This document presents an animal alphabet slideshow activity where students match animals with the letters that their names start with. It includes 26 slides with an animal and letter on each slide. As students go through the slideshow, they try to match the animal to the correct starting letter. The document explains that some letters are more tricky than others. It concludes that the activity helps students understand that printed letters represent spoken words.

1. By: Rachel Lawrence P U L A The AnimalAlphabet D I Q Z R B F M

2. Click here for a quick video on the Animal Alphabet!

3. Can you match the animal with the correct letter? A B C D E F

4. A B C D E F Ant Bat Cat Duck Elephant Frog

5. As you move through the slide show, keep trying to match the animals with the letter that it starts with! G H I J K L

6. G H I J K L Gorilla Hippo Iguana Jaguar Kangaroo Lion

7. Each letter has a specific sound to it… M N O P Q R

8. Monkey Narwhal Owl Penguin Quail Raccoon M N O P Q R

9. As you continue your journey through the slide show, you’ll realize every letter matches with the first letter that the animal starts with. But some letters are very tricky! S T U V W X This is the tricky one, look at the last letter in the name.

10. S T U V W X Squirrel Tiger Unicorn Vulture Whale Fox

11. Understand that printed letters represent spoken words. Y and Z

12. Y And Z Yak Zebra

13. THE END!

14. GLCE’s Phonics Students will understand the alphabetic principle, that sounds in words are expressed by the letters of the alphabet. Vocabulary Students will, in context, determine the meaning of words and phrases including objects, actions, concepts, content vocabulary, and literary terms, using strategies and resources including context clues, mental pictures, and questioning.

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