Authentic+Instruction


 * Licensure Area:** K-6


 * Title and Audience:** Learning the Alphabet with Pictures. Reading for Kindergarten.


 * Objectives:** K 1.05a Recognize and name all upper and lowercase letters of the alphabet.


 * Materials:** One piece of paper, a pencil, a computer.


 * Description:** In class I will tell the students all the letters of the alphabet. They will then each be assigned a number of letters according to how many students are in the class. For each letter the student must write it in upper and lowercase, and then draw a picture of something that starts with that letter. They will then take turns using the computer in groups of 2. The students will go to Starfall's Learn to Read and use the ABC's application. There they will each click on each others letter(s) of the alphabet and write them. The students will go back to their seats and then draw a picture of each new letter they received. After each student has had a turn at the computer they will stand up one by one and write their letter on the whiteboard and then explain what their drawing is of.


 * Scaffolds:** The students will use paper for the first part of the class and for the second they will use the classroom computer which has internet access.


 * Technology to Support Authentic Instruction:** By using the website [|www.starfall.com] student are able to see, hear, and write their letter of the alphabet. The technology used helps the student remember the letter better because they are able to first see the letter, then hear the letter, then see a picture of something the letter starts with.