Janeen+M

= Letters, Where are you? = you tube video to review letters a-z
 * Title: ||< letter hunt ||
 * Subject: ||< Literacy and technology ||
 * Grade: ||< Pre-K ||
 * Time Frame: ||< 2 weeks ||
 * Essential Question || How many letters are in our everyday life? ||
 * Summary: ||< Students will collaborate in groups to recognize letters a-z in everyday life. Each student will be able to recognize and locate letters in their name in everyday life. ||
 * Objectives || * Early Learning Expectation: Images and other media materials. Children begin to develop strategies that assist them in viewing a variety of images and multimedia materials effectively and critically.
 * Early Learning Expectation: Spoken Language: Expressive. Children develop abilities to express themselves clearly and communicate ideas to others.
 * What 21st Century Skill Objectives
 * communication
 * collaboration
 * problem solving
 * creativity & innovation
 * critical thinking
 * decision making
 * reflection
 * global awareness ||
 * Tasks: ||< 1) Anticipatory set
 * you tube video
 * reviewing letters a-z

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcWbkbDx7pA

2) Practice
 * Pictures of block letters can be posted to seesaw. Children can trace the letters while recording their voice saying the letter name. Home link, children will have access to block letters that form their name. Students can practice recognizing the letters in their name, trace the letters in their name, and record themselves saying the letters in their name.
 * In centers, children can manipulate the magnetic or foam letters

3) replay the you tube video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcWbkbDx7pA

pausing throughout the video asking the students to predict which letter comes next.

4) Seesaw letter recognition show the traced letters that students created and posted to seesaw.

5) Letter hunt After reviewing all 26 letters, the students will be assigned groups to go on a letter hunt. The students will break out into groups of two. They will take turns being the one who takes the picture "photographer" and the one who finds the letter "director". Each group of two will have a checklist with the pictures of the letters a-m or n-z to hunt in the school. The director will locate the letter while the photographer takes the picture. With the completed checklist and the pictures taken the groups of two will combine into groups of four to collaborate the alphabet a-z.

6)Seesaw Post Using seesaw the photos can be uploaded while the children narrate the photos. the photos can be shared with the class, school, and parents. Parents and family would then have access to comment on the project the students created.

7) Extension At school and home students will locate the letters in their name and post to seesaw. The students will also have access to all student and group posts to comment upon || to challenge students-allow them to find letters m-z in everyday life to struggling students-allow them to find letters a-m in everyday life. Create groups of 4 giving each student a smaller number of letters to locate "direct". The checklist provides a visual reference for the letters being hunted. ESL students-the checklist provides a visual reference for the letters they are locating || audience- other students, parents/family, and teacher global connection-posting on seesaw for students, parents, and family to comment. || peer feedback-students will have access to all posts transfer to other situations- students will hunt the letters in everyday life to create their name to post on seesaw. ||
 * Personalization/Differentiation ||< Student choice-the students will alternate between photographer and director allowing them to choose which letters they hunt as the director.
 * Real-World Connection || The real world application is building the students letter recognition in everyday life. Realizing that letter recognition and by proxy reading is important to navigate the world. Being aware of surroundings and able to navigate locations through letter recognition. Recognizing the letter W and M allows the student to know which bathroom they need to enter in everyday life.
 * Assessment: ||< assessing student learning- published seesaw post
 * Resources: ||< * tablet to take pictures
 * seesaw to upload pictures
 * internet access ||
 * Examples: ||< * you tube video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcWbkbDx7pA
 * seesaw app ||
 * Reflection: || students will demonstrate mastery of material by posting letters a-z by collaborating in groups on seesaw. Posting individual names spelled out using everyday found letters in seesaw. ||