Letter Q Lesson Plan

Letter Q

Welcome song to gather kids to mats

o   2^nd verse:  The more we get together, the happier we’ll be

For your friends are my friends

And my friends are your friends

The more we get together

The happier we’ll be

Weather

Letter Q Bag – write on etcha sketch

Quack, quarter, quick, quiet, quote, question, quail, quilt, queen, quality, quiche, quantity

·         Talk about quiet/loud –places we need to be quiet/ can be loud

·         Quick/slow – what are some things that are quick? 

·         Pull out letter Q for Q Story  Q is a very shy fellow.  He prefers to go places with his friend “U.”  That’s why you usually see them together everywhere. 

Count 9 quarters together

At the Table

·         Q-tip art – triangles, starbursts, snowmen arms and legs, squares – set out glue and q-tips

·         Shape Quilt

·         Quarter rubbings – glue quarters to a piece of cardboard, plain paper on top, use side of crayon to make rubbings

o   Fold papers into Quarters when finished 

Stories

·         Quick/slow -Tortoise and Hare

·         Queens – Snow White

·         Question book

Snacks

·         Quickbread (muffins)

·         Toast cut in shape of a Queen’s crown

·         Large quantity of raisins and carrots

·         Water

Movement

·         Who’s the quickest? 

o   Jack be nimble

o   Race down hall and back (give stickers to winners)

·         Dance

o   Wave like a queen

o   Throw ball like a quarterback

o   Quack like a duck

·         Quarter toss - Throw quarters into the letter Q, how many landed in the Q?