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TERM/WEEKS:
Term 1 week 8 Lesson
3 (Tuesday)
EYLF
PRACTICES

Responsiveness to
children

Learning
through play

YEAR LEVEL: Pre

Primary

Intentional
teaching

PRINCIPLES

Assessment for
learning

Cultural
competence

Continuity of
learning &
transitions

1. Secure, respectful &

reciprocal relationships
1.Children have a strong
sense of identity

OUTCOMES

Learning
environments

LEARNING AREA/TOPIC: English/ICT/ Capital

letters

2. Partnerships
2.Children are connected
with and contribute to their
world

3. High expectations &

equity
3.Children have a strong
sense of wellbeing

4. Respect for diversity

4.Children are confident
and involved learners

Holistic approaches

5. Ongoing learning &

reflective practice
5.Children are effective
communicators

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
General Capabilities:
Literacy

Numeracy

ICT

Cross-curriculum priorities:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and Cultures

WEEK
/
LESS
ON

Week
8
Lesson
3
(Tuesd
ay)

Critical and creative

thinking

EYLF
Prin
O/C

Ref
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abo
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AUSTRALI
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CURRICUL
UM
LINKS

Prac

Ref
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Refe
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ACELA1440
Recognise
the letters of
the alphabet
and know
there are
lower and
upper case
letters

Ethical Behaviour

Asia and Australias engagement with Asia

SPECIFIC LESSON
OBJECTIVE

1. As a result of
this lesson,
students will
be able to
recognise and
name the
letters
MRHEDC in
capital form.
2. As a result of
this lesson,
students will
be able to

ASSESSMENT
(what & how)

To assess whether
students recognise
and are able to draw
the capital letters, the
teacher will use a
checklist and
individually test each
child. They will be
asked to recognise
the letter when
shown it and draw it.

Personal and social

Competence

Intercultural Understanding

Sustainability

TEACHING & LEARNING

EXPERIENCES
(include learner diversity)

KEY
QUESTIO
NS

Students will be seated on the mat to commence this

lesson.
Introduction/motivation:
1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher will show
the students the video, The Sentence Song
and explain that every letter has a capital letter.
The teacher will review the previous lesson on
lower case letters and explain that the focus
letters for this lesson are: M/R/H/E/D/C
2. The teacher will read the students the book,
Alexanders Outing by Pamela Allen and
stop at certain points to ask students if

Where do
we use a
capital
letter?

RESOURC
ES

Video:
The
Sentence
Song
https://ww
w.youtube.c
om/watch?
v=0Wrv_Z
viMEc
Book:

draw the
letters
MRHEDC in
capital form.

particular letters were upper case.

The teacher will ask the students some questions
during the lesson.
The students will spend 10 minutes at each rotation.
Each station will focus on the letters MRHEDC. There
will be five rotations:
Station 1: Using the ipads (refer to the side),
students will practise writing capital letters.
There will be 5 ipads set up at this table to
allow each student to have their own.
Station 2: Using the book, students will find
capital letters throughout the pages and
practise writing them on their individual
whiteboards.
Station 3: Using play dough, students will
practice creating capital letters. There will be
plastic capital letters on the table for students
to refer to.
Station 4: There will be lego blocks, pencils
and paper set up with laminated upper case
letters scattered around the desk. Students can
use the lego to create the letters and then draw
the letters on the paper.
Station 5: Free play station. Paper and
colouring pencils with stencils will be set up
for student play with.
Conclusion
The teacher will ask students what they
learned about capital letters.
Using the Interactive Whiteboard, the teacher
will place the letters M/R/H/E/D/C on the
board and ask students to think of some
objects that start with these letters.

Is this a
capital
letter?

Alexander
s Outing
by Pamela
Allen.
Ipad app: I
learn
writing
capital
letters Audio,
visual &
verbal
method
By JeanLaurent de
Morlhon
Book (same
as above)
Play dough
Lego

What did
you learn
today?

Stencils
Coloured
pencils
Paper
Interactive
Whiteboard

Learner Diversity
Students who require extra assistance will be
carefully monitored by the teacher throughout

the lesson.
Students who complete the activities before
the rotation has been completed, will be given
revision activities on lower case letters.

References
Allen, P. (1992). Alexanders outing. Camberwell, VIC: Penguin Group.
De Morlhon, J.L (2014). I learn writing capital letters: Audio, visual and verbal method. Retrieved from
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/i-learn-writing-capital-letters/id909582075?mt=8
Scratch Garden (2013). The sentence song. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wrv_ZviMEc