The Letter Xx

The English alphabet consists of 26 letters, each with an upper and lower-case form. The alphabet has 5 vowels, 19 consonants and 2 letters that can serve as consonants or vowels (W and Y).

The letter X is the twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet. This scene will introduce students to the phoneme and the grapheme of X and encourage identification of the items within the scene environment that begin with X.

# Objectives:

1: Recognise the upper and lower-case grapheme of the letter X.{.info}

2: Identify objects that begin with the letter X.{.info}

3: Practice speaking skills by using the phoneme of X.{.info}



# The Letter X{.objective .objective1}

Students can explore the scene and look for the large upper and lower-case letter X. Discuss how they look different. There are upper and lower-case letters hidden around the scene for students to find. Encourage them to pick them up and sort the upper and lower-case letters. There are three lower-case and three upper-case X letters to find.

Students can investigate the environment and find items that begin *contain* the letter X. Encourage them to say the name of the objects as they find them. Remind them that the letter X can make a short sound.



The following objects are included in the scene:

- Tyrannosaurus Rex

- Texas

- Mexico

- Explorer

- Taxi

- Axolotl

- Saxophone

- Wax

- Extra Terrestrial

- Ice Box

- Ox

- X-Ray Scanner

- Excavator

- X-Ray Vision

- X-Ray Glasses

- Hexagon

- Exercise

- Axe

- Excalibur (sword)

- Exit

- Fox

- Xylophone

- 'Xtra’ Cola Vending Machine

- Number Six


Students can practice their speaking skills by saying the name of the objects beginning with the letter X. Encourage them to think of any other words that contain a /x/ sound that are not included in the scene.