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Alphabet Story Time

Lesson Plan

Alphabet Story Time

Creativity and Literacy Skills

Students will listen to and create stories that highlight each letter of the alphabet. This lesson encourages creativity and literacy skills through storytelling and drawing. Engaging young students in such activities fosters a love for reading and writing from an early age.

Audience

Pre-Kindergarten to 1st Grade

Time

30 mins

Approach

Creativity and Literacy Skills

Materials

Large picture book with alphabet stories, Drawing paper, Crayons/Markers, Printable alphabet cards, and Discussion Questions Handout

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

  • Gather students in a comfortable reading area.
  • Introduce the lesson by explaining that they will be listening to stories about the alphabet and creating their own stories.
  • Show them a large picture book with alphabet stories and briefly go over some examples.

Step 2

Alphabet Story Reading

10 mins

  • Read 3-4 stories from the alphabet book.
  • Pause after each story to ask questions about the letter highlighted in the story.
  • Engage students by asking them to identify objects or characters beginning with the highlighted letter.

Step 3

Create Your Story

10 mins

  • Hand out drawing paper and crayons/markers to each student.
  • Distribute one printable alphabet card to each child or pair of children.
  • Encourage students to create their own story based on the letter they received.
  • Ask them to draw characters and objects that start with their specific letter and narrate a short story about it.

Step 4

Sharing and Discussion

5 mins

  • Allow students to share their drawings and stories with the class.
  • Facilitate a discussion using the printable discussion questions handout.
  • Encourage students to give positive feedback to their peers.
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Discussion

Alphabet Discussion Questions

These questions are designed to facilitate a discussion after students share their alphabet stories.

What did you enjoy most about creating your story?

Encourage students to talk about the drawing and storytelling process.







Can you think of other objects or characters that start with your letter?

Help students brainstorm additional words that start with their letter.







How did you decide what to draw?

Ask students to explain their thought process behind their drawings.







Did anyone else have the same letter? What did they draw?

Facilitate peer-to-peer sharing and comparisons.







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Worksheet

Printable Alphabet Cards

These cards are used to assign each student a letter for their storytelling and drawing activity.




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