The purpose of the lesson was to identify the letter L in its capital and lowercase form. There were many parts to the lesson format. We begin the lesson by making a circle map of all of the words that we know that start will L. I made a ladder for students to see a visual for L. We wrote words on cards that started with L and taped them to the rungs on the ladder I made. We read a big book on the letter L. Some of the skills we work on with the book include parts of the book, identifying spaces, tracking print, counting words, and identifying the author and illustrator. We chant the words of the book with a CD to a beat. Lastly, we practice writing capital and lowercase L’s and draws and writes pictures that begin with L. The second language learners reacted well to the lesson. They were able to hear the beginning sound and sort words that started with L. I observed an area of community in the students when we did the ladder activity. They had to work together to determine which words started with the letter L. In order for students to become a member of this learning community requires for their first language to be a language other than English. The parents of the students must sign to have their students in the ESL program. I feel an observer would see students trying to connect the letter L with the sound it makes in order to begin to read words. It is important that students know that everyone is accepted in our classroom. We follow a NED program which means never give up, encourage others, and try your best.
