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Fluency: Letter Recognition, Speedy Alphabet Arc Lesson PlanFluency: Letter Recognition, Speedy Alphabet Arc Lesson Plan
Publisher
Florida Center for Reading Research
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Grade
K - 1st
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
10 mins
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Year
2005
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Fluency: Letter Recognition, Speedy Alphabet Arc

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On your mark, get set, match! Learners use a complete set of letters, matching each to its outlined letter on an arc. As they choose letters, they name them aloud. For added difficulty, another arc is missing most of its letters to challenge pupils to complete the arc themselves.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the alphabet, letter recognition, uppercase letters, reading fluency

Additional Tags

abc, alphabet, letter order, english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Set a timer for the class—give each participant an arc and letters, time them as a whole, and roam to check the progress
  • Invite learners to work with a partner; one performs the activity while the other times them, then switch after one minute

Classroom Considerations

  • Make time to print and glue arcs to construction paper, gather timers and letter sets
  • The arc needs to be enlarged by 200% to be used in this activity

Pros

  • It comes with two arcs—one with all the letters, one with missing letters
  • Boosts speed and accuracy

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RF.K.1.d

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