Kindergarten · Reading and writing · Unit
Letters and Handwriting
7 lessonsabout 3 weeks
The unit ends with three more days: a review day, the unit check, and a day to act on what the check showed.
Unit 1 of 4 in the Kindergarten Reading and Writing Scope and Sequence
What's included in this unit
- 7 lessons in teaching order, each with its objective and a teacher note
- 24 practice pages to print, with an easier and a harder page where available
- 1 classroom tools for the projector
- 4 activities and pages that children do on a screen
- 7 check-up pages to collect
- A worksheet maker for every lesson, for the day you need one more page
The whole unit in one file
Print every page of the unit at once, with the teacher guide first. The guide has one page per lesson: the objective, what to hand out, and the teacher note.
The unit file, the teacher guide, and saved pages are included with the Teacher plan.
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Lessons
Lesson 1
Lines, zigzags, and curves
Children trace straight lines, zigzags, waves, and curves from the starting dot in the direction of the arrow.
- Prepares forCommon Core L.K.1.a
2 class days
- Day 1Teach: Practice on paper (Core page)
- Day 2Practice and check: Practice on paper (Easier page, Harder page) · Check-up page
Practice on paper
Straight Lines and Zigzags
Wavy Lines and Curves
Lesson 2
Find the letter
Children find every copy of a letter among letters that look like it, such as b, d, p, and q.
- StandardCommon Core RF.K.1.d
2 class days
- Day 1Teach: Practice on paper (Core page)
- Day 2Practice and check: More pages from the maker · Practice on screen · Check-up page
Practice on paper
Find the Letter
Practice on screen
Lesson 3
Uppercase and lowercase letters
Children match each capital letter to its small letter.
- StandardCommon Core RF.K.1.d
2 class days
- Day 1Teach: Practice on paper (Core page)
- Day 2Practice and check: More pages from the maker · Practice on screen · Check-up page
Practice on paper
Capital and Small Letters
Practice on screen
Lesson 4
Write the letters
Children trace each letter from its starting dot in the direction of the arrows and write one on their own.
- StandardCommon Core L.K.1.a
2 class days
- Day 1Teach: Letter Studio · Practice on paper (Core page)
- Day 2Practice and check: Practice on paper (Easier page, Harder page) · Practice on screen · Check-up page
Warm up and teach
Practice on paper
Trace the Capital Letters
Trace the Lowercase Letters
Practice on screen
Lesson 5
The alphabet in order
Children say the alphabet in order, write the letters that are missing, and connect dots in alphabet order.
- StandardCommon Core RF.K.1.d
2 class days
- Day 1Teach: Practice on paper (Core page)
- Day 2Practice and check: Practice on paper (Easier page, Harder page) · Check-up page
Practice on paper
Missing Letters
ABC Dot-to-Dot
Lesson 6
Trace and write words
Children trace a short word, read it, and write it on their own from left to right.
- StandardCommon Core L.K.1.a
- StandardCommon Core RF.K.3.c
2 class days
- Day 1Teach: Practice on paper (Core page)
- Day 2Practice and check: Practice on paper (Easier page, Harder page) · Practice on screen · Check-up page
Practice on paper
Trace Your First Words
Sight Words: Read, Trace, Write
Practice on screen
Lesson 7
All about me
Children write their name and age, draw themselves and their favorite things, and copy the words for things they like.
- StandardCommon Core W.K.2
2 class days
- Day 1Teach: Practice on paper (Core page)
- Day 2Practice and check: More pages from the maker · Check-up page
Unit check: before and after
Two short paper checks made from this unit's own worksheets. Give Check A before you teach the unit and Check B after it, and you can see what changed. Each part belongs to one lesson.
- Part 1: Lesson 2, Find the letter (2 tasks)
- Part 2: Lesson 3, Uppercase and lowercase letters (2 tasks)
- Part 3: Lesson 4, Write the letters (2 tasks)
- Part 4: Lesson 5, The alphabet in order (2 tasks)
- Part 5: Lesson 6, Trace and write words (1 task)
Not in the check: Lesson 1, Lesson 7. Worksheets that cannot be split into single tasks are left out.
Printing a check counts as a download, like any worksheet.
The answer keys and the teacher pages come with the paid Teacher plan.
This is a classroom check of this unit's lessons. It is not a standardized test, and its points are not a grade.