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Alphabet Letter I Island Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities and Worksheets
 Social studies > Geography > What is an island? Ask children what is an island. An island is an area of land smaller than a continent and surrounded by water on all sides. Another word for island is isle. An islet is a tiny island. Look at an atlas or globe and point out to some islands. Choose an island to explore online, this can be an island that is a territory of a country, for example Hawaii (a U.S.A. state) or another country, such as a Caribbean island. Alphabet Activity > Letter I is for Island Explain that the word island exhibits the long i sound. The long i sound is the same as the name of the letter I. This is also true of all long vowel sounds. Finger and Pencil Tracing: Trace letter I's in upper and lower case with your finger as you also sound out the letter. Invite the children to do the same on their coloring page (first presentation) or handwriting practice worksheet. Encourage children to trace the dotted letter. and demonstrate the direction of the arrows and numbers that help them trace the letter correctly. During the demonstration, you may want to count out loud as you trace so children become aware of how the number order aids them in the writing process. Find the letter I's: Have the children find all the letter I's in upper and lower case on the page and encourage them to circle or trace/shade them first. Coloring Activity: Encourage the children to color the image in the coloring page or worksheet. Letter I Worksheet and Mini-Book:These materials can be to reinforce letter practice and to identify related letter words. Read suggested instructions for using the worksheet and mini-book. Discuss other letter I words and images found in the worksheet. You can also display posters and coloring pages or make a letter I classroom book. Visit Letter I Printable Activities to make your choice. Advanced independent handwriting practice: Print your choice of lined paper or drawing and writing paper to draw and color an island scene and practice handwriting. Coloring page:  desert island uninhabited island |
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Printable lined-paper (various styles) |
