Format
1.Program begins by showing students the letter “s” and discussing the sound it makes
2.Group discussion/brainstorm “How are spiders and insects different?”
3.Story time – I knew an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly
4.Identify rhyming words
5.Identify and recall story order
6.Sorting/classification activity
Objectives
As a result of this interactive lesson, students will:
1. Recall and describe the difference between a spiders and insects.
2. Identify the letter S and the sound that it makes.
3. Identify words that begin with the letter S
Standards Alignment
National Standards
Early Learning and Development Standards
Domain: Language and Literacy Development
Strand: Listening and Speaking
Topic: Receptive Language and Comprehension
Kindergarten
Follow two-step directions or requests.
Strand: Reading
Topic: Reading Comprehension
Older Toddler (16-36 months)
Demonstrate an understanding of the meaning of stories and information in books.
Use pictures to describe and predict stories and information in books.
Topic: Reading Comprehension
Kindergarten
Ask and answer questions, and comment about characters and major events in familiar stories.
Retell or re-enact familiar stories.
Identify characters and major events in a story.
Topic: Phonological Awareness
Kindergarten
With modeling and support, recognize and produce rhyming words.
Topic: Letter and Word Recognition
Kindergarten
With modeling and support, recognize and name some upper and lower case letters in addition to those in first name.
With modeling and support, recognize the sounds associated with letters.
Domain: Physical Well-Being and Motor Development
Strand: Motor Development
Topic: Small Muscle: Touch, Grasp, Reach, Manipulate
Older Toddler (16-36 months)
Coordinate the use of arms, hands and fingers to accomplish tasks.
Kindergarten
Use classroom and household tools independently with eye hand coordination to carry out activities.
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Domain: Cognition and General Knowledge
Sub-Domain: Mathematics
Strand: Geometry
Topic: Spatial Relationships
Kindergarten
Demonstrate understanding of the relative position of objects using terms such as in/on/under, up/down,
inside/outside, above/below, beside/between, in front of/behind and next to.
Sub-Domain: Science
Strand: Science Inquiry and Application
Topic: Inquiry
Kindergarten
Describe, compare, sort, classify, and order.
Make predictions.
Share findings, ideas and explanations (may be correct or incorrect) through a variety of methods (e.g., pictures, words,
dramatization).
NT.K-12.4 Technology Communication Tools
• Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences.
• Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.