Lesson Plan in Reading in Math
I. Learning Objectives:
Students will be able to identify how many letters are in their names.
Grade: Kindergarten
II. Subject: Reading and Writing
Spelling
Spelling Strategies
More and Less Letters
Math
III. Materials and Preparation
Class set of the Which Letter? worksheet.
Class alphabet chart.
IV. Introduction
Write your name on the whiteboard or chart paper.
Ask students if they know how many letters are in your name.
V. Explicit Instruction/Teacher Modelling
Demonstrate counting the letters in your name.
Tell your students that different words have different amounts of letters in
them.
Point to the alphabet chart and find the letters in your name. Explain that the
alphabet chart is a useful tool to use when looking for letters.
Say, “ today we are going to count the letters in our names and practice
finding those letters on our alphabet chart.’’
Display a chart with numbered lines ( one to nine ) and write your name on
the chart. Ask students to point the number of letters in your name.
VI. Guided Practice/Interactive Modelling
Pass out sentence strips and have students write their name on the strip.
Have students count the number of letters in their first name.
Invite students to tape their strip onto the number chart.
Ask students to notice which number is the most popular. Have students
notice some names are short and some are long.
VII. Independent Working Time
Pass out the Which Letter? worksheet. Ask students to color in the letter in
their names and record how many letters are in their names.
VIII. Assessment
Collect the worksheets and assess if students were able to accurately find
and count the letters in their name.
Students can switch worksheets with a friend and count the letters in their
friend’s name.
IX. Review and Closing
Encourage students to count and spell the letters in their family members
names at home that night.
Remind students that using an alphabet chart can help them to identify
letters and letter sounds.