In this lesson, learners will practise the alphabet, the letter names and sounds and writing upper and lower case through a song and various games. For extension, they will watch a story about animals for every letter of the alphabet, and work as a class to produce an alphabet wall frieze or a picture dictionary.

Aims

To develop and practise (depending on stages chosen):

• vocabulary: alphabet letter names, alphabet letter sounds, alphabet upper and lower cases, animals
• integrated skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing

Age

Younger primary (7–9 years)

Time

90 minutes approximately (depending on stages chosen)