Alphabet Storytime – Letter A Storytime

Description

THIS LETTER A STORYTIME WAS MADE ESPECIALLY FOR:

I have been all four of these at the same time! My storytimes are the lessons I would have wanted when I was a new, overwhelmed, and exhausted school librarian.

• new PreK-Grade 1 elementary librarians
• PreK-Grade 1 librarians on Specials rotation
• secondary teachers who are now elementary librarians
• busy parents who just don’t have time to create detailed storytime lessons

FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS LETTER A STORYTIME

• Recommended for: Grades PK-1
• Lesson Duration: 1-2 library lessons (about 50 minutes total)
• Formats: PPT, Google Slides, PDF
• Editable: YES, all text is editable

***Please note that this presentation is designed to complement a read-aloud. The actual read-aloud story comes from you! I cannot include a recorded read-aloud due to copyright restrictions.

THIS LETTER A STORYTIME INCLUDES

• 33-slide PPT + Google™ Slides
• List of recommended Letter A read-alouds (1 page PDF)
• Scavenger Hunt Activity (1 page PDF)
• Prep, set up, detailed lesson plan (7 pages, PDF)
• Detailed, pre-filled, editable lesson plan; includes CC, TEKS, and AASL Standards (2 pages, PDF and PPT)
• Google™ Classroom Basics (4 pages, PDF)
• Instructions on how to set up PPT slide timings for digital bulletin boards (2 pages, PDF)

MORE DETAILS ABOUT THIS LETTER A STORYTIME

• Introductory song (“The Ants Go Marching”)
• Links to four short Letter A videos for kids
• “A” and “ant” in American Sign Language (includes demo link and image)
• Slides for guided discussion of letter A names, colors, jobs, months
• Library Skills–A is for author, ABC order, and ask/answer
• Animal facts and photos–anaconda and antelope
• Vocabulary word–“antlers”–includes differences between horns and antlers
• One “Would-You-Rather” and one “This or That” for letter A
• All slides are illustrated with real photos and clipart for PK-1.

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