Letter A Week - Lesson plan

We were sticking with the short /a/ sounds this week.  That is the beginning sound in the word "apple".  We stayed away from the long /a/ sound like in "acorn".   It is way to confusing to introduce all those sounds at once to little ones.

How to decode our weekly plan- 

(2)- Things I have planned for my two year old

(4)- Things I have planned for my four year old

Yellow- Things to print out (some black and white that students will either cut or color, and some color printed items that I have laminated and ready to use year after year)

Green- Activities that will need some prep time or prep materials.  

My Aa Pinterest Board

Our Aa Lesson Plan (complete with project pictures and links)

All of our Letter A activities 

Our Weekly Plan- Letter Aa (apple, ant, astronaut, alligator)

Monday (apples)	Tuesday (apples)	Wednesday (ant, apple cont.)	Thursday (astronaut, alligator)
-Apple books -Lower case apple a	-Apple rolls	-Letter A for ants Ant books	A for alligator and Alligator books
Painting- apple prints on a tree	-Apple lacing -Torn paper Apple tree	-Color by number ant -Capital lower case sorting	-Alligator color words -Color page (pg 80)
-Apple measuring (source) -Apple cutting practice	Short vowel apples (reading cvc words)	- prewriting practice - ant size sorting - ant parts page	Alligator clothes pin
-Matching apples to numbers -Basket of apples	File folder apple counting	Spoon ant craft	Astronaut Lower case a craft Find and color the a's (pg 19)
Color word  (pg 8-9)	Apple fractions book	Apple parts	Read on the moon (book) Toilet paper roll astronaut craft
Apple spinner graphing game	Which is different?	Apple tasting	Letter a video
Make apple scented playdough and play with animal crackers in them	Make apple muffins	Apple rice crispy	Apple cookies and bag for teachers