The mini-lessons in this unit will help students understand the concepts of print. Depending on your students, a few, some, or most of your children will be unfamiliar with basic concepts of print. Even those who have some familiarity can certainly benefit from a review. If students need more practice or exposure, repeat these lessons on subsequent days. The mini-lessons included in this unit are:
• Identifying What Letters Are
• Identifying the Difference Between Uppercase and Lowercase Letters
• Matching Uppercase and Lowercase Letters
• Top and Bottom (writing from the top to the bottom of the page)
• Left and Right (as they write, their hand moves across the page from left to right)
• Putting Letters Together to Make Words