****Guess what?! Letter of the Week lesson plans are getting an overhaul! I’m going through and updating all plans, adding new free worksheets and making sure all links are up to date! I’ve created a bunch of templates too for some of the crafts that’ll make your life a lot easier! Hang tight! It may take some time to get through all the letters, but it’s coming soon!! If you’re seeing this message, this post has already been updated!*** 6/5/23
In this house we do unicorns. Lots and lots of unicorns!
My equine obsessed oldest has branched out into the world of unicorns and I.absolutely.love.it!!! I’m currently in the very early stages of planning my girls 2nd and 5th birthday party and the them is unicorns. More to come on that later.
Anyways…So as we look at this week’s letter u lesson plan, you are lucky I don’t have you reading unicorn books and doing unicorn crafts all week long. Though that does sound like an awesome weekly theme. True, it may be lacking in educational value but how amazingly fun would it be?
For now though, you’ll have to settle for plan on letter U. Don’t worry this week’s lesson plans still have lots of cute crafts!
Letter U Lesson Plan
You can grab this week’s lesson plans by clicking here, or on the image below.
ABC Flashcards
I know I’ve said it a thousand times, but the flashcards are crucial to this series. Sometimes there’s just no substitute for route memorization! I explain it more here.
This week’s flashcard should be practiced, “u-umbrella-/u/.”
Books for the Letter U
These books should be easy to find in your local library, but if not, don’t forget you can score books dirt cheap on Amazon!!
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Video
This week’s song is an uplifting little ditty with an unbeat tune!
Letter U Crafts
With summer in our sights it seems like all things creepy crawly are re-emerging. This fun little craft seemed appropriate right now. My girls dubbed it the “underground ick.”
You can grab my free u template here or by clicking below. For the green part, I just glued some green construction paper on top that I’d cut up with scissors.
We found the fun stickers super cheap on Amazon. We have plenty left over for our summer insects unit.
Today’s a super rainy day at our house, so these craft seems fitting. You can also used some patterned cardstock for the umbrella top and make this one even cuter!
Grab my free template here or by clicking the picture below.
Of course my girls loved this adorable unicorn craft! They want to re-create it with “more glitter and sparkles.”
Grab the free template here or by clicking on the image below.
One of our favorite things to do in summer is hit the beach! I can’t wait to soak up the sun while listening to waves crash on the shore. This cute underwater craft was a fun reminder of all the fun creatures that live in the sea!
The cute ocean animals stickers came from Amazon. They were in a pack of 75 so there are plenty left over for other fun ocean crafts. We also have an entire week of lessons dedicated to ocean animals here.
Grab my free template for this craft by clicking the image below or clicking here.
This craft was also a good vocabulary activity for my girls. They have never seen a unicycle so we looked up some information and discussed the ways it differs from a bike.
You can find the free template for this fun craft here or by clicking on the picture.
Activities for the Letter U
This week’s activities are interactive and so much fun! We loved making music on our ukelele’s and having fun with the up experiment!
Letter U Worksheets
This Letter U Letter Maze is the ultimate test for letter discernment. Students have to find their way through a maze of upper and lower case u’s to arrive at the end of their journey.
Grab it by clicking the picture below or here.
This Letter Find sheet is another opporunity to practice differentiating between upper and lower case letter u. It also has the added component of a little math!
Grab the free sheet here or by clicking below.
This Letter u Handwriting Practice Sheet is a great way to introduce proper letter formation.
Grab your copy here or from the image below.
Learning to isolate beginning first sounds is a crucial step in a child’s reading journey.
Practice that skill with this free Beginning Sound Letter U worksheet. Grab it below or here.
This Color by Letter Type sheet is another great opportunity to practice identifying upper and lowercase letter u.
Grab it here or by clicking the image.
There you have it folks! This week’s letter u lesson plan! Again – not as exciting as a week full of unicorns, but not too bad I suppose! I reigned myself in just for you! You’re welcome!
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