LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 5

The learner will apply grammar and language conventions to communicate effectively.

Objective 5.02

Use capital letters to write the word I and the first letter in own name.

Resources aligned to this objective

Animals on the Move
Students will choose an animal, draw the animal, write a sentence naming their animal and write a sentence about what their animal can do using inventive as well as conventional spelling.
Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Computer Technology Skills)
By Anita Baldwin, Ann Loftis, and Genevieve Kiser.
Frosty Friends
Students will draw snowmen using various tools in the illustration component of their program. Our students use KidWorks2 by Davidson but others may be used instead. They will then write original stories to accompany their illustrations.
Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Computer Technology Skills)
By Linda Baker.

Lesson plans on the web

Descriptive writing and the 100th day of school
Students write descriptions of 100th day bottles they create at home. Then students write clues about their bottles for a guessing game, practice descriptive writing, and create a class book. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Mathematics)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
From stop signs to the golden arches: Environmental print
Students will help collect examples of environmental print, sort and classify these examples for inclusion in class books, and spend time reading the books as individuals, in pairs, or in groups. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
Name talk: Exploring letter-sound knowledge in the primary classroom
Working with name cards, students share observations about their names and the names of their classmates. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
Teaching audience through interactive writing
Students work together to create an invitation letter for a group of their peers. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
What's in a Name? Teaching Concepts of Letter and Word
In this lesson, kindergarten children understand the concepts of letter and word by using their names as a starting point. Ideas will also be given to help assess student progress in becoming readers and writers. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
Write right back: Recognizing readers' needs and expectations for e-mail replies
In this lesson students explore issues of reply format and content with audience needs and expectations in mind. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts)
Provider: IRA/NCTE