It’s as

Easy as A
B C! A
“Great First
Teaching” Lesson
for Alphabetizing
Copyright 2013 By: Effective Teaching System
Let’s Get Ready to Learn!

• Back Straight
• Eyes Forward
• Ears Listening
• Mouth Smiling :)
 Learning
Objective
Today, we will
arrange a group of
words in
alphabetical order.
CFU: Read with me. Track with me. What are we doing today? Tell
your neighbor what we are doing today.
Activate Prior Knowledge
Chorale recite the ABC’s with
me…
A B CPerfect!
D E F G HI J K L M
N O P Q R S T UV WX Y Z

We will be using this

knowledge to help us put
words in alphabetical order.
CFU: With your learning partner, write out the ABC’s on ONE whiteboard.
Draw sticks, ask what letter comes before M, G. What comes after P, D. etc.
 Vocabulary
Alphabet: The ABC’s
Alphabetical Order:
Arranging words in
order beginning with A
Alphabetize: To put in
alphabetical order.
CFU: Syllabicate each word. Draw sticks. Ask students what each word
means.
Concept Development
When you Here are three
words already
arrange
arranged in
words in alphabetical
alphabetical order.
order you put
them in the • Abby
same order • Baker
as the ABC’s. • Cupcake
CFU: What letter does Abby begin with? Why is Abby before
Baker? Why is Cupcake after Baker? Etc.
Skill Development
1. Read the list of words.
Here’s 2. Look at the first letter of each
word.
what 3. Find the word or words that
you do begin with A. They will go first.
4. Next, find the word or words that
to put begin with B. They will go next.
5. Keep going through the alphabet
words until all the words are arranged.
in 6. Be careful when there are two or
more words that begin with the
alphabe same letter. More about this step
later!
tical
order.
CFU: What is Step 1? Step 2? Etc.
Guided Practice
Teacher Completes
1. Read the list of words.
Put these 2. Look at the first letter of
each word.
words in 3. Find the word or words

alphabetical that begin with A. They

will go first.

order. 4. Find the word or words

that begin with B. They
will go next.
5. Keep going through the
Carrots, alphabet until all the
words are arranged.
Beets, 6. Be careful when there are
two or more words that
Apples, begin with the same
letter. More about this
Grapes
CFU: How did I decide that Apple was stepWhy
first? later!
is Grapes last?
Guided Practice
Students Complete
1. Read the list of words.
Put these 2. Look at the first letter of
each word.
words in 3. Find the word or words
that begin with A. They
alphabetical will go first.
4. Find the word or words
order. that begin with B. They
will go next.
5. Keep going through the

Train, Bus, alphabet until all the

words are arranged.

Auto, Cab 6. Be careful when there are

two or more words that
begin with the same
letter. More about this
Auto, Bus, step later!
CFU: How did you decide that Auto came first? Why is Cab third?

Cab, Train
Guided Practice Teacher
Completes

Put these 1. Read the list of words.

words in 2. Look at the first letter of

each word.

alphabetical 3. Find the word or words

that begin with A. They
will go first.
order. 4. Find the word or words
that begin with B. They
will go next.
Pencil, Desk, 5. Keep going through the
alphabet until all the
Ruler, Books 6.
words are arranged.
Be careful when there
are two or more words
that begin with the same
Books, Desk, letter. More about this
step later!
Pencil, Ruler
CFU: How did I decide that Books was first? Why is Desk second?
Guided Practice Students
Complete
Put these 1.
2.
Read the list of words.
Look at the first letter
words in of each word.
3. Find the word or words
alphabetical that begin with A. They
will go first.
order. 4. Find the word or words
that begin with B. They
will go next.
Turtle, Fish, 5. Keep going through the
alphabet until all the
Dog, Bird words are arranged.
6. Be careful when there
are two or more words
Bird, Dog, that begin with the
same letter. More about
Fish, Turtle this step later!
CFU: How did you decide that Bird came first? Why is Fish third?
Guided Practice Teacher
Completes
1. Read the list of words.

Put these 2.

3.
Look at the first letter of each
word.
Find the word or words that

words in 4.
begin with A. They will go first.
Find the word or words that

alphabetical
begin with B. They will go next.
5. Keep going through the
alphabet until all the words are

order. arranged.
6. When there are two
or more words that
begin with the same
Donuts, Chips, letter, look at the
Cake, Danish second letter of both
words. Whichever
one comes first in the
alphabet, comes first
Cake, Chips, in your list.
CFU: How did I decide that Cake comes before Chips? Why is Donuts last ?
Danish,
Guided Practice Students
Complete
1. Read the list of words.
2. Look at the first letter
Put these of each word.
3. Find the word or words
words in that begin with A. They
will go first.
alphabetical 4. Find the word or words
that begin with B. They
order. will go next.
5. Keep going through the
alphabet until all the
Erasers, words are arranged.
6. When there are two or
Pens, Pencils, more words that begin
with the same letter,
Crayons look at the second
CFU: How did you decide that Pencils letterbefore
comes of both words.
Pens? Why is
Erasers second? Whichever one comes
Crayons, first in the alphabet,
comes first in your list.
Independent Practice

Your turn to shine!

Show me what you
know!
Here’s the Directions
1. Read the list of words.
2. Look at the first letter of each word.
3. Find the word or words that begin with A.
They will go first.
4. Find the word or words that begin with B.
They will go next.
5. Keep going through the alphabet until all
the words are arranged.
6. When there are two or more words that
begin with the same letter, look at the
second letter of both words. Whichever one
comes first in the alphabet, comes first in
your list.
 Independent Practice
Name: _____________________________

Alphabetical Order
Directions: rewrite the words in alphabetical order.
soccer, baseball, hockey, basketball
______________________________________________________________________

acorns, walnuts, peanuts, hazelnuts

______________________________________________________________________

orange, blue, black, green

______________________________________________________________________

triangle, circle, square, rectangle

______________________________________________________________________

father, mother, grandfather, grandmother

______________________________________________________________________

math, science, art, social studies, reading

______________________________________________________________________

Teacher: Print and make copies for your students to complete during independent practice.
 Test Preparation
Alphabetical Order
1. Which group of words is in 3. Which group of words is in
alphabetical order? alphabetical order?

a. Acorn, Banana, Beans, a. One, Two, Three, Four

Carrots b. Four, Three, Two, One
b. Acorn, Beans, Banana, c. Four, Three, Two, One
Carrots d. Four, One, Three, Two
c. Acorn, Carrots, Banana,
Beans
d.
2. Carrots, Beans,
Which group of Banana,
words is 4. Which group of words is in
in Acorn
alphabetical order? alphabetical order?

a. Truck, Trailer, Train, Car a. Black, Blue, Brown, Orange

b. Car, Trailer, Train, Truck b. Blue, Brown, Black, Orange
c. Car, Train, Trailer, Truck c. Orange, Blue, Brown, Black
d. Car, Truck, Trailer, Train d. Brown, Black, Blue, Orange

Teacher: Print and make copies for your students to complete.

 Write these Write these Write these
words in words in words in
alphabetical alphabetical alphabetical
order order order

Barn Red Square

Corral Blue Rectangle
1 Farm 2 Violet 3 Triangle
Animals Green Parallelogram
Write these Write these Write these
words in words in words in
alphabetical alphabetical alphabetical
order order order

Rock Third Sad

Pop Fourth Happy
4 Gospel 5 Second 6 Frightened
Folk First Elated
 Write these Write these Write these
words in words in words in
alphabetical alphabetical alphabetical
order order order

Pea Yellow Strawberry

Tomato Pink Watermelon
7 8 Purple 9 Pineapple
Squash
Pumpkin Orange Peach
Write these Write these Write these
words in words in words in
alphabetical alphabetical alphabetical
order order order

Friends Desk Music

Foes Chair Language
1 Enemies 1 Pencil 1 Science
0 Pals 1 Crayon 2 Mathematics
 Write these Write these Write these
words in words in words in
alphabetical alphabetical alphabetical
order order order

Ball Scooter Football

Helmet Skateboard Baseball
1 1 Bike 1 Basketball
Bat
3 4 5
Glove Tricycle Hockey
Write these Write these Write these
words in words in words in
alphabetical alphabetical alphabetical
order order order

Life Marker Poetry

Monopoly Crayon Fiction
1 Clue Colored
1 pencil 1 Non-fiction
6 Sorry 7 Chalk 8 Prose
 Write these Write these Write these
words in words in words in
alphabetical alphabetical alphabetical
order order order

Playground Window Uncle

Classroom Door Aunt
1 2 Wall 2Grandmother
Office
9 0 1
Bathroom Hall Grandfather
Write these Write these Write these
words in words in words in
alphabetical alphabetical alphabetical
order order order

Salt Norbert Destiny

Pepper Nathan Donna
2 Paprika 2 Nathaniel 2 Debbie
2 Oregano 3 Nate 4 Diedra
Name:
__________________________________________________________________________
Alphabetizing Scoot
Recording Sheet
1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24
Directions: Cut out the words and arrange in alphabetical
order.

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left over under
above beneat beside
next h
behind front
back below high
low inside outside
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completing Independent Practice. Detailed
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