1. Ms. Giannini Kindergarten Language Arts Lesson 2

2. Do you know this song? http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=5XEN4vtH4Ic

3. That’s the alphabet song! ♫♪♫♪♫♪♫ This song helps us learn the ABC’s

4. ABC’s The ABC’s are the letters we use to spell words.

5. About the ABC’s The ABC’s is also called the alphabet. There are 26 letters in the alphabet. We read the letters in the alphabet from left to right.

6. The ABC’s has big letters and small letters.

7. Here are what the small letters look like. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Small letters are also called lowercase letters.

8. Here are what the big letters look like. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Big letters are also called uppercase or capital letters.

9. We use big letters at the beginning of special words. Use a capital letter at the beginning of your name or the town you live in. Ms. GianniniWilliam Anna

10. Listen when I sing the ABC’s

11. Use your ears to listen.

12. Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy and Zz

13. Let’s say the ABC’s together.

14. Aa Bb Cc DdEe Ff Gg Hh Ii

15. Jj KkLl Nn Mm Pp Oo Rr Qq

16. SsTt Vv Yy Uu Xx Zz Ww

17. Each letter of the alphabet makes it’s own sound.

18. Listen for the sounds each letter makes. http://www.starfall.com/n/level- k/song-abcs/load.htm?f

19. We can see the ABC’s everywhere! ● on signs we see ● on food labels ● we can sing about them ♫ ● in books we read

20. Have you ever seen a book about the ABC’s?

21. Think back. Let’s review the parts of a book.

22. Now back to the ABC’s Let’s sing again! http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=5XEN4vtH4Ic

23. What I expect of you. Sing the alphabet song with someone you know. Say letters you see out loud. Continue to practice the parts of a book.

24. See you again soon!

25. References http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/song- abcs/load.htm?f http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/song- abcs/load.htm?f http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XEN4vtH 4Ic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XEN4vtH 4Ic http://abcteach.com/directory/clip_art/scienc e/the_human_body/ http://abcteach.com/directory/clip_art/scienc e/the_human_body/ http://alphabetblocks.org/alphabet-blocks- clipart-and-graphics.html http://alphabetblocks.org/alphabet-blocks- clipart-and-graphics.html