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

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

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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

There are over 20 pages of interactive activities to promote and reinforce letter, critical thinking, and math concepts. All About the Letter G 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 Gg file contains the following activities:

• Letter G Vocabulary Words
• Where is the letter G? Circle the upper and lowercase letter out of a random group of letters. Then count and write how many uppercase and lowercase G’s you found.
• Where is the letter G? Circle the upper and lowercase letter G’s from the nursery rhyme, “Girls and Boys Come Out and Play” Then count and write how many uppercase and lowercase G’s you found.
• Let’s write the letter G  Direct teacher-led instruction on how to write the uppercase and lowercase letter G.
• Let’s write the letter G. Individual practice for students.
• Write the missing letter. Students write the missing letter of words beginning with the letter G.
• G is for Goose: Help Gert the Goose find his glove. Draw a line from Gert the Goose to his glove  by following the path of upper and lowercase letter G’s.
• What comes next? Drag the picture and or letter which come next in the pattern.
• What does not belong? Write an G on the letter and or picture that does not belong.
• Sort uppercase and lowercase letter G. Upper and lowercase letters are printed on gumballs. Drag the gumballs on to the matching gumball machines.
• Sort beginning letter /g/ sound like in goat. Drag the pictures that begin with the /g/ sound into the gumball machine.
• 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.
• Let’s Play a Game. Word Search. Use the word list. Use a highlight marker and find the letter G words.
• Read! Write! Make! Practice tracing, making, and writing words beginning with the letter G.
• Let’s Build the Letter. Construct the upper and lowercase letter G out of straight 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.

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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.

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All About the Letter G - Letter of the Week Activities

Letter Hunt: Go on a Letter Gg hunt around your home. Encourage your child to see how many objects he can find with names beginning with the /g/ sound like in George and the /g/ sound like in gate. 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 /g/ sound like in goat and one sound that is different. Have the student repeat which sound does not belong.

• goat, grass, elephant
• fish, guy, gum
• glass, food, goose
• go, good, bear
• green, cat, gray

/g/ Listening Game: Read the following sentences. Have the students repeat the words that begin with the /g/ sound like in goat.

• Gert the goat lost his gloves
• I like purple grapes.
• Grass and grasshoppers are green.
• Gray and green are colors.
• I love my grandparents.
• The goose got out of the gate.

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

• I can fly in the sky. I can be found in the wild and on a farm. When I speak I honk. I am a ________. (goose)
• I live on a farm. I have four legs and two horns. I like to climb on things. When I speak I say maw maw. I am a  ________. (goat)
• Your mom and dad’s parents are your  _______. (grandparents)
• It is candy. You can chew it. You can blow a bubble with it. It is _____. (gum)

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 Gg’s using a highlighter.

Songs & Poems

Gg

(to the tune Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay)

Gert's grandpa Gregory

grew whiskers past his knee

They grew around and round

They grew down to the ground.

Good golly Gert declared

Gramps got a goofy beard

So grandma Gwendolyn

shaved Grandpa's chin.

If You're Happy and You Know It

If you're happy and you know it,

Gallop like a horse “g” “g”

If you're happy and you know it,

Gallop like a horse “g” “g”

If you're happy and you know it,

Then your face will surely show it

If you're happy and you know it,

Gallop like a horse “g” “g”.

Where is the Alphabet?

(Tune: "Where Is Thumbkin?")

Where is G? Where is G? (Children repeat.)

Here I am! (Hold up the manual sign for G.)

Here I am! (Children repeat and copy sign.)

What do you say G? What do you say G?

/g/ /g/ /g/ /g/ /g/ /g/

Writing

Body Letters - Challenge children to make different letters with their bodies. Can you make a "G"? Can you make the letter that you hear at the beginning of "goat"?

Air Writing - Write letters in the air using the index finger.  

Art Ideas

Things to glue on the Alphabet 

• Green
• glitter
• Gold glitter
• Grass
• Gumdrops
• Green yarn
• Green Easter grass

FREE DOWNLOAD>> Letter G Pattern

Art Ideas

• Finger-paint with green
• Grapefruit prints
• Glue pictures
• Glue ghosts

Snacks

• grapes
• green Jell-O
• granola bars

Letter G Links

Three Billy Goats Gruff Resources:

3Dinosaurs.com has some amazing FREE printables to go along with the fairytale, Three Billy Goats Gruff. Check out the resources at: Three Billy Goats Gruff 

Sparklebox.co.uk has FREE PDF files to enhance retelling of the fairytale to include the following:

• Billy Goats Gruff story visual aids
• Billy Goats Gruff story cut-outs
• Billy Goats Gruff display banner
• Billy Goats Gruff role-play masks to name a few of the resources.

Check out the resources at: Billy Goats Gruff

Three Billy Goats Gruff (Youtube.com Link)

YouTube Resources

• Goodnight Moon  
• Girls andBoys Come out to Play 
• GeorgiePorgie | Mother Goose Club Playhouse Kids Video 
• Going to St.Ives - Mother Goose Club Playhouse Kids Video
• Goosey, GooseyGander - Mother Goose Club Playhouse Kids Video 

Goldilocks and the Three Bears Resources:

Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Animated Rhymes For Kids - EnglishNursery Rhymes - Children Songs 

3Dinosaurs.com has some amazing FREE printables to go along with the fairytale, Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Check out the resources at: Goldilocks and the Three Bears 

Sparklebox.co.uk has FREE PDF files to enhance retelling of the fairytale to include the following:

• Goldilocks and the Three Bears story visual aids
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears story cut-outs
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears display banner
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears role-play masks to name a few of the resources.
• Check out the resources at: Goldilocks and the Three Bears  

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FREEBIE! Read! Write! Make! - Activity Mats

There are over 8 pages of interactive activities to promote and reinforce letter and critical thinking skills. Read! Write! Make! Activity Mats are perfect for small group and individual practice.

DOWNLOAD>> FREEBIE! Read! Write! Make! - Activity Mats

Read! Write! Make! Includes the following:

• (8) Read! Write! Make! Mats targeting the letter F.
• Letter Tiles for making words.

Directions: It is recommended to print on cardstock and laminate for durability. Another alternative instead of using the printed letter tiles you can use magnetic letters.

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.

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.

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