Systematic & Engaging Early Literacy
O Oats
Goal: Students will copy the letter O from a model.
Target Words: oats, oatmeal, open, over, oh, only
Materials and Preparation:
 Quick oats
 O worksheet––1 for each student
 Basic materials: pencils or crayons, glue, paper
Introduce:
Show students the oats. Say, “Who knows what these are? These are oats. Sometimes we use oats to make
oatmeal. Today we are going to make the oats into O shapes! It will be fun to make Os with our oats!”
Playful Practice:
 Give each student an O worksheet and a scoop of uncooked quick oats.
 First, have students make the letter O by putting their oats on top of the Os on the worksheet.
 Next, have students make their own oat Os by making their oats into O shapes on the O worksheet lines.
 Give students each a pencil or crayon and have them trace around the outside circle of their oats. Provide
assistance as necessary.
 After students have traced their Os, move the oats off the paper to reveal the Os they wrote.
 Spread glue over the Os on the O worksheet and have students sprinkle oats on top so they will stick to the
paper (optional).
 Optional: Continue the activity by making some of the oats into oatmeal. Mix the oats with water and
microwave the mixture. Let the students manipulate the oatmeal into O shapes.
Example phrases to use during Playful Practice:
We can make an O with our oats!
Open the can to find the oats!
Only oats over the O.
Oh wow! You used all of your oats to make Os!
Will you make a little oat O or a big oat O?
Review the Playful Experience:
 Discuss the playful practice activity with the students. Ask students which letter they made with their oats.
 Show students a letter O, and have them draw the letter in the air with their finger.
 Have students stand in a circle with their letter O worksheets. March around the circle together chanting,
“Go, go, around with O.”
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O Oats
O Worksheet: Class Activity
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O Oats
SEEL AT HOME
Playing to Learn
Goal: Copy the letter O from a model.
You will need:
Items in folder: small bag of oats
From home: glue (optional), paper, pencil
Activity: O Oats
1. Have your child show you the shape of the letter O using his or her hands.
2. Help your child write the letter O several times on a piece of paper.
3. Have your child put the oats around the Os to make oat Os.
4. Optional: Spread glue along the outlines of the Os and sprinkle the oats on top to make the oats stick.
5. Encourage the use of words with the long O sound throughout the activity (e.g.; Open the oat bag.
Sprinkle the oats over the Os. Only oats go on our Os.).
Remember to be playful and have fun!
The activity can be repeated several times.
© 2013 Project SEEL, McKay School of Education, Brigham Young University
SEEL AT HOME
Playing to Learn
Goal: Copy the letter O from a model.
You will need:
Items in folder: small bag of oats
From home: glue (optional), paper, pencil
Activity: O Oats
1. Have your child show you the shape of the letter O using his or her hands.
2. Help your child write the letter O several times on a piece of paper.
3. Have your child put the oats around the Os to make oat Os.
4. Optional: Spread glue along the outlines of the Os and sprinkle the oats on top to make the oats stick.
5. Encourage the use of words with the long O sound throughout the activity (e.g.; Open the oat bag.
Sprinkle the oats over the Os. Only oats go on our Os.).
Remember to be playful and have fun!
The activity can be repeated several times.
© 2013 Project SEEL, McKay School of Education, Brigham Young University
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