Standards and Backwards Mapping

Common Core State Standards: Kindergarten

I love teaching abroad. Because of this, I currently am a Kindergarten homeroom teacher in an English academy in Seoul, South Korea. Later, I plan to teach at an American international school. Back in the U.S., and in most American international schools, they use the Common Core State Standards to set their guidelines for lessons and lesson planning. Because of this, I have decided to base my lessons and/or Teach Now homework on the CCSS system. This will give me the practice I need to become better acquainted with it and, thus, be more ready for it for when I eventually go to an international school (or go back home to the U.S.).


English Language Arts Standards: Reading Foundational Skills: Kindergarten

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1.D

Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.

Proficiencies:

1. To recognize all uppercase letters of the alphabet.
2. To recognize all lowercase letters of the alphabet.
3. To name all uppercase letters of the alphabet.
4. To name all lowercase letters of the alphabet.

Assessments:

1. Students will be able to sing the ABC song.
2. Students will be able to match letters to their respective pairs (uppercase letter with its accompanying lowercase letter).
3. Students will be able to tell the difference between uppercase and lowercase letters.

Activities:

1. Sing ABC songs: ABC Hamsters, Big Small Letters
2. Body ABCs: Students will use their bodies to demonstrate letters
3. Students will use their arms to "write out" letters by dancing to the following songs: Uppercase Workout, Lowercase Workout
4. Sandpaper Letters: Students will use their fingers to trace alphabet letters on sandpaper.
• Students will write the letters with their fingers in sand.
5. Alphabet Puzzles