A focused lesson on short 'a' and 'i' CVC words, featuring sound isolation, blending exercises, and a decodable story about two pet shop friends.

A foundational phonics lesson focused on identifying and reading CVC words with the short 'a' vowel sound through visual matching and word recognition.

A comprehensive introduction to short 'a' word families (-at, -ap, -an, -am, -ad, -ag) through guided blending, hands-on center rotations, and independent practice.

A Monday morning writing routine where students reflect on their weekend activities through descriptive journaling. Students use open-ended prompts to develop their narrative writing skills and share personal experiences with their peers.

A final review and assessment where students independently construct, write, and check a complete sentence using all the skills learned.

Students practice organizing words in the correct order to make sense, working with scrambled sentences and visual word banks.

Teaches the importance of finger spaces between words to make writing readable. Students practice placing a "spaceman" or finger between word blocks.

Introduces the two core parts of a sentence: the naming part (Who) and the action part (Do). Students learn to combine these orally and in simple written forms using icons.