The Letter of the Day: B

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling

• Tell the students that there are 26 letters that we use to read and write words, when we put the letters together in a certain order we call this the alphabet.
• Explain that each of the letters in the alphabet make a special sound and we use that sound when we read and write words.
• Write the letter B on the board and explain that today students will learn about the second letter in the alphabet, the letter B!
• Say the letter B sound aloud and name a few B words for the students to hear it used in a few different words.
• Explain that in the alphabet, each letter has an uppercase and lowercase way to write it, or a big/little way to write the letter.
• Demonstrate how to write both the upper and lowercase B.

Guided Practice

• Invite students to practice drawing the uppercase letter B in the air with their fingers, then have them trace the uppercase letter B onto the rug or floor. Repeat with the lowercase letter B. * Have students turn and talk to a partner to share words that start with the B sound. Record the words and draw small accompanying pictures on chart paper for students to reference later in the lesson.

Independent working time

• Pass out the Alphabet Practice B worksheet and have students practice writing the letter B.
• Have students turn the papers over and draw five things that start with B.