Lesson Plan #1

Teacher Candidates Name: Kristin Antonucci & Sabrina Ribeiro

Topic: Upper & Lowercase Letters
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.A
Objectives
Students will be able to print the four letters of the alphabet in upper & lowercase
letters. (Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd)
Students will be able to classify upper & lowercase letters.
Materials:
http://www.readingrockets.org/content/pdfs/mamaandme.pdf / Lower and upper
case / 18 copies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcq0Mjswdhc - Between the Lions: "Upper
and Lower Case"
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/77053843602567092/ (Exit Ticket Idea)
http://exchange.smarttech.com/details.html?id=cc2715e0-3a61-4be9-8f61c955066da1d4 (SmartBoard Game)
Procedures:
Anticipatory Set-- Introduction: The class will gather together at the morning rug
and sing the alphabet together. Then the teacher will introduce capital letters and
lowercase letters. Before telling the students what they exactly are the teacher
will ask What do I mean by upper and lowercase letters? The teacher will also
ask Can anyone show me an example? After the students get to answer and
show their own examples the teacher will explain what each letters are. An upper
case letter is also known as a big letter (show example) and a lowercase letter is
known as a small letter (show example.)

Teacher will now ask the children to go back to their seats to watch a video on
the alphabets. (Video link- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcq0Mjswdhc )
During the video teacher will pause on the first four letters that appear in the
video. Those letters being (ABCD, abcd) the teacher will explain to the students
that those are the four letters they will be learning in class today. The teacher will
still allow the rest of the alphabets to play on the video however the teacher
should focus on those four letters.
Once the video is over, the teacher will ask the children to talk about what they
heard in the video. (p.46 Table 4.1-Communicate) Students should mention that
they saw the alphabet and the upper and lowercase letters.

The teacher will tell the children that an uppercase letter is used when starting
the first and last letter of your name. (for an example)
The teacher will ask their students which letter is tall and which letter is short.
(Tall= uppercase letters and Short= lowercase letters)
The teacher will write an uppercase letter A on the board and a lowercase letter
a. The teacher will then ask the students which letter they think is the lower case
and which they think is upper. (This is a good exercise to see if the students
understood the video.)
Once the students complete that short exercise, the teacher will bring out the A-D
flash cards. Explain to the students that each letter is the same however, one is
tall and one is short. Explain that some may look the same for example
uppercase C and lowercase c but others look different for example uppercase B
and lowercase b. (http://www.readingrockets.org/content/pdfs/mamaandme.pdf)
Once the teacher shows the flashcards for Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd in the alphabet the
teacher will pass out the Uppercase letter and Lowercase letter Tracing
Worksheet. (Example worksheet will be attached to the lesson plan.)
The teacher will explain to the children that she will be writing the letters on the
board and the children will follow along after. (They will go one letter at a time.)
Once this is completed teacher will go over the letters by assigning each student
a partner (picked by the teacher) each student will go to the board and write their
lower and uppercase letter. (In the pair one person is upper and one person is
lower.) ***(page 40- 45) The students will use the SmartBoard/ more engaged.
communicative.
If its correct the teacher should congratulate the pair and if it is incorrect the
class can help out the pair in need of assistance.
http://exchange.smarttech.com/details.html?id=cc2715e0-3a61-4be9-8f61c955066da1d4 (SmartBoard Game)
Once all the lower and uppercase letters are completed have students discuss
their favorite part in today's lesson. (You can even ask what their
favorite letter of the day was.)
Closure-- Review: Each student will receive an Exit Ticket.
Each exit ticket will have 2 parts to it. The top part of the ticket
will have a fill in the blank for uppercase letters and the bottom
part of the ticket will have a fill in the blank for lowercase letters.
The exit ticket will consist only of the first four letters of the alphabet. (Aa, Bb,
Cc, Dd)

Assessment:
a) Formative: Worksheets, activities, and questions throughout the lesson
(questions are said in the procedure) are being asked throughout the lesson.
Teacher observation.
b) Summative: The teacher will have the students do the Exit Ticket to see if they
understood the lesson. The students should have at least three letters correct for
it to be acceptable. If the students did not meet the criteria the teacher will make
sure to review the letters learned in this lesson again tomorrow in class.

Accommodations/ Modifications:
1. The students with attention deficit disorder will be seated close to a teacher and
positive peer role model.
2. The student with a listening disability can sit closer to the teacher. The teacher
can keep the child more involved by asking questions to try and engage the child.
3. A child that does not see very well can sit closer to the front of the room.
References:
Common Core State Standards www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/
http://exchange.smarttech.com/details.html?id=cc2715e0-3a61-4be9-8f61c955066da1d4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcq0Mjswdhc
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/77053843602567092/
http://www.mrsplemonskindergarten.com/2015/09/fall-into-great-savings.html

Lesson Plan #2
Teacher Candidates Name: Kristin Antonucci
Topic: Upper & Lowercase Letters
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.A
Objectives
Students will be able to print the four letters of the alphabet in upper & lowercase
letters. (Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh)
Students will be able to classify upper & lowercase letters.
Materials:
Computers for all students.
http://www.actionalphabet.com/TracingLetters.html - (Worksheets for Ee, Ff, Gg,
and Hh)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcq0Mjswdhc - Between the Lions: "Upper
and Lower Case"
https://www.turtlediary.com/game/write-uppercase-letters.html - Website
https://www.turtlediary.com/game/write-lowercase-letters.html - Website
Procedures:
Anticipatory Set-- Introduction: The class will start out the lesson reviewing
some information that was previously taught about uppercase and lowercase A,
B, C, and D. The teacher will have a review matching game on the board. This
activity will be done in groups. Each group will take a chance to go up to the
board to work together. The teacher will also review what an uppercase and
lowercase letter is by watching this YouTube video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcq0Mjswdhc

The teacher will have uppercase and lowercase letters A-H on the board. The
students will work together to recognize the letters they have learned in the
previous lesson (A-D). Then the students will match the uppercase A-D with
lowercase a-d. Then the student will notice there are upper and lowercase letters
Ee-Hh left on the board. From here the teacher will introduce the letters Ee, Ff,
Gg, and Hh and tell the students these are the new letters we will be learning
today!
Tracing uppercase and lowercase letters online. (Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh)
o https://www.turtlediary.com/game/write-uppercase-letters.html
o https://www.turtlediary.com/game/write-lowercase-letters.html
Printing uppercase and lowercase letters worksheet. The teacher will have the
same worksheet on the SMARTboard so the class can complete the work
together. The teacher will demonstrate the way in which you write each letter on

the board as the students will follow along. The teacher will also ask students to
come up to the board using name popsicle sticks to do tracing/printing of the
letters on board.
o (http://www.actionalphabet.com/TracingLetters.html)
Then on the back of each worksheet the student will print each uppercase and
lowercase letter on their own without tracing.
Closure-- Each student will receive a piece of paper.
The assignment is to write Ee-Hh uppercase and
lowercase on the paper and make a picture out of it.
Students will also label which letters are uppercase and
lowercase letters.
o Example:
Ee- draw an elephant
Ff- draw a fire truck
Gg- draw a garden
Hh- draw a house

Assessment:
a) Formative: Worksheets, activities, and questions throughout the lesson
(questions are said in the procedure) are being asked throughout the lesson.
Teacher observation.
b) Summative: The teacher will have the students complete the activity in the
closure. The students should have at least three letters correct for it to be
acceptable. If the students did not meet the criteria the teacher will make sure to
review the letters learned in this lesson again tomorrow in class.
Accommodations/ Modifications:
1. The students with attention deficit disorder will be seated close to a teacher and
positive peer role model.
2. The student with a listening disability can sit closer to the teacher. The teacher
can keep the child more involved by asking questions to try and engage the child.
3. A child that does not see very well can sit closer to the front of the room.
References:
Common Core State Standards www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcq0Mjswdhc

Lesson Plan #3
Teacher Candidates Name: Kristin Antonucci
Topic: Upper & Lowercase Letters
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.A
Objectives
Students will be able to print the four letters of the alphabet in upper & lowercase
letters. (Ii, Jj, Kk, and Ll)
Students will be able to classify upper & lowercase letters.
Materials:
Computers.
Playdough.
http://www.actionalphabet.com/TracingLetters.html - (Worksheets for Ii, Jj, Kk,
and Ll)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcq0Mjswdhc - Between the Lions: "Upper
and Lower Case"
Procedures:
Anticipatory Set-- Introduction: The class will start out the lesson reviewing
some information that was previously taught. Then the teacher will introduce the
letters of the day. The teacher will ask the students, Since we all are so good at
singing out alphabet what are the next four letters we are going to learn today?
The class will sing the alphabet together.

The teacher will show examples on the SMARTboard and around the room of
examples of each letter. The teacher will ask the students to give more examples
where they see the letters every day.
While the students complete the next activity the YouTube video will play quietly
in the background. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcq0Mjswdhc)
Printing uppercase and lowercase letters worksheet. The teacher will have the
same worksheet on the SMARTboard so the class can complete the work
together. The teacher will demonstrate the way in which you write each letter on
the board as the students will follow along. The teacher will also ask students to
come up to the board using name popsicle sticks to do tracing/printing of the
letters on board.
o (http://www.actionalphabet.com/TracingLetters.html)
Pipe Cleaner Activity: The students will use pipe cleaners to shape into the
uppercase or lowercase letter the teacher says aloud. The teacher will ask one

child at a time to come up to the front of the room, chosen by popsicle stick, to
pick an alphabet card out of the pile. The teacher will ask their students to form
the letter out of pipe cleaners. Pipe cleaners can be reused and multiple pipe
cleaners may be used if necessary for certain letters. When the students formed
their letter they will raise the letter in the air and the class will go over the letter
together.

Closure-- Each student will use a private classroom Twitter to Tweet out a video
of what they learned today.
o Students will show a video of them writing the letters of the day and
explaining which one is an uppercase and lowercase letter.

Assessment:
a) Formative: Worksheets, activities, and questions throughout the lesson
(questions are said in the procedure) are being asked throughout the lesson.
Teacher observation.
b) Summative: The teacher will have the students complete the activity in the
closure. The students should have at least one item on Twitter. If the students did
not meet the criteria the teacher will make sure to review the letters learned in
this lesson again tomorrow in class.
Accommodations/ Modifications:
1. The students with attention deficit disorder will be seated close to a teacher and
positive peer role model.
2. The student with a listening disability can sit closer to the teacher. The teacher
can keep the child more involved by asking questions to try and engage the child.
3. A child that does not see very well can sit closer to the front of the room.
References:
Common Core State Standards www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcq0Mjswdhc

Lesson Plan #4
Teacher Candidates Name: Kristin Antonucci
Topic: Upper & Lowercase Letters
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.A
Objectives
Students will be able to print the four letters of the alphabet in upper & lowercase
letters. (Mm, Nn, Oo, and Pp)
Students will be able to classify upper & lowercase letters.
Materials:
Computers.
Playdough.
http://www.actionalphabet.com/TracingLetters.html - (Worksheets for Mm, Nn,
Oo, and Pp)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcq0Mjswdhc - Between the Lions: "Upper
and Lower Case"
https://www.polleverywhere.com/my/polls - Poll
Procedures:
Anticipatory Set-- Introduction: The class will start out the lesson reviewing
some information that was previously taught using a Word Cloud. The students
will use computers to add their words in.
(https://www.polleverywhere.com/my/polls)
o Question 1: What have you learned about printing the alphabet?
o Question 2: What are todays letters of the day?
o Question 3: What has been your favorite activity so far?

The teacher will show examples around the room of examples of each letter. The
teacher will ask the students to give more examples where they see the letters
every day.
Printing uppercase and lowercase letters worksheet. The teacher will have the
same worksheet on the SMARTboard so the class can complete the work
together. The teacher will demonstrate the way in which you write each letter on
the board as the students will follow along. The teacher will also ask students to
come up to the board using name popsicle sticks to do tracing/printing of the
letters on board.

(http://www.actionalphabet.com/TracingLetters.html)
Playdough Activity: The students will use playdough to shape into the uppercase
or lowercase letter the teacher says aloud. The teacher will ask one child at a
time to come up to the front of the room, chosen by popsicle stick, to pick an
alphabet card out of the pile. The teacher will ask their students to form the letter
out of the playdough. When the students formed their letter they will raise the
letter in the air and the class will go over the letter together.
o

Closure-- Each student will use a private classroom Instagram to post a video of
what they learned today.
o Students will show a video of them writing the letters of the day and
explaining which one is an uppercase and lowercase letter.

Assessment:
a) Formative: Worksheets, activities, and questions throughout the lesson
(questions are said in the procedure) are being asked throughout the lesson.
Teacher observation.
b) Summative: The teacher will have the students complete the activity in the
closure. The students should have at least one item on Twitter. If the students did
not meet the criteria the teacher will make sure to review the letters learned in
this lesson again tomorrow in class.
Accommodations/ Modifications:
1. The students with attention deficit disorder will be seated close to a teacher and
positive peer role model.
2. The student with a listening disability can sit closer to the teacher. The teacher
can keep the child more involved by asking questions to try and engage the child.
3. A child that does not see very well can sit closer to the front of the room.
References:
Common Core State Standards www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcq0Mjswdhc

Polleverywhere.com