All About the Letter B Independent Practice - Letter of the Week

The All About the Letter Bb Independent Practice Packet is the perfect accompaniment to the All About the Letter Bb SMARTBoard Activity. I have used a variety of the activities in both whole and small group instruction.

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All About the Letter Bb Independent Practice contains the following:

• Where is the Letter Bb? Find the upper and lowercase letter Bb out of a random group of letters. Then count how many uppercase and lowercase Bb’s and write the number at the bottom of the paper.
• Where is the Letter Bb? Find the upper and lowercase letter Bb in the nursery rhyme, Baa Baa Black Sheep. Then count how many uppercase and lowercase Bb’s and write the number at the bottom of the paper. Finally, practice writing the letter B.
• Bb is for Balloon Help Bobby find his balloon. Follow the upper and lowercase B’s to the balloon.
• Find, Graph, & Tally Count the number of objects and color in the matching number of squares.
• Write. Find.  Practice writing the letter B. Find the picture that does not belong. Find the letter B out of a group of letters.
• Big B, little b What Begins With B?  Draw a picture that begins with the letter Bb. Practice writing the letter Bb.
• Which One Does Not Belong? Put an B on the pictures that do not begin with the Letter B. Put an X on the letter that does not belong.
• Which One Comes Next?  Write the letter that comes next in the pattern. Use the pictures at the bottom of the page to finish the pattern.
• Sort Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Bb  Use the balls printed with the letters Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Sort the upper and lowercase letter Bb balls onto the matching baskets.
• Letter Bb Sorting Mat  Use the pictures and sort by beginning letter B sound onto the mat.

Directions: Print Sort Uppercase and Lowercase Letter B and the Letter Bb Sorting Mat on cardstock and laminate for durability.

Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards:

Approaches to Play

APL2.4a Demonstrates eagerness to learn about and discuss new topics, ideas and tasks.

APL1.4a Takes initiative to learn new concepts and try new experiences. Initiates and completes new tasks by himself/herself.

Language and Literacy

CLL1.4a Listens and responds on topic to conversations and group discussions for an extended period.

CLL1.4b Listens to and follows multi-step directions.

CLL1.4c Extends/expands thoughts or ideas expressed.

CLL6.4c Isolates the initial (beginning) sounds in words with adult guidance.

CLL7.4a With prompting and support, recognizes and names some upper/lowercase letters of the alphabet.

Mathematics

CD-MA4.4b Sorts and classifies objects using one or more attributes or relationships.

CD-MA4.4c Creates and extends simple, repeating patterns.

CD-MA2.4b Counts at least 10 objects using one-to-one correspondence.

Cognitive Process

CD-CP3.4b Uses both familiar and new strategies to solve a problem.

CD-CP3.4c  With adult guidance and questioning determines and evaluates solutions prior to attempting to solve a problem.

If you have any suggestions and/or comments to make this learning packet better, please feel free to email me at: lanieslittlelearners@gmail.com.

If you find a mistake or typo in the packet, please email me at: lanieslittlelearners@gmail.com so I can fix the error and send you a revised packet.

BOOK LIST

In My "b" Sound Box, "Little b" looks for items that begin with the letter B to collect in her sound box. The book has repetitive text, word/picture correspondence, and improves vocabulary. I have bought the Kindle version of the book to project on the SMARTBoard. The kids love coming up and looking for objects that begin with the letter B or helping me turn the pages.

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AlphaTales (Letter B: Bubble Bear) 
Bear loves to blow bubbles. But when Badger tries to spoil Bear's fun, he blows a bubble you won't believe! Teach the letter B with this bubbly, kid-pleasing tale.

BUY>> AlphaTales (Letter B: Bubble Bear)

Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?

This book is a favorite among my students. We read this book at the beginning of the year. We acted out the book by printing large character cards. I divided the class in half. One half was the actors and the second half were the audience. Then the class switched roles. We also wrote a class book based on the repetitive phrases in the book entitled, Ms. Hampton, Ms. Hampton Who Do You See? Even though we are half way through the school year, this book is still popular in our classroom library.

BUY>> Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?

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All About the Letter B - Letter of the Week Activities

Songs and Poems

Baby Bumblebee
I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee,
Won't my mommy be so proud of me,(Cup hands together as if holding bee)
I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee,Ouch! It stung me!(Shake hands as if just stung)
I'm squishing up the baby bumblebee,Won't my mommy be so proud of me,('Squish' bee between palms of hands)
I'm squishing up a baby bumblebee,Ooh! It's yucky!(Open up hands to look at 'mess')
I'm wiping off the baby bumblebee,Won't my mommy be so proud of me,(Wipe hands off on shirt)
I'm wiping off the baby bumblebee,Now my mommy won't be mad at me!(Hold hands up to show they are clean)

Little Bunny Foo-Foo

Little bunny foo-foo, (hold up two fingers)

hopping through the forest (bounce your hand up and down)

Scooping up the field mice, (make a scooping motion with hand)

and bopping them on the head. (slap top of fist with palm).

(Spoken)

Then down came the Good Fairy, and she said:

Little Bunny Foo-Foo, (wag forefinger - "no-no")

I don't wanna see you (wag forefinger - "no-no")

Scooping up the field mice, (scooping motion with hand)

and bopping them on the head. (slap top of fist with palm)

(spoken)

I'll give you 3 chances,

and if you don't behave,

I'll turn you into a Goon!

Little bunny foo-foo,

hopping through the forest

Scooping up the field mice,

and bopping them on the head.

(Spoken)

Then down came the Good Fairy, and she said:

Little Bunny Foo-Foo,

I don't wanna see you

Scooping up the field mice,

and bopping them on the head.

(spoken)

I'll give you 2 chances,

and if you don't behave,

I'll turn you into a Goon!

Little bunny foo-foo,

hopping through the forest

Scooping up the field mice,

and bopping them on the head.

(Spoken)

Then down came the Good Fairy, and she said:

Little Bunny Foo-Foo,

I don't wanna see you

Scooping up the field mice,

and bopping them on the head.

(spoken)

I'll give you 1 more chance,

and if you don't behave,

I'll turn you into a Goon!

Little bunny foo-foo,

hopping through the forest

Scooping up the field mice,

and bopping them on the head.

(Spoken)

Then down came the Good Fairy, and she said:

Little Bunny Foo-Foo,

I don't wanna see you

Scooping up the field mice,

and bopping them on the head.

POOF! You're a goon!

(Spoken)

And the moral of the story is:

Hare today, goon tomorrow! 

Activities

Letter Hunt: Go on a Letter Bb hunt around your home. Encourage your child to see how many objects he can find with names beginning with the /b/ sound. Support your child’s writing process by encouraging him/her to write the word on an index card. Then have him/her tape it to the object.

Odd Sound Out: Say three words, two beginning with the /b/ sound and one sound that is different. Have the student repeat which sound does not belong.

ball, baby, apple                boat, cat, bear

bounce, bend, jump           elephant, basket, beach

banana, cereal, bread        bee, bunny, dog

/b/ Listening Game: Read the following sentences. Have the students repeat the words that begin with the /b/ sound.

• Bobby has a blue balloon.
• The boat is black.
• The bear is big and brown.
• Bananas are yellow.
• Barry bounces a basketball.

Fill in the Missing Word:  All of your guesses should begin with the /b/ sound.

• I’m bringing home a baby __________ .(bumblebee)
• A __________ is round we can dribble, throw, and catch it. (ball)
• An animal that flies, builds a nest, and lives in a tree is called a _________. (bird)
• At night the cows go to sleep in the ________. (barn)

Circle and Find: Have students practice reading environmental print. Use newspapers, junk mail, and/or sales flyers and have them highlight all of the letter Bb’s using a blue highlighter.

YouTube.com Educational Links:

I have put together a collection of songs and read a-loud books about the Letter B .

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Note: All books and songs are copyrighted by original owners. Youtube links change periodically. If you find a broken link please email me at:lanieslittlelearners@gmail.com

All About the Letter B - Letter of the Week SMARTBoard Activities

There are over 20 pages of interactive activities to promote and reinforce letter, critical thinking, and math concepts. All About the Letter B is perfect for whole group, small group, and individual practice on the SMARTBoard or on a computer with the SMARTNotebook software installed.

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All About the Letter Bb

High quality graphics are used thanks to www.MyCuteGraphics and Ashley Hughes Graphics.

The SMARTBoard file contains the following activities:

• Letter B Vocabulary Words
• Where is the letter B? Circle the upper and lowercase letter out of a random group of letters. Then count and write how many uppercase and lowercase B’s you found.
• Direct teacher-led instruction on how to write both the upper and lowercase letter B.
• Let’s write the letter B. Individual practice for students.
• Write the missing letter. Students write the missing letter of words beginning with the letter B.
• Help Bobby find his balloon. Draw a line from Bobby to the balloon following the path of upper and lowercase letter B’s.
• What comes next? Drag the picture and or letter which come next in the pattern.
• What does not belong? Put a B on the letter and or picture that does not belong.
• Sort uppercase and lowercase letter B. Upper and lowercase letters are printed on basketballs. Drag the basketballs to the matching baskets.
• Sort beginning letter /b/ sound. Drag the pictures that begin with the /b/ sound to the basket.
• Find, Graph, and Tally. Find the letters, count the letters, and color in the correct number of squares. Then practice using tally marks to count the letters. Then determine which letter had the most and which had the least.           
• Find, Graph, and Tally. Find the picture, count the pictures, and color in the correct number of squares. Then practice using tally marks to count the pictures. Then determine which picture had the most and which had the least.
• Word Puzzles. Drag the puzzle pieces around to make words that begin with the letter B.
• Let’s Build. Construct the upper and lowercase letter B out of straight lines and curvy lines.

Directions: It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have downloaded and extracted. This way the game does not have to be re-set.

Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards:

Approaches to Play

APL2.4a Demonstrates eagerness to learn about and discuss new topics, ideas and tasks.

APL1.4a Takes initiative to learn new concepts and try new experiences. Initiates and completes new tasks by himself/herself.

Language and Literacy

CLL1.4a Listens and responds on topic to conversations and group discussions for an extended period.

CLL1.4b Listens to and follows multi-step directions.

CLL1.4c Extends/expands thoughts or ideas expressed.

CLL6.4c Isolates the initial (beginning) sounds in words with adult guidance.

CLL7.4a With prompting and support, recognizes and names some upper/lowercase letters of the alphabet.

Mathematics

CD-MA4.4b Sorts and classifies objects using one or more attributes or relationships.

CD-MA4.4c Creates and extends simple, repeating patterns.

CD-MA2.4b Counts at least 10 objects using one-to-one correspondence.

Cognitive Process

CD-CP3.4b Uses both familiar and new strategies to solve a problem.

CD-CP3.4c With adult guidance and questioning determines and evaluates solutions prior to attempting to solve a problem.

If you have any suggestions and/or comments to make this learning packet better, please feel free to email me at: lanieslittlelearners@gmail.com.

If you find a mistake or typo in the packet, please email me at: lanieslittlelearners@gmail.com so I can fix the error and send you a revised packet.

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www.KevinandAmanda.com (Free Fonts)

www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Commercial-Font-License-SINGLE-FONT-348256 (Fonts)

www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Ashley-Hughes-38 (Graphic Images)

www.MyCuteGraphics.com (Graphic Images)