As with any lesson, there is always a chance for the unexpected to happen.  There are some things that we have actually anticipated which may cause difficulty for students when completing this assignment.  Anyone who has ever played the alphabet game or created their own version of an alphabet book knows that there are some letters that are more difficult to connect to a story than others. The teacher could possibly use one of these more difficult letters as the example shown to the class, or even use creative spelling to include all 26 letters.  For example, for the letter x, the teacher can explain that it was the “XL” or eXtra large goat who put the troll in his place.  Another example would be for the letter Q, the teacher could explain that the troll sat Quietly under the bridge until he heard the goat try to cross his bridge.

 

If students are using Pixie or Wixie to complete this assignment, it is a good idea to have already introduced the program and tools that are available to the studens.  Making sure the students are using computers that have these programs already installed is a great idea to avoid stress at the time of the lesson.