Letter C Teacher Guide
Kindergarten Lesson Plan
Letter C Critters
Duration
30 Minutes
Date: 2026-11-13
Time: ______________
Duration: 30 minutes
Class: Kindergarten
Age Range: 4–5 years
Subject: ELA (Phonics)
Topic: Letter C (C/c Formation & Hard /k/ Sound)
Integrated: Art, Movement
Generalization
Letters have distinct shapes and represent specific speech sounds; recognizing and forming the letter C/c and hearing its crisp /k/ sound helps us read and write everyday words.
Concepts
- • Uppercase C and lowercase c are formed with one continuous curve that opens to the right.
- • Letter C represents the hard /k/ sound at the beginning of words like cat, cup, car, and cake.
Objectives — Students should be able to:
- Identify uppercase C and lowercase c among look-alike letters (such as O, G, and S).
- Produce the crisp hard /k/ sound and name at least two objects beginning with /k/.
- Write uppercase C and lowercase c using a smooth top-to-bottom open curve.
Teaching Strategies
- • Explicit modeling & think-alouds
- • Multisensory sky-writing & chanting
- • Visual look-alike comparison (C vs. O)
- • Guided partner practice
Materials
- • Letter C Slides
- • Mini whiteboards & markers (or sand trays)
- • Picture cards (cat, cup, ball, sun)
- • Letter C Hunters Worksheet & Exit Ticket
Set Induction (Warm-Up)
5 Minutes
Display Slides 1–2. Have students tap their fingers like tiny cat paws while chanting: “/k/, /k/, cat! /k/, /k/, cup! /k/, /k/, car!” Ask students to feel the puff of air at the back of their throat and reveal today’s mystery letter: C.
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Learning Experiences
18 Minutes
1. Explicit Modeling (8 min) • Slides 3–5
Sky-write C and c together: “Start near the top, curve around like a moon, and stop!” Compare C vs. O (Slide 4) so students keep the mouth open. Model listening for initial /k/ with cake vs. ball (thumbs up for /k/).
2. Guided Partner Practice (4 min) • Slide 6
Pairs write three Cs and three cs on mini whiteboards, checking that the curve opens to the right, and name one word starting with /k/.
3. Independent Practice (6 min)
Students complete the Letter C Hunters Worksheet: circling pictures starting with /k/, spotting C/c, tracing/writing C c, and drawing a C picture.
Assessment Procedure
Formative observation during sky-writing, the thumbs-up sound sort, and partner whiteboard checks; individual mastery check via the Letter C Hunters Worksheet and Letter C Exit Ticket (identifying a /k/ picture and forming C/c).
Closure
7 Minutes
Display Slide 7 and chant the Golden Rule together: “Start at the top, curve around, and leave the mouth open!” Distribute the Letter C Exit Ticket and read both prompts aloud as students complete them.
Follow-Up Activities
- • Support: Use green starting dots at the top-right of C/c or tactile sand trays for extra curve practice.
- • Extension: Label the C drawing by stretching sounds, or hunt for 5 letter Cs in a classroom book.
Evaluation
Teacher: ________________________________________
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Letter C Slides
Kindergarten ELA
Letter C Critters
Meet Uppercase C, Lowercase c, and the /k/ Sound
🐱 🥤 🚗
Warm-Up
Cat & Cup Chant!
🐱
/k/ /k/ cat
🥤
/k/ /k/ cup
🚗
/k/ /k/ car
Tap your cat paws and say the crisp /k/ sound!
Let’s Sky-Write
Meet C and c
C
Uppercase C
Starts near the top
c
Lowercase c
Starts at the middle
Start at the top, curve around like a moon, and stop!
Watch Out!
The Sneaky Trick
C
Mouth is OPEN!
O
Mouth is CLOSED!
Rule: Letter C always leaves its mouth open on the right!
Listen Closely
Does It Start With /k/?
🎂
Cake
⚽
Ball
Thumbs up if you hear /k/ at the beginning!
Partner Practice
Write & Share!
1. Write C and c
Write 3 big Cs and 3 little cs on your board.
2. Name a /k/ Word
Tell your partner one word that starts with /k/!
Say together: “C says /k/ like cat!”
Golden Rule
Curve & Keep It Open!
Start at the top, curve around, and leave the mouth open. Letter C says /k/!
Now let’s show what we know!
Letter C Hunters Worksheet
Name: ____________________________________
Date: ___________________
Letter C Hunters
Listen for the /k/ sound and spot the open curves!
🐱
1. Circle the pictures that start with /k/ like cat.
🐱 Cat
⚽ Ball
🥤 Cup
☀️ Sun
2. Circle every uppercase C and lowercase c.
C
O
c
G
c
S
C
o
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3. Trace and write uppercase C and lowercase c.
Uppercase C
C C
Lowercase c
c c
4. Draw something that starts with C (/k/).
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Letter C Exit Ticket
Name: ____________________________________
Date: ___________________
Quick Wrap-Up
Letter C Exit Ticket
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1. Circle the picture that starts with C (/k/).
🚗 Car
🐶 Dog
2. Write uppercase C and lowercase c.
C
c
How do you feel about Letter C?
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