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Revised Lesson Plan with Integrated Technology

__Fun with Letters__ R–K–1.6 Identifying the primary sounds represented by most letters (sound-symbol correspondence) || “Tech Stations” with differentiated instruction. Utilizing UDL model at different levels and ability || Teacher will introduce the new unit that will be instructed for the week which is “Letters of the alphabet and sound correlation”. Teacher will introduce the use of technology and explain and show students what a “ wiki ” is. Students will have various opportunities to practice each skill in different methods and modes of visual, audio and kinesthetic learning through the technology tools used on the wiki to include but not limited to, “ showme.com ”, “ voki.com ”, and “ youtube.com ”. Students will present to me in small groups and go through an exercise on the laptop to demonstrate their understanding of the above objectives in sound correlation, letter formation, sequencing and small word identification using pictures. ||
 * **Grade and Content Area** || Grade K: Reading and Writing Skills: Introductory lesson to unit about the alphabet. ||
 * **GLEs** || R–K–1.5 Recognizing and naming all upper and lower case letters (Local)
 * **Opportunities to Learn** || **Classroom and Home:**
 * Introduction to Chica Chica Boom Boom Text, video from “ youtube.com ”
 * Poems for engagement and interaction with teachers, parents and peers
 * Links to online games for skill practice
 * Links to printables for classroom or home reinforcement
 * Links to activity based sites for family time fun
 * Web tool “ showme.com ” for drawing letters and hearing words sounded out
 * Voki.com for hearing the alphabet
 * Differentiated Instruction:**
 * **Objectives** || **At the end of this lesson, students will:**
 * **The lesson will be over the letters of the alphabet and the sounds of those letters as well as sight words the students have been studying.**
 * **The students will be able to name the letters of the alphabet when the letters are shown or sounded out to them on the audio recording.**
 * **The students will be able to name sight words when shown to them.**
 * **The students will learn how to write the letters using proper formation using the drawing application.** ||
 * **Instructional Procedures** || **Opening:**
 * Engagement:**
 * 1) Students will follow along as the teacher goes through the lesson using the “Smart Board” at the front of the classroom.
 * 2) Students will recite poems together with the teacher, interact in an “echo” activity and interact with each other in small groups with portable laptops to practice what they learned.
 * 3) Students will also be sent home with a letter describing this lesson and wiki page so children can practice with families at home.
 * Differentiated Instruction:**
 * Closure:**
 * **Assessment** || Teacher will circulate the room assessing students understanding through small group presentation and demonstration of skills through link usage. ||