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LETTERS© Module 1
Symbols for Sounds – Lesson 4: The Shape of Letters $15.97
Symbols for Sounds – Lesson 4: The Shape of Letters $15.97
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LETTERS© Lesson 4: The Shape of Letters (24 pages)
It only takes a keen eye to discover the geometric shapes within each letter. Shapes are everywhere! Have you ever wondered why letters can be found in nature? In this lesson learners will discover how letters got their shape.
Estimated lesson length: 1 hour plus time for discovery
It only takes a keen eye to discover the geometric shapes within each letter. Shapes are everywhere! Have you ever wondered why letters can be found in nature? In this lesson learners will discover how letters got their shape.
Estimated lesson length: 1 hour plus time for discovery
Prerequisites to Lesson 4:
LETTERS© Lesson 1 – Symbols
LETTERS© Lesson 2 – Alphabet
LETTERS© Lesson 3 – Uppercase and Lowercase Letters
Resources required for Lesson 4:
LETTERS© 4 x 6 Alphabet Tiles – from Lesson 2
LETTERS© Dry-Erase Sheet Protector – from Lesson 2
The internet
LETTERS© website
Dry-erase markers
Craft supplies
Colouring tools (crayons, pencil crayons, markers)
Recommended resources for Lesson 4:
LETTERS© Lowercase Puzzle Board
LETTERS© Uppercase Puzzle Board
LETTERS© Dry-Erase Magnet Board
LETTERS© Magnetic Alphabet
LETTERS© Lesson 1 – Symbols
LETTERS© Lesson 2 – Alphabet
LETTERS© Lesson 3 – Uppercase and Lowercase Letters
Resources required for Lesson 4:
LETTERS© 4 x 6 Alphabet Tiles – from Lesson 2
LETTERS© Dry-Erase Sheet Protector – from Lesson 2
The internet
LETTERS© website
Dry-erase markers
Craft supplies
Colouring tools (crayons, pencil crayons, markers)
Recommended resources for Lesson 4:
LETTERS© Lowercase Puzzle Board
LETTERS© Uppercase Puzzle Board
LETTERS© Dry-Erase Magnet Board
LETTERS© Magnetic Alphabet
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Enrichment Activities for LETTERS© Lesson 4: The Shape of Letters
For Students:
The Young Naturalist's Alphabet
Where is A? Where is Z? Under a rock? In a tree? Go outside and see.
Where is A? Where is Z? Under a rock? In a tree? Go outside and see.
Click the link below to look at some amazing pictures of letters in nature ...
For Educators:
How did the letters get their shape?
" ...many of our letters began as Egyptian hieroglyph symbols 4,000 years ago, with a hodgepodge of Semitic, Phoenician, Greek and Roman influences thrown in."
" ...many of our letters began as Egyptian hieroglyph symbols 4,000 years ago, with a hodgepodge of Semitic, Phoenician, Greek and Roman influences thrown in."
Click the button below to find out more ...
The Meaning of Shapes: Developing Visual Grammar
What do you feel when you see a circle? A square? A triangle? Are you affected the same when seeing an object with soft gentle curves as you are when seeing another object with sharp jagged edges? Much the same way that lines have meaning, shapes have meaning and are an important building block in the visual grammar and visual thinking we have at our disposal as designers.
What do you feel when you see a circle? A square? A triangle? Are you affected the same when seeing an object with soft gentle curves as you are when seeing another object with sharp jagged edges? Much the same way that lines have meaning, shapes have meaning and are an important building block in the visual grammar and visual thinking we have at our disposal as designers.
Parents and educator's can get enrichment ideas from the article found by clicking the button link below:
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