Blended Learning Lesson Plan
Lesson Title: How to Write Letters
Objectives:
Students will be able to trace letters with their finger while using an iPad or touchscreen laptop online on
ABCYA.com and put the alphabet in order.
Students will be able to distinguish between uppercase and lowercase letters and draw them onto a
whiteboard when prompted by the teacher.
Students will be able to complete a game of match with uppercase and lowercase letters by matching the
lowercase letter to the uppercase letter.
State Standards:
Principles of Reading Standard 1: Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of
print.
1.4 Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
Context: This lesson is a Pre-K-Kindergarten lesson that involves technology, group work, and motor
skills to complete various tasks and activities in order for students to learn how to write their letters and
the difference between uppercase and lowercase letters. This is an English lesson because everything in
any English class revolves around letters since letters make up every single word. Students will not be
able to write if they do not know how to write individual letters. After this lesson, students will be able to
identify uppercase and lowercase letters and be able to draw individual letters. In order to prepare
students for this lesson, I will show students a video of the letters being drawn and have them trace the
letters in the air with their finger. This way students are not completely confused when we begin this
lesson. Overall, this lesson will be extremely beneficial to students
Data:
Students will be grouped into 4’s or 5’s. Students will be grouped randomly by picking popsicle sticks. In
this lesson, student learning data will be collected through evaluating how they perform when they are in
small groups with the teacher and by showing me their completed ABCYA.
Materials:
Part of Lesson Material Used Link
Introduction Smartboard (YouTube) https://youtu.be/C7oebqj3PCY
Teacher Directed Whiteboards with Expo markers Amazon.com: Alphabet ABC
Flashcards with letters on them Flash Cards for Toddlers 2-4
Years - 52 Flashcards – ABC
Cards - Uppercase and
Lowercase Large Letters A-Z -
Learn ABC for Toddlers – ABC
Animal Flash Cards- for Ages 2,
3, 4 and 5 : Toys & Games
Amazon.com : Dry Erase
LapBoards, PANDRI 36 Pack
Double Sided 12.5 x 9 Inch Dry
Erase Boards with 36 Erasers
and 36 Markers, Whiteboards
for Kids Students Classroom
Teacher Supplies : Office
Products
Collaborative Match Game with uppercase and Amazon.com: 56PCS Magnetic
lowercase letters Alphabet Flash Cards for
Toddlers 2-4 Years, Upper &
Lowercase Letters + 4 Extra
Magnetic Blank Cards, ABC
Flash Cards for Toddlers, Large
Alphabet Letters Kindergarten -
Simply Magic : Toys & Games
Independent Digit IPad or touchscreen device Letter & Number Tracing •
(ABCYA website) ABCya!
Closure Index cards
Procedures:
To introduce the lesson, the teacher will show students a YouTube video on how to draw each letter in the
alphabet. Students will watch the video and trace the letters in the air with their finger. The teacher will
then pick groups of 4 or 5 from popsicle sticks with each student’s name on one (or the teacher can count
off by 4 or 5 if they do not have popsicle sticks) so that there are 3 groups. Students will then get into
their groups and the teacher will explain each station to them. Students who are in the independent digitial
group will get their headphones and computers/iPads out and the teacher will help them get into
ABCYA.com so they can get started. Students who are in the collaborative group will go to that station
and begin playing their game of match. Students who are in the teacher directed small groups will go to
the teacher's desk and get a whiteboard, marker, and eraser and wait for the teacher to finish helping other
students.
Introduction (20 minutes): Students will be gathered on the floor/carpet in front of the SmartBoard. The
teacher will then explain to them how they are going to watch a video and that they are supposed to trace
the letters along with the video in the air with their fingers. Students will watch the video and then get
placed into groups after.
Teacher Directed (20 minutes): Students will be around the teacher’s desk with a whiteboard, marker, and
eraser. The teacher will have flashcards of each of the letters (uppercase and lowercase) and will pull
them out and ask the students what letter it is and what type of letter it is. Students will answer when
called on. Students will then be prompted to draw the letter that they just saw on the whiteboard and turn
it around to show the teacher. The teacher will make sure that everyone has the correct letter and then tell
them to erase their boards so they can move onto another letter.
Collaborative (20 minutes): The teacher will place flashcards of letters face down on the floor. Each letter
will correspond to the other type of letter. For example, an uppercase letter “A” will correspond to a
lowercase letter “a”. The flashcards will be mixed up and placed randomly face down. Students will then
take turns picking a card up and trying to find its match. If a student finds a match, they get to pick again.
The game will end when all of the matches have been found.
Independent Digitial (20 minutes): The teacher will help students pull up Letter & Number Tracing •
ABCya! On their devices. The students will then proceed to pick that they want to trace uppercase letters
and whatever theme that they want. Students will complete the uppercase letter tracing and then put the
alphabet in order. Students will repeat this for lowercase letters.
Closure ( 10 minutes): The teacher will gather students back to the carpet with a pencil or crayon and
hand each one of them an index card. The teacher will then ask students to write their name on the index
card and write their favorite letter 6 times on the card.
Rationale:
1. YouTube Video
I chose to have students watch a YouTube video altogether and trace the letters in the air
with their fingers because it gets students engaged and ready for the rest of the lesson. By
watching a video, students are able to have a visual of what it looks like to write letters.
They are also able to trace with their fingers the letters in the air, so they can gain some
confidence and knowledge about writing letters. This is also more fun for students than
watching the video by themselves and writing the letters alone. Watching a video
together gets students more engaged with the lesson.
2. Teacher Directed Whiteboard Activity
I chose to do a whiteboard activity because it allows students to write the letters without
it being permanent. Whiteboards are also more exciting for students because it is different
than paper and pencil. By having the teacher pull out flashcards, students do not know
which letter they are going to have to write yet. This causes students to be excited about
which letter the teacher is going to pull out next. It also allows students to have a visual
of the letter that they have to write on their whiteboard.
3. Match Game
I chose a match game because all of the other activities involve actually writing the letter
and not matching uppercase and lowercase letters. While knowing how to write the letters
is crucial, students also have to know the difference between uppercase and lowercase
letters and what they look like. A game of match allows students to be engaged and feel
like they are only playing a game while actually learning.
4. ABCYA website
I chose this website because it allows students to trace the letters on their computer/iPad
with their fingers. It also lets students pick what theme they want (music) and they are
supposed to trace the letters to the beat of whichever music they chose. This allows
students to be more engaged when learning how to draw the letters. Students also have to
put the alphabet in the correct order after they complete tracing all of the letters. This
helps students recognize their own written letters.
