Letter L

Subject: Reading & Language

Grade Level: Kindergarten

Time Frame: 45 min.


Print Concepts


Phonics and Word Recognition


Conventions of Standard English

Phonological Awareness

Topic: Letter L


  • Identify and name the letter L
  • Produce the sound for letter L
  • Write both upper- and lower-case letter L

Instructional Materials:

Anticipatory Set: To introduce the lesson the teacher will show students the chart with the ladybug, Ll will be written in the ladybug but covered with post-its.  The teacher will ask students what the picture is, and see if they can guess what letter they will be learning about(post-its taken off after).  The teacher will then go over the sound for the letter L, and what it looks like.

Instructional Procedures:

  1. To begin the lesson the teacher will read the book “Ladybug Ladybug” by Ruth brown and have students listen and watch for the letter L.
  2. After the teacher has read the book, they will go over the sound for L again.  Students will then play “I spy” on the rug for L objects in the classroom. (Day 1)
  3. The students will then watch the letter L video to practice making the sound and learn how to write the upper- and lower-case letter.  While the video is showing how to write the letter, students will “air write” the letter at the rug.
  4. After the students have watched the video, they will do a practice writing sheet for the letter L. (Day 2).
  5. For more practice on identifying the letter L as well as forming both upper- and lower-case letters, students will do center rotations.  Each center will be 10 minutes long, with 5 minutes of directions before-hand as a class.  Before the students visit the centers they will watch the letter L video as a refresher on the sounds and letter formation.  The centers for letter L include letter poster, playdough letters, letter maze, and beginning sound ABC match. (Day 3)
  6. Students will then practice identifying the letter D in text as a class by reading a short story on the letter L.  They will read the DLTK book as a class but students will have their own copies, where they will highlight the letter L where they find it. (Day 4)

Closure: As a wrap-up and closure for the lesson, students will practice identifying the letter L and the sounds by doing a class picture sort at the rug.  The teacher will fill a bin with objects that begin with the letter L, as well as ones that do not.  Each student will have a chance to pick an object out of the bin that begins with the letter L.  At this time the teacher will also give students a chance to share their alphabet search object for that week (see lesson introduction for instructions).  Once students have had a chance to share, the teacher will introduce the letter movement for that week. (Day 5)

Formative Assessment: Students will be assessed based on their completed worksheets for the letter L, as well as their participation in class discussions during the picture sort and the reading of .  The worksheets that will be turned in to be assessed for completion include the practice writing sheet, letter poster, and letter maze.

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