writing a line of the letter on the worksheet.

Story of the Week

FindThings That Begin With The Letter of the Week

My Own Books: Alphabet Stories

Read on screen or print and bind

Six new nouns in each story!

Letter Word Picture Games

Letter Word Picture Games

A ... B ... C ... D ... E
Playkids Alphabet Games
Playkids Games
Online Games		 AlphaWords Logo

Alphawords

Match Letter-Picture Game 		Ramwords Logo

Ramwords

Match Picture-Word Game

Letter Toys

Tactile Letters

Letter of the Week cut from sandpaper or other textured material.
Let all students handle the letter, feeling the angles, curves, and lines.

Braille Letters

Let students feel and describe the braille letter

Letter Shapes

Get volunteers to help create a set of 3-Dimensional Letters made out of any available material including stuffed fabric, woven pieces in the letter shapes, or sticks glued together in the shapes of each letter.

Letter Blocks

Cubes with a letter printed or printed onto each side.

 Blocks
Picture of letter blocks .... Make or Purchase Blocks with Letters

Give students time to play with Letter Toys

Children play by sorting, ordering, and finding the letters.

Capital Letter Tiles

A .. B .. C

Small Letter Tiles

a .. b .. c

Letter Pair Tiles

A a B b C c

The Letter Things Table

Collect items, pictures and word cards for words that begin with the Letter of the Week. Collect on a table through the week. Students visit the table in class, and at free time during the school day.

Song of the Week

Song of the Week: A: Song of the Week: B: Baa Baa Black Sheep Song of the Week: C: Song of the Week: D:

Utter Nonsense

Verse: A Verse: B Verse: C Verse: D

Romp - Letters - Words - Sentences

Write a Worksheet

AlphaRomp: Write

A Letter-Word-Sentence Page

Online Activity

AlphaRomp: Type

A Letter-Word-Sentence Activity

Meet the Alphabet

Two videos show the alphabet on a keyboard with the ABC song
Click to see one then the other.

Know Your ABCs

Alpha-Keys

Lessons to learn a Letter

Show the letter!

Say the letter!

Students say the letter!

Discuss things that begin with the Letter of the Week.

Say sound of each letter

Write Letters in the air!

Write letter on chalkboard

Students write row of letters on paper

Make the Letter of the week in some material.

Daily Procedure

  1. Recite the Alphabet in unison. Students raise their hands when they say the letter B. Repeat 2-3 times.
  2. Sing the ABC song. Hold up the braille tile/s when they sing the letter B.
  3. Discuss the letter "B" and words that begin with it.
  4. As words are thought of, make a word card and put it on the Letter Table.
  5. Discuss new objects brought in for the "B" table.
  6. Visit the "B" table, add the new object/s and have each student name each object and word on the table.
  7. Have each student pick 1-3 words/items on the "B" table, and say a sentence using that word or item.
  8. Read the story "Find B Things". Use a different student's name each day of the week.
  9. Sing the Song of the Week.

Monday:

After daily activity above: Discuss words that begin with the letter B. Let students make or repeat sentences that use the letter B. Tell students about making the B table so they can collect and bring in "B" things by Friday.

Tuesday:

After daily activity above: Read the "B" verse of the poem Utter Nonsense. Repeat it until each student can recite it.

Wednesday:

After daily activity above: Pass out bubble jars and encourage students to make a B out of bubbles End the lesson by reciting the B verse of Utter Nonsense.

Thursday:

After daily activity above: Pass out glue pens and paper. Let students practice writing the letter B and feeling the dried glue to improve their writing. End the lesson by reciting the B verse of Utter Nonsense.

Friday:

After daily activity above: Visit the B table and let the students identify each of the B objects on the table. Let each student say or repeat a sentence using each object in a sentence. End the lesson by reciting the B verse of Utter Nonsense.

Page created July 5, 2001. Anne Pemberton. Updated Thu, Apr 5, 2012. AP.