Students apply their knowledge by creating a comparative drawing of a real animal and a fictional version, presenting their 'museum display' to the class.
A focused lesson on decoding and blending words with the -tch trigraph, using a kitchen-themed approach to engage students in fluency drills.
A set of materials for assessing and practicing 47 key graphemes, including high-visibility flashcards and a comprehensive teacher tracking sheet.
A reading comprehension lesson focusing on identifying and decoding common initial consonant blends through a garden-themed story.
A phonics-focused lesson exploring the African savanna using CVC, VCe, and consonant digraphs through a decodable reading passage and comprehension check.
A foundational lesson for Kindergarten SDC students focusing on the letter A, its short sound, and its formation using Handwriting Without Tears principles.
Focuses on emergent writing and composition through play-based storytelling and symbolic representation. Children discover that their marks on paper can communicate thoughts, emotions, and stories to others.
Focuses on print awareness and letter knowledge through meaningful, context-rich exploration. Students discover how symbols represent language in their environment and begin to master letter shapes and sounds through creative play.
Focuses on developing phonological and phonemic awareness through playful sound discrimination, rhyming, and rhythm. Children build an ear for the sounds of language in a collaborative, active environment.
Focuses on building robust oral language and vocabulary through dramatic play, storytelling, and collaborative conversation. Teachers use 'Deeper Learning' strategies to scaffold high-level thinking in early childhood.
A cumulative lesson where students independently compose sentences using both patterns and proper grammar rules.
Introducing the 'I like' sentence pattern, encouraging students to express preferences using simple CVC words.
Introducing the 'I see' sentence pattern combined with CVC labeling and proper punctuation.
Learning to segment and write CVC words as labels for objects, building the vocabulary needed for sentence patterns.
Introduction to the fundamental components of a sentence: the capital letter at the start and the period at the end.
A foundational phonics lesson for kindergarteners focusing on 3-letter CVC words with short 'a' and short 'i' sounds, practiced through memory matching and clip-card recognition.
A collection of foldable vowel desk tents designed for phonemic awareness activities and classroom desk displays. Each tent features clear lettering and a visual keyword to help students identify short vowel sounds.
A collection of fluency triangle cards designed for 1st-grade students to build reading stamina and speed. These cards focus on CVC word families and high-frequency sight words through a progressive sentence-building approach.
An interactive small-group game focusing on reading and writing CVC words across all five vowels through a magical quest-themed board game.
A foundational phonics lesson focused on the Arctic, using a decodable reader to practice CVC, CVCe, r-controlled vowels, and digraphs.
Fluency practice with decodable text and a review game to celebrate mastery of the 'qu' sound.
Application of 'qu' knowledge through guided spelling and sentence dictation.
Focus on irregular high-frequency words and reading connected sentences featuring 'qu' words.
Practicing blending and building words with 'qu' using letter chains and word sorts.
Introduction to the 'qu' buddy system and the /kw/ sound through phonemic awareness and visual drills.
A phonics-based lesson focused on building and manipulating CVC words through word ladders, helping students understand how changing a single letter creates a new word.
A foundational literacy lesson focused on decoding and encoding CVC words with mixed vowel sounds through engaging task-based activities in a small group setting.
A foundational lesson on short vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u) using VC and CVC patterns within a 'Sound Lab' theme. Students will learn to identify, blend, and write short vowel words through direct instruction and guided practice.
A foundational phonics lesson focusing on identifying and sorting short vowel sounds in CVC and VC words. Students will practice distinguishing between a, e, i, o, and u through interactive slides and a hands-on word sorting activity.
A comprehensive introduction to short vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u) through visual identification, blending practice, and hands-on word sorting of VC and CVC patterns.
Final assessment of the Floss rule and heart words. Includes dictation and a creative word family exercise.
Fluency building and phonics games. Students practice rapid reading of bonus letter words and construct sentences.
Application through word sorting and decodable reading. Students identify word families and read words in context.
Focus on word building and dictation. Students use letter tiles to practice doubling final consonants and apply heart word knowledge in writing.
Introduction to the bonus letters f, l, s, and z. Students learn the rule that when a one-syllable word ends in f, l, s, or z after a short vowel, the letter is doubled. Includes the teacher guide for the full week.
A comprehensive week-long unit reviewing short vowels through explicit instruction, multisensory practice, and decodable text application.
A phonics lesson focusing on the '-tch' ending sound, with tiered materials for different reading levels including sentence reading and word matching.