INTRODUCTION TEACHER’S NOTES Welcome to the Bebop Letter Work Program The Letter Work Program addresses the introduction of the alphabet across the three pre-school levels Level is tailored for children between three and four years old, Level for children between four and five years old, and Level for children between five and six years old Before starting any of the writing activities it is important to first establish that all the children know how to hold a pencil correctly Pencil grip is vital at this stage of learning development as it establishes correct habits from an early age 1—1½ years old 2—3 years old 3½—4 years old 4½—7 years old Cylindrical Grasp Digital Grasp Modified Tripod Grasp Tripod Grasp This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop  © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 LEVEL TEACHER’S NOTES In Level 2, children are ready to be introduced to the individual letters of the alphabet They are ready to learn how to form the letters correctly They can also be introduced to the sound that the letter represents The children are introduced to both uppercase letters (also called capital letters) and lowercase letters It is important that with each new letter the teacher explains the difference between the uppercase and the lowercase At this level, the children are also introduced to words that begin with the sound they are learning This helps the children to link the letter with a sound Since some of the words are new to the children, it may be a good idea to bring in an object or a picture of an object that begins with the new sound For example, show the children a picture of a queen when introducing q The children can first name the object using Language and then repeat the word in English Always refer to the object by its English name after teaching the English vocabulary One worksheet for each letter of the English alphabet is provided The letters are presented in alphabetical order; however, the order can be changed to suit the needs of the class Six review worksheets are included for additional practice Activity pages can also be photocopied for further practice There is some repetition in the structure of the worksheet activities The purpose of the repetition is to allow the children to become familiar with what they need to and be more comfortable with completing the activities This helps eliminate possible anxiety that may result from learning a new language and new sounds This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop  © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 WORKSHEET 1: A and a TEACHER’S NOTES aA aa AA aA 1 2 WORKSHEET 1: A and a WORKSHEET 1: A and a Activity Activity This is the letter a The capital letter is A This letter makes the sound a as in: apple Activity 2 Activity a a a A A a a A A= 2  3 a= 5  6 Point and say the food Trace the letters Find and circle the letters in the ants Count the letters and circle the correct numbers This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Trace and write the letters This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Ph ot oc op iab le aA aa AA aA Key Language ·· ants Key Language Review ·· apple, 1–5 Materials large sheets of paper; paint; paintbrushes; objects beginning with the letter a What to Do Draw large dots to form the letters a and A on large sheets of paper Include arrows to show direction Explain that one letter is the lowercase version and the other is the uppercase version and that uppercase letters are used at the start of names of people and places and at the beginning of a sentence Ask a child to come to the front and connect the first two dots using paint Model the proper direction for writing the letter Repeat this process a few times with different children using different colors to create a rainbow letter Look at the objects that start with the a sound Ask the children to name the objects in Language first Say the words in English, emphasizing the initial sound Ask the children to repeat Provide each child with copies of the worksheets Look at the picture for Activity 1, and ask the children to point and say apple Emphasize the initial sound Show the children how to trace letters a and A with their finger, sounding them out as you this For Activity 2, point out that the direction of the arrows and numbers will help them trace the letter correctly Encourage the children to trace over the letters with crayons or coloring pencils Point to the picture in Activity and say ants, emphasizing the initial sound Have the children repeat Ask the children to find and circle all the letters A and a in the picture Then ask them to circle the correct number of As or as in the picture (3 and 5.) Ask the children to trace over the letters in Activity Then have them write their own letters using a crayon or pencil This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop  © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 WORKSHEET 2: B and b TEACHER’S NOTES bB 1 WORKSHEET 2: B and b WORKSHEET 2: B and b Activity bb BB bB Activity This is the letter b The capital letter is B This letter makes the sound b as in: backpack Activity bB 1 Activity B B B b b B b B= 3  4 b= 7  8 b b b Point and say the school object Trace the letters Find and circle the letters in the bath and bubbles Count the letters and circle the correct numbers Trace and write the letters This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Ph ot oc op iab le b bb BB Key b B Language ·· bath, bubbles Key Language Review ·· backpack, 1–7 Materials chalk; cups filled with water; paintbrushes; objects beginning with the letter b What to Do Draw a large lowercase b and an uppercase B with chalk outside on concrete Draw the arrows so the children know which direction to walk Get them to walk on top of the letters Provide the children with cups filled with water and paintbrushes Then invite them to write the two letters on the floor using the water and the brushes Emphasize the proper direction for writing the letters Show the children how to trace the letter in the air, sounding it out as you Look at the objects that start with the b sound Ask the children to name the objects in Language Say the words in English, emphasizing the initial sound Ask the children to repeat Provide each child with copies of the worksheets Look at the picture in Activity and ask the children to identify it Emphasize the initial sound Show the children how to trace letters b and B with their finger, sounding them out as you Encourage the children to trace over the letters in Activity with crayons or pencils Point to the picture in Activity and say bath and bubbles, emphasizing the initial sound Have the children repeat Ask the children to find and circle all the uppercase Bs and lowercase bs in the bath Then ask them to circle the correct number of Bs or bs in the picture (4 and 7.) Ask the children to trace over the letters in Activity and write their own letters using a crayon or pencil This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop  © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 WORKSHEET 3: C and c cC TEACHER’S NOTES 1 WORKSHEET 3: C and c WORKSHEET 3: C and c cc CC cC Activity This is the letter c The capital letter is C This letter makes the sound c as in: Activity 22 carrots cC 1 Activity Point and say the food Trace the letters Color the parts with the letter C to find the hidden picture Point and say This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Trace and write the letters This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 cc CC Key c CLanguage Review Ph ot oc op iab le Activity ·· car, carrots Materials large sheets of paper; objects beginning with the letter c What to Do Draw a large lowercase c and an uppercase C with a crayon on a sheet of paper Show the children how to trace the letter in the air, sounding it out as you Invite them to come to the front and write over your letter with a crayon Emphasize correct formation Look at the objects that start with the c sound Ask the children to name the objects in Language Say the words in English, emphasizing the initial sound Ask the children to repeat Provide each child with copies of the worksheets Look at the picture in Activity and ask children to identify it Emphasize the initial sound Show the children how to trace the letters c and C with their finger, sounding them out as you Encourage the children to trace over the letters in Activity with crayons or pencils Write the letter c several times on the board Write some correctly and some backwards Below the letters, draw a happy and sad face Draw a line from a correctly formed letter to the happy face and another line from an upside down letter to the sad face Invite a child to come to the front and draw a line from a letter to the correct face Repeat with other children Draw the children’s attention to the picture in Activity Ask the children to color in only the areas where there is a correctly-formed letter c, to reveal the hidden picture Have them point and say car Ask the children to trace over the letters in Activity and write their own letters using a crayon or pencil This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop  © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 WORKSHEET : D and d TEACHER’S NOTES dD 2 WORKSHEET 4: D and d WORKSHEET 4: D and d Activity This is the letter d The capital letter is D This letter makes the sound d as in: Activity dog dD 2 Activity Point and say the animal Trace the letters Connect the circles to find the letter d This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 dd DD dD Trace and write the letters This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Ph ot oc op iab le Activity dd DD Key d DLanguage Review ·· dog Materials masking tape; objects beginning with the letter d What to Do Use masking tape to create a large outline of the letters d and D on the floor Get the children to walk on each letter Have them walk in the direction the letters are formed Show the children how to trace the letter in the air, sounding it out as you this Point out that it can be easy to confuse the letters b and d Ask the children to tell you how they are similar and how they are different Ask them for ideas on how to remember the direction of each letter Show the children how to make a b shape with their left hand, by forming a circle with their middle finger and thumb while their index finger is pointing up Show them how to make a d shape with their right hand Look at the objects that start with the d sound Ask children to name the objects in Language Say the words in English, emphasizing the initial sound Ask the children to repeat Provide each child with copies of the worksheets Look at the picture in Activity and ask the children to identify it Emphasize the initial sound Show the children how to trace letters d and D with their finger, sounding them out as you Encourage the children to trace over the letters in Activity with crayons or pencils Ask the children to connect the circles in Activity to make the letter d Ask the children to trace over the letters in Activity and write their own letters using a crayon or pencil This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop  © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 WORKSHEET 5: E and e TEACHER’S NOTES eE 1 WORKSHEET 5: E and e WORKSHEET 5: E and e Activity This is the letter e The capital letter is E This letter makes the sound e as in: egg eE Activity 1 Activity Point and say the object Trace the letters Make the letters using playdough This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 ee EE eE Trace and write the letters This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Ph ot oc op iab le Activity ee EE Key e ELanguage Review ·· egg Materials fine sand (sandpit sand works well); flat polystyrene trays or plastic container lids; objects beginning with the letter e; playdough What to Do Draw a large lowercase e and an uppercase E on the board Show the children how to trace the letter in the air, sounding it out as you Hand out a polystyrene tray to all the children Add some sand to the trays Encourage the children to write the letters in the sand trays Look at the objects that start with the e sound Ask the children to name them in Language Say the words in English, emphasizing the initial sound Ask the children to repeat Provide each child with copies of the worksheets Look at the picture in Activity and ask the children to identify it Emphasize the initial sound Show the children how to trace letters e and E with their finger, sounding them out as you Encourage the children to trace over the letters in Activity with crayons or pencils Show the children how to make long thin ”snakes” with the playdough and use them to form the letters Have them place the playdough letters over the letters in Activity in the same direction as they would write them Ask the children to trace over the letters in Activity and write their own letters using a crayon or pencil This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop  © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 WORKSHEET 6: REVIEW TEACHER’S NOTES eE WORKSHEET 6: REVIEW Activity AaBbCcDdEe E e E e Activity E e E E carrots backpack egg apple dog Say and trace the letters Connect the pictures to the letters they start with This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Key Language Review ·· apple, backpack, carrots, dog, egg What to Do Provide each child with a copy of the worksheet Ask the children to use their fingers to trace over the letters in Activity Review the letters’ shapes and orientation Ask the children to trace over the letters using a crayon Look at all the pictures in Activity and read the words out to the children Put the children into pairs and ask them to draw a line to connect the pictures and the words Encourage them to sound out the first letter of each word to this and let them look back at previous worksheets to help them recognize the words This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop  © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 WORKSHEET 7: F and f TEACHER’S NOTES fF 1 WORKSHEET 7: F and f WORKSHEET 7: F and f Activity This is the letter f The capital letter is F This letter makes the sound f as in: Activity feet fF 1 2 Activity Point and say the parts of the body Trace the letters Fingerpaint the letters This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 f f FF f F Trace and write the letters This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Ph ot oc op iab le Activity f f FF Key f FLanguage Review ·· feet Materials sheets of paper; paint; paintbrushes; objects beginning with the letter f What to Do Draw a large lowercase f and an uppercase F on the board Show the children how to trace the letter in the air, sounding it out as you Hand out paint pots and paper Ask the children to paint the letters onto their pieces of paper Create an F mural after the pictures are dry Look at the objects that start with the f sound Ask the children to name the objects in Language Say the words in English, emphasizing the initial sound Ask the children to repeat Provide each child with copies of the worksheets Look at the picture in Activity and ask the children to identify it Emphasize the initial letter Show the children how to trace letters f and F with their finger, sounding them out as you Encourage the children to trace over the letters in Activity with crayons or pencils Ask the children to use paint to create fingerprints on the letters in Activity Encourage them to paint in the same direction as they would write the letter Ask the children to trace over the letters in Activity and write their own letters using a crayon or pencil This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop  © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 WORKSHEET 8: G and g TEACHER’S NOTES gG 1 WORKSHEET 8: G and g 2 WORKSHEET 8: G and g Activity This is the letter g The capital letter is G This letter makes the sound g as in: grapes gG Activity 1 2 Activity Point and say the food Trace the letters Decorate the letters This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 gg GG gG Trace and write the letters This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Ph ot oc op iab le Activity gg GG Key g GLanguage Review ·· grapes Materials small pieces of gold or yellow paper and regular-sized white paper; glue; objects beginning with the letter g; tissue paper circles What to Do Draw a large lowercase g and an uppercase G on the board Show the children how to trace the letter in the air, sounding it out as you Look at the objects that start with the g sound Ask the children to name the objects in Language Say the words in English, emphasizing the initial sound Ask the children to repeat Hand out one white sheet of paper and one small gold sheet of paper to each child Ask the children to draw a large lowercase g on their paper Have them to tear up their gold sheet into small pieces then paste the gold pieces onto the g, to form a golden mosaic g These could later be used at the end of a treasure hunt Provide each child with copies of the worksheets Look at the picture in Activity and ask the children to identify it Emphasize the initial sound Show the children how to trace letters g and G with their finger, sounding them out as you Encourage the children to trace over the letters in Activity with crayons or pencils Give the children tissue paper circles and ask them to roll them into balls Have them glue the paper balls on the letters in Activity in the same direction as they would write them Ask the children to trace over the letters in Activity and write their own letters using a crayon or pencil This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop  © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 WORKSHEET 18: REVIEW WORKSHEET 18: REVIEW TEACHER’S NOTES WORKSHEET 18: REVIEW Activity k e b f n c j l l o k e b f o c c j c l n d o d o m h l i h g a g a i m Your Tally Sheet aaaa ffff kkkk bbbb gggg l l l l c c c c h h h h mmmm dddd i i i i nnnn eeee j j j j oooo Make the spinner Play the “Tally Game.” This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Materials scissors; three pencils for each child What to Do Provide each child with copies of the worksheets Ask the children to carefully cut out the three spinners in Activity Help them to push a pencil through the center point of each spinner Divide the children into pairs and ask the children to take turns to spin a spinner They then find the letter that the spinner landed on in their tally sheet and trace it The first player to trace four of the same letter is the winner This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop  © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 WORKSHEET 19: P and p pP 1 WORKSHEET 19: P and p TEACHER’S NOTES 2 WORKSHEET 19: P and p Activity This is the letter p The capital letter is P This letter makes the sound p as in: pear pP Activity 1 2 Activity Point and say the food Trace the letters Paint the letters This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 pp PP pP Trace and write the letters This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Ph ot oc op iab le Activity pp PP Key p P Language Review ·· pear Materials large sheets of paper; paint; paintbrushes; objects beginning with the letter p What to Do Draw a large lowercase p and an uppercase P on the board Invite a child to come to the front and trace over the letter Repeat with other children Show the children how to trace the letter in the air, sounding it out as you Look at the objects that start with the p sound Ask the children to name the objects in Language Say the words in English, emphasizing the initial sound Ask the children to repeat Set out the large sheets of paper on the floor and get the children to sit around them Ask them to paint the letters p and P on the paper Once they have finished, point out that, depending on where they are standing, the letter p can look like a d Explain the differences between the p and the d One is a tall letter and the other is a tail letter as it goes down past the line when you write it Model standing up tall as you say d and dangling an arm down low like a tail as you say p Provide each child with copies of the worksheets Look at the picture in Activity and ask the children to identify it Emphasize the initial sound Show the children how to trace letters p and P with their finger, sounding them out as you Encourage the children to trace over the letters in Activity with crayons or pencils Ask the children to paint the letters in Activity Emphasize correct letter formation, even when painting Ask the children to trace over the letters in Activity and write their own letters using a crayon or pencil This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop  © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 WORKSHEET 20: Q and q TEACHER’S NOTES qQ 1 WORKSHEET 20: Q and q 2 WORKSHEET 20: Q and q Activity This is the letter q The capital letter is Q This letter makes the sound q as in: queen qQ Activity 1 Activity qQ 2 Point and say the person Trace the letters Thread yarn through the dots to make the letters This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 qq QQ qQ Trace and write the letters This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Ph ot oc op iab le Activity qq QQ Key q QLanguage ·· queen, quilt Materials small squares of colored paper; large sheet of paper; markers; two pieces of yarn with knots tied at one end for each child; a quilt or a photograph of a quilt What to Do Draw a large lowercase q and an uppercase Q on the board Invite a child to come to the front and trace over the letter Repeat with other children Show the children how to trace the letter in the air, sounding it out as you Ask the children if they know what a quilt is Show them a quilt or a photograph of a quilt Tell the children they will be making their own q quilt Hand out two or four pieces of square paper to each child – depending on the number of children in the class On each piece, children write a large lowercase q or uppercase Q in the center of the square, using the markers Around the letter, they can draw a patterned border Collect all the squares and paste them onto a large piece of paper to create a quilt Provide each child with copies of the worksheets Look at the picture in Activity and ask the children to identify it in Language Then say queen, emphasizing the initial sound Ask the children to repeat Show the children how to trace letters q and Q with their finger, sounding them out as you Encourage the children to trace over the letters in Activity with crayons or pencils Show the children how to use a pencil to create holes on all the dots in Activity Then help them to thread yarn through the holes to form the letters Help them to tie a knot at the end of each letter, to prevent the yarn from unraveling Ask the children to trace over the letters in Activity and write their own letters using a crayon or pencil This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop  © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 WORKSHEET 21: R and r rR 1 WORKSHEET 21: R and r TEACHER’S NOTES 2 WORKSHEET 21: R and r Activity r r RR rR Activity This is the letter r The capital letter is R raincoat rR Activity 1 Activity r C A a b k I g r m P N D L c R E f r K d l i r r Q r a r R o j a F p R e G O q R n Point and say the item of clothing Trace the letters Color the ovals using the colors of the rainbow Circle the letters r and R using the correct colors This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Trace and write the letters This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Ph ot oc op iab le This letter makes the sound r as in: r r RR Key r R Language ·· rainbow Key Language Review ·· raincoat, blue, green, orange, purple, red, yellow Materials large sheets of paper; water color paints; paintbrushes; objects beginning with r What to Do Draw a large lowercase r and an uppercase R on large sheets of paper Hand out the paintbrushes and invite one child to paint over your letters using different colored watercolor paints After each child has had a turn, the letters should look like a rainbow Show the children how to trace the letter in the air, sounding it out as you Look at the objects that start with the r sound Ask the children to name the objects in Language Say the words in English, emphasizing the initial sound Ask the children to repeat Provide each child with copies of the worksheets Look at the picture in Activity and ask the children to identify it Show the children how to trace letters r and R with their finger, sounding them out as you Encourage the children to trace over the letters in Activity with crayons or pencils Point to the picture in Activity and say rainbow, emphasizing the initial sound Have the children repeat Ask the children to color the ovals the colors of the rainbow (starting from the left: red, orange, yellow, green, blue-green, blue, purple.) Have them look for and circle the letters r and R on the rainbow Ask the children to trace over the letters in Activity and write their own letters using a crayon or pencil This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop  © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 WORKSHEET 22: S and s TEACHER’S NOTES sS WORKSHEET 22: S and s WORKSHEET 22: S and s Activity This is the letter s The capital letter is S This letter makes the sound s as in: scarf sS Activity Activity sS Point and say the item of clothing Trace the letters Follow the letters using string This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 s s SS sS Trace and write the letters This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Ph ot oc op iab le Activity s s SS Key s S Language Review ·· scarf, socks Materials large sheet of paper with socks drawn on it; objects beginning with s; two pieces of string for each child; glue What to Do Draw a large lowercase s and an uppercase S on the board Show the children how to trace the letter in the air, sounding it out as you Show the children the large piece of paper with the socks on it and ask the children to tell you what they are Emphasize the initial letter Ask the children to write letters s and S on the socks They can spread out and write the letters all over the socks Look at the objects that start with the s sound Ask the children to name the objects in Language Say the words in English, emphasizing the initial sound Ask the children to repeat Provide each child with copies of the worksheets Look at the picture in Activity and ask the children to identify it Show the children how to trace letters s and S with their finger, sounding them out as you Encourage the children to trace over the letters in Activity with crayons or pencils Ask the children to trace the letters in Activity with their finger and say the sound Then have them glue the string onto the letters in the same direction as they would write them Ask the children to trace over the letters in Activity and write their own letters using a crayon or pencil This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop  © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 WORKSHEET 23: T and t TEACHER’S NOTES tT 1 2 WORKSHEET 23: T and t WORKSHEET 23: T and t Activity This is the letter t The capital letter is T This letter makes the sound t as in: table tT Activity 1 Activity tT Point and say the classroom object Trace the letters Decorate the letters This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 t t TT tT Trace and write the letters This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Ph ot oc op iab le Activity t t TT Key t T Language Review ·· table Materials stick; circles of tissue paper; glue; objects beginning with t What to Do Draw a large lowercase t and an uppercase T on the board Go outside and use a stick to scratch the letters t and T on some sand or the ground Give each child a turn to the same Show the children how to trace the letter in the air, sounding it out as you Look at the objects that start with the t sound Ask the children to name the objects in Language Say the words in English, emphasizing the initial sound Ask the children to repeat Provide each child with copies of the worksheets Look at the picture in Activity and ask the children to identify it Show the children how to trace letters t and T with their finger, sounding them out as you Encourage the children to trace over the letters in Activity with crayons or pencils Ask the children to first trace the letters in Activity with their fingers Then have them roll the circles of tissue paper into balls between their fingers and paste them onto the letters t and T, following the correct formation Ask the children to trace over the letters in Activity and write their own letters using a crayon or pencil This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop  © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 WORKSHEET : REVIEW WORKSHEET 24: REVIEW TEACHER’S NOTES WORKSHEET 24: REVIEW Activity a b c d A B C D m n o p e f g h M N O P E F G H q r s t i j k l Q R S T I J K L Complete the puzzles This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Materials scissors What to Do Provide each child with copies of the worksheets Help the children to cut out all the puzzle pieces in Activity After mixing the pieces up, the children need to match the pieces together again Each time they make a match they should trace over the letters with their fingers and say the sound the letter represents This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop  © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 WORKSHEET 25: U and u TEACHER’S NOTES uU 1 WORKSHEET 25: U and u WORKSHEET 25: U and u Activity This is the letter u The capital letter is U This letter makes the sound u as in: umbrella uU Activity 1 uU Activity Point and say the object Trace the letters Decorate the letters This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 u u UU uU Trace and write the letters This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 u u UU Key u U Language Review Ph ot oc op iab le Activity ·· umbrella Materials large sheet of paper; smaller sheets of paper for children; watered-down paint; paintbrushes; white crayons for each child; objects beginning with u; yarn What to Do Draw a large lowercase u and an uppercase U on the board Show the children how to trace the letter in the air, sounding it out as you On the large sheet of paper, write a large lowercase u and an uppercase U with a white crayon Ask the children if they can see the letters Paint over the whole sheet of paper with the watered-down paint As you so, ask the children to trace the letter in the air “Magically” your letter will appear, as the wax resists the paint Hand out the smaller pieces of paper and a white crayon to each child and so they can repeat the “magic.” Have the children look at the objects that start with the u sound Ask the children to name the objects in Language Say the words in English, emphasizing the initial sound Ask the children to repeat Provide each child with copies of the worksheets Look at the picture in Activity and ask the children to identify it Show the children how to trace letters u and U with their finger, sounding them out as you Encourage the children to trace over the letters in Activity with crayons or pencils Ask the children to first trace the letters in Activity with their fingers Then have them use the yarn to form the letters Ask the children to trace over the letters in Activity and write their own letters using a crayon or pencil This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop  © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 WORKSHEET 26: V and v TEACHER’S NOTES vV 1 WORKSHEET 26: V and v 2 WORKSHEET 26: V and v Activity This is the letter v The capital letter is V This letter makes the sound v as in: vegetables Activity vV 1 2 Activity Point and say the type of food Trace the letters Trace the letters to complete the vases Draw a flower in each vase This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 vv VV vV Trace and write the letters This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Ph ot oc op iab le Activity vv VV Key v VLanguage ·· vase, vegetables Materials clipboard with paper for each child; music; objects beginning with v What to Do Draw a large lowercase v and an uppercase V on the board Show the children how to trace the letter in the air, sounding it out as you Play a game of “Musical Chairs” to reinforce the formation of all the letters learned up to now: place all the chairs in a circle, and place a letter and a colored marker on each chair Start the music While the music plays, have the children march around the circle holding a clipboard with paper When the music stops, the children must find the closest chair, take the letter and colored marker and write that letter on their paper With each new round, remove a chair, so there will always be one less chair for the number of children The game ends when there is only one player left Look at the objects that start with the v sound Ask the children to name the objects in Language Say the words in English, emphasizing the initial sound Ask the children to repeat Provide each child with copies of the worksheets Look at the picture in Activity and ask the children to identify it in Language Say vegetables, emphasizing the v sound, and have the children repeat Show the children how to trace letters v and V with their finger, sounding them out as you Encourage the children to trace over the letters in Activity with crayons or pencils Ask the children to trace all the letters v in Activity Then ask them to draw flowers to turn them into vases Point to one and say vase, and have the children repeat, emphasizing the v sound Ask the children to trace over the letters in Activity and write their own letters using a crayon or pencil This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop  © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 WORKSHEET 27: W and w TEACHER’S NOTES wW 1 WORKSHEET 27: W and w 3 4 WORKSHEET 27: W and w Activity ww WW wW Activity This is the letter w The capital letter is W white wW Activity 1 3 4 Activity _ake up _ash _alk Point and say the color Trace the letters Write the letters to complete the words This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Trace and write the letters This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Ph ot oc op iab le This letter makes the sound w as in: ww WW Key wWLanguage ·· wall Key Language Review ·· wake up, walk, wash, white Materials large sheet of paper with bricks drawn on it to represent a wall; thick markers; objects beginning with w What to Do Draw a large lowercase w and an uppercase W on the board Show the children how to trace the letter in the air, sounding it out as you Tell the children you are going to create a w and W wall Show the paper with the bricks, say wall, emphasizing the w sound, and ask the children to repeat Divide the children into small groups and have them take turns to write a W and a w on a brick with a marker Explain that all the letters should face the same way Look at the objects that start with the w sound Ask the children to name the objects in Language Say the words in English, emphasizing the initial sound Ask the children to repeat Provide each child with copies of the worksheets Look at the picture in Activity and ask the children to identify it Show the children how to trace letters w and W with their finger, sounding them out as you Encourage the children to trace over the letters in Activity with crayons or pencils Point to the pictures in Activity and ask the children to identify them Have them write in the letter w to complete each word Ask the children to trace over the letters in Activity and write their own letters using a crayon or pencil This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop  © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 WORKSHEET 28: X and x TEACHER’S NOTES xX 1 WORKSHEET 28: X and x 2 WORKSHEET 28: X and x Activity Activity This is the letter x The capital letter is X This letter makes the sound x as in: mix xX Activity 1 2 Activity xx XX xX XXXX This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Trace and write the letters This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Ph ot oc op iab le Point and say the action Trace the letters Trace the letters to help the boy get to the toy box xx XX Key x XLanguage Review ·· mix, toy box Materials fine sand; flat polystyrene trays or plastic container lids What to Do Draw a large lowercase x and an uppercase X on the board Show the children how to trace the letter in the air, sounding it out as you Hand out a polystyrene tray to all the children Add some sand to the trays Ask the children to use a finger to practice writing the letters Provide each child with copies of the worksheets Look at the picture in Activity and ask the children to identify the action Say the word again and ask the children where in the word they hear the x sound Show the children how to trace letters x and X with their finger, sounding them out as you Encourage the children to trace over the letters in Activity with crayons or pencils Ask the children to trace the letters in Activity to help the boy get to the toy box Ask the children to trace over the letters in Activity and write their own letters using a crayon or pencil This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop  © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 WORKSHEET 29: REVIEW TEACHER’S NOTES eE WORKSHEET 29: REVIEW WORKSHEET 29: REVIEW Activity Activity AaBbCcDdEe FfGgHhIiJj kKlLmMnNoO pPqQrRsStT uUvVwWxX Trace the letters Point and say the word Look at the letters and color the correct circle This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 a c b       g i u       q q     s   t u m       This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Key Language Review ·· apple, carrot, dog, grapes, jump, orange, pear, queen, scarf, table, umbrella, walk What to Do Provide each child with copies of the worksheets Practice each letter together by tracing it in the air first, then writing it with a pencil Emphasize correct formation and sound Point to a picture in Activity and ask the children to identify it, emphasizing the initial sound Draw their attention to the letter next to it and ask them whether it is correct Have them color the check or color the cross according to their answer If it is incorrect, ask them to say the correct letter and sound Continue with the other pictures This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop  © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 WORKSHEET 30: Y and y TEACHER’S NOTES yY 1 WORKSHEET 30: Y and y 2 WORKSHEET 30: Y and y Activity This is the letter y The capital letter is Y This letter makes the sound y as in: yellow yY Activity 1 2 Y y yy Y y yy Y yY Y Activity Follow your teacher’s instructions to color the paint splodge Point and say the color Trace the letters Complete the letters This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 yy YY yY Trace and write the letters This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Ph ot oc op iab le Activity yy YY Key y Y Language Review ·· yellow Materials paint in a tray; large sheets of paper; small sheets of paper; cookie cutters; objects beginning with y What to Do Draw a large lowercase y and an uppercase Y on the board Show the children how to trace the letter in the air, sounding it out as you On a large sheet of paper, draw a lowercase y and an uppercase Y Ask the children to trace around the letters with their finger, saying the sound each time Take a cookie cutter and dip it into paint Show the children how to use the cutter as a stamp to go around the outline the letters Hand out smaller sheets of paper and ask the children to draw their own letter y Then invite them to use their cookie cutters as stamps to go around the outline of the letter Look at the objects that start with the y sound Ask the children to name the objects in Language Say the words in English, emphasizing the initial sound Ask the children to repeat Provide each child with copies of the worksheets Look at the paint splodge in Activity and ask the children to color it yellow Then invite them to point and say the color Show the children how to trace letters y and Y with their finger, sounding them out as you Encourage the children to trace over the letters in Activity with crayons or pencils Ask the children to look carefully at the incomplete letters in Activity Ask the children to tell you whether each one is an uppercase Y or a lowercase y, then have them complete the letters with a pencil Ask the children to trace over the letters in Activity and write their own letters using a crayon or pencil This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop  © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 WORKSHEET 31: Z and z TEACHER’S NOTES zZ 1 WORKSHEET 31: Z and z 3 WORKSHEET 31: Z and z Activity z z ZZ zZ Activity This is the letter z The capital letter is Z This letter makes the sound z as in: zoo zZ Activity 3 Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Point and say the place Trace the letters Color the parts with letters to find the hidden letter This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Trace and write the letters This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Ph ot oc op iab le 1 Activity z z ZZ Key z ZLanguage Review ·· zoo Materials airtight plastic bag filled with liquid soap; masking tape; objects beginning with z What to Do Draw a large lowercase z and an uppercase Z on the board Show the children how to trace the letter in the air, sounding it out as you Use masking tape to create a large z on the floor Get children to pretend they are animals at a zoo and to stomp, fly, and jump over the letter, reinforcing the letter formation Fill an airtight plastic bag with liquid soap (even glue or shaving cream will work) Seal the bag well to avoid a mess Invite the children to use a finger to write the letter z on the bag Look at the objects that start with the z sound Ask the children to name the objects in Language Say the words in English, emphasizing the initial sound Ask the children to repeat Provide each child with a copies the worksheets Look at the picture in Activity and ask the children to identify it Show the children how to trace letters z and Z with their finger, sounding them out as you Encourage the children to trace over the letters in Activity with crayons or pencils Ask the children to color all the parts of the picture in Activity that contain a letter z, to reveal the hidden letter Have them point and say the letter Ask the children to trace over the letters in Activity and write their own letters using a crayon or pencil This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop  © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 WORKSHEET 32: REVIEW TEACHER’S NOTES eE 1 WORKSHEET4 32: REVIEW WORKSHEET 32: REVIEW Activity Activity AaBbCcDdEe FfGgHhIiJj kKlLmMnNoO pPqQrRsStT uUvVwWxX yYzZ My name is: Activity start a b c d e f g l k j i h m n o p q r s finish t u z y x w v Write your name Play the “Letter Game.” This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Ph ot oc op iab le Trace the letters This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Materials dice; counters; a tray of fine sand for each group of children What to Do Provide each child with a copy of the worksheets Practice each letter together by tracing it in the air first, then tracing it with a pencil Emphasize correct formation and sound Invite the children to write their own name at the top of the page in Activity Divide the children into groups of four Have them use one worksheet for each group to play the game in Activity Place a sand tray next to each group Ask the children to throw the die and move the allocated number of spaces When they land on a letter, they should name it, say the sound it makes, and write it in the sand tray The game ends when a player reaches the finish circle This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/bebop  © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014