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Shaving Cream Letters

Dr. Seuss Lesson Plans

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Lesson plan developed by Ms. Erika Geelhoed, BA Ed

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Activity:  

Shaving Cream Letters

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Age Group:

Preschool

* Lesson plan objective and assessment can be adapted to use this activity with school-age children.

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Shaving Cream Letters

Objectives:  

• Student will develop sensory motor skill
  
• Student will practice forming letters
  

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CDA Competency Standard:   

II.4.3a

• Activities and materials encourage children to develop their senses
  

a) Sight, sound, smell, taste and touch experiences are encouraged through  a variety of developmentally appropriate materials and activities

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Materials: 

• Shaving cream
  
• flat surface
  
• Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book! by Dr. Seuss (Available from Amazon - see below)
  

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Procedure: 

1. Squirt a small amount of shaving cream on the flat surface in front of the child (enough to create a thin layer when spread out). Tell the students that they will be practicing their letters as you read them a story. 
   
2. Read Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book! to your students, stopping at each letter to show them how to correctly form it. 
   
3. Encourage your students to practice writing their letters in the shaving cream. They can “erase” by re-spreading the shaving cream with their hands. 
   

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Assessment: 

• Observe and record the child’s ability to form the different letters. Make special note on which letters they struggled with. You can go back and work one-on-one with them to review these letters.
  

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Dr. Seuss Books Available from Amazon

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Phonics

Phonics can be defined as the relationship between sounds and letters. It differs from phonemic awareness in that it involves print. When students learn that the written letter D makes the /d/ sound, they are learning phonics. Together, phonics and phonological awareness are the building blocks for reading. 

Many Dr. Seuss books can be used to practice phonics. Students can decode or “sound out” each letter of the short words that are included in many of his works. However, some of Dr. Seuss’ books may not be the best for your students who are just learning how to read. Stories that contain many made-up words may be hard for them to decode. These longer, more-elaborate books may be best for read aloud times. The smaller books that focus on short-vowel and sight words will be best for independent readers. Here is a list of easy-reader Dr. Seuss books that your students will love reading on their own: 

1.      One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
2.      Hop on Pop
3.      Fox in Socks
4.      Green Eggs and Ham
5.      Ten Apples Up on Top!

 

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