Materials List:
– Paper acorns with uppercase letters printed on them
– Small containers or baskets labeled with corresponding lowercase letters
– Tweezers or small tongs

Preschool Learning Objectives:
– Recognize uppercase letters
– Match uppercase and lowercase letters
– Develop fine motor skills through picking up and sorting acorns

Preschool Teacher Instructions:
1. Print out paper acorns with uppercase letters on them. You can create these by cutting out acorn shapes from brown construction paper and writing a different uppercase letter on each one.
2. Label small containers or baskets with corresponding lowercase letters. For example, if you have an acorn with the letter “A” on it, the container should be labeled with “a.”
3. Place the paper acorns in a pile in the center of the table or on a tray.
4. Demonstrate to the children how to use the tweezers or small tongs to pick up an acorn and place it in the correct container based on its lowercase letter match.
5. Encourage the children to take turns picking up acorns, identifying the uppercase letter, and placing it in the correct container.
6. Provide guidance and support as needed, helping children who may struggle with letter recognition or fine motor skills.
7. Offer praise and positive reinforcement as the children successfully match the acorns to the correct containers.

Teacher Tips for Differentiated Instruction:
– For children who are just beginning to learn letters, start with a smaller selection of letters and gradually increase the difficulty as they become more confident.
– Provide visual cues or prompts for children who may need extra support in matching the uppercase and lowercase letters.
– Encourage children to say the name of the letter out loud as they place it in the correct container to reinforce letter recognition.
– For children who have already mastered uppercase and lowercase letters, challenge them by adding additional acorns with sight words or beginning letter sounds for them to sort.