Unit Plan 6 (Grade K ELA): Letters & Sounds I – Names and Consonant Sounds
Kindergarten phonics unit: students name and match upper- and lowercase letters, produce common consonant sounds, and practice proper letter formation through multisensory alphabet and sound routines.

Focus: Name upper/lowercase letters; produce common consonant sounds
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Subject Area: English Language Arts (Foundational Skills • Language • Speaking/Listening • Beginning Writing)
Total Unit Duration: 5 sessions (one week), 45–60 minutes per session
I. Introduction
This foundational week launches alphabet knowledge and consonant sound production. Students practice naming upper- and lowercase letters, matching pairs, connecting letters to common consonant sounds (/m/, /s/, /t/, /p/, /n/, /b/, /f/, /r/), and beginning letter formation with clear paths of motion. Multisensory routines (skywriting, sand trays, magnetic letters) keep learning active and memorable.
II. Objectives and Standards
Learning Objectives — Students will be able to…
- Recognize and name upper- and lowercase letters in isolation and in names (RF.K.1d).
- Match uppercase to lowercase forms on an alphabet arc (RF.K.1d).
- Produce the most common sound for taught consonant letters (RF.K.3a).
- Identify a picture that begins with a taught consonant sound and select the matching letter (RF.K.3a).
- Print many upper- and lowercase letters with correct starting points and strokes (L.K.1a).
Standards Alignment — CCSS Kindergarten
- RF.K.1d Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
- RF.K.3a Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter–sound correspondences (consonants focus).
- L.K.1a Print many upper- and lowercase letters.
Success Criteria — student language
- I can name the letter and find its match (A–a, M–m…).
- I can say the sound the letter makes (m says /m/…).
- I can pick a picture that starts with the letter’s sound (moon → m).
- I can print several letters using the right path of motion.
- I can tell a partner, “The letter is m; it says /m/.”