Morphology Pacing Teacher Guide U
UFLI Lessons 42–90 Pacing Guide
24-Week Morning Work Bundle Architecture
Teacher Reference
Grades 1–2 Phonics & Morphology
Weekly Instructional Architecture
Each week pairs two consecutive or conceptually linked UFLI lessons. Students complete focused practice on Concept A, focused practice on Concept B, and a cumulative Day 5 Review Worksheet integrating both concepts with orthographic mapping and sentence dictation.
Concept 1: Day 1 & 2 Focus
Concept 2: Day 3 & 4 Focus
Synthesis: Day 5 Combined Review
Term 1: Lessons 42–65 (Weeks 1 to 12)
Week UFLI Lessons Core Skill / Target Graphemes Friday Cumulative Synthesis Wk 1 42 & 43 Plural -es & Past Tense -ed (/t/, /d/, /ed/) Inflectional endings in connected text Wk 2 44 & 45 Suffix -ing & Closed Syllable Exceptions Base word + suffix vs. wild closed roots Wk 3 46 & 47 Open/Closed Syllables & Compound Words Syllable division & compound breakdown Wk 4 48 & 49 Initial L-Blends & Initial R-Blends Phoneme blending with consonant clusters Wk 5 50 & 51 Initial S-Blends & Final Consonant Blends Front and back cluster mapping Wk 6 52 & 53 Complex Final Blends & 3-Sound Blends Triple-cluster decoding and dictation Wk 7 54 & 55 Digraph Blends & Trigraph -tch (/ch/) Short vowel protector rule vs. ch Wk 8 56 & 57 Trigraph -dge (/j/) & Long VCC Review Spelling generalizations (-ck, -tch, -dge) Wk 9 58 & 59 VCe Pattern: a_e & i_e Short vowel vs. Magic-e discrimination Wk 10 60 & 61 VCe Pattern: o_e, e_e & u_e All Magic-e vowel sounds comparison Wk 11 62 & 63 VCe Suffix Addition & Soft c (/s/) Drop-e rule basics & soft c reading Wk 12 64 & 65 Soft g (/j/) & -dge vs. ge Soft sound mastery assessment
10-Minute Morning Routine Protocol
Min 1–2
Sound Warmup
Min 3–6
Mapping / Sort
Min 7–9
Sentences
Min 10
Quick-Check
Pacing Guide Part 1 (Weeks 1–12) • Designed for Science of Reading & UFLI Foundations Alignment
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UFLI Lessons 42–90 Pacing Guide
Term 2: Vowel Teams, R-Controlled & Affixes
Weeks 13–24
Lessons 66–90 Progression
Term 2: Lessons 66–90 (Weeks 13 to 24)
Week UFLI Lessons Core Skill / Target Graphemes Friday Cumulative Synthesis Wk 13 66 & 67 R-Controlled: ar (/ar/) & or, ore (/or/) Vowel-r identification & contrasting Wk 14 68 & 69 R-Controlled: er, ir, ur & R-Vowel Review Bossy R spelling pattern synthesis Wk 15 70 & 71 Vowel Teams: ai, ay (/ā/) & ee, ea (/ē/) Long A & E team orthographic mapping Wk 16 72 & 73 Vowel Teams: oa, ow, oe & igh, -y, ie Long O & I spelling choice analysis Wk 17 74 & 75 Vowel Teams: oo (/ū/ boot) & oo (/ʊ/ book) Sound sorting same spelling two sounds Wk 18 76 & 77 Diphthongs: oi, oy & ou, ow Position rule (middle vs. end of words) Wk 19 78 & 79 Vowel Teams: au, aw & ew, ui, ue Complex vowel grapheme discrimination Wk 20 80 & 81 Silent Letters (kn, wr, gn, mb) & Suffixes Silent letter mapping & -ly, -ful, -less Wk 21 82 & 83 Prefixes: un-, re-, dis- & pre-, mis-, in- Morphological breakdown & meaning changes Wk 22 84 & 85 Multisyllabic Affixes & Consonant-le (Group 1) Syllable dividing -ble, -cle, -dle, -fle Wk 23 86 & 87 Consonant-le (Group 2) & Schwa Sounds Unaccented syllable reading & spelling Wk 24 88 & 89–90 Doubling Rule (1-1-1) & Drop-E / Y-to-I Rules Comprehensive spelling rules review
Intervention Supports
Have struggling decoders highlight base words before adding suffixes.
Provide chips or counters for phoneme-grapheme Elkonin boxes.
Whisper-read sentences three times for automaticity.
Extension Challenges
Prompt advanced readers to write original connected sentences.
Find other words following the same spelling generalization.
Identify parts of speech for root words vs. inflected words.
Weekly Data Collection: Use Friday's combined review score to monitor mastery (≥80% target) before advancing to next week's bundle.
Pacing Guide Part 2 (Weeks 13–24) • Aligned with UFLI Scope & Sequence
Plural Powers Morning Worksheet Week 1 • Day 1 & 2 UFLI Lesson 42
Plural Suffix -es
Name:
Date:
!
The Hissing Rule: When a base word ends in s, x, z, ch, or sh , add -es to make it mean more than one. Suffix -es adds a whole new syllable and says /iz/!
1 Word Builder: Base Word + Suffix -es
Write the new plural word. Notice the extra syllable!
fox + -es =
dish + -es =
bench + -es =
buzz + -es =
bus + -es =
box + -es =
2 Choose & Write: Complete the Sentence
1. Dad will wash all six
in the sink.
dishs dishes
2. We sat on the park
to eat our lunch.
benches benchs
3. The yellow school
are parked in a row.
buses buss
3 Sentence Dictation & Handwriting
Listen and write the complete decodable sentence.
Teacher Dictates: “The red foxes rested in the big boxes.”
Writer's Check:
Capital letter Finger spaces Correct -es spellings Period at end
UFLI Foundations Lesson 42 Alignment
Score: / 10
Action Echoes Morning Worksheet Week 1 • Day 3 & 4 UFLI Lesson 43
Past Tense Suffix -ed
Name:
Date:
!
The 3 Sounds of Suffix -ed: The suffix -ed means the action already happened in the past. It makes 3 distinct sounds:
/id/ or /ed/ after t or d (adds syllable)
/t/ after unvoiced sounds
/d/ after voiced sounds
1 Sound Sort: Which sound does -ed make?
Read aloud, listen to the end, and write in the box.
planted jumped yelled melted picked buzzed
Sounds like /id/
Sounds like /t/
Sounds like /d/
2 Base Word Detective: Underline base word, write base word
hunted Base word:
brushed Base word:
filled Base word:
3 Read & Fill: Choose the Past Tense Verb
1. Yesterday, the frog
into the wet pond.
jump jumped
2. The hot summer sun
the sweet ice cream.
melted melting
4 Sentence Dictation & Handwriting
Listen and write the complete decodable sentence.
Teacher Dictates: “The dog barked and jumped on the soft rug.”
Writer's Check:
Capital letter Finger spaces -ed endings Period at end
UFLI Foundations Lesson 43 Alignment
Score: / 10
Suffix Showdown Review Worksheet Week 1 • Day 5 Synthesis UFLI Lessons 42 & 43 Review
Suffix Showdown: -es & -ed
Name:
Date:
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Suffix Check: Suffix -es makes nouns plural (more than one). Suffix -ed shows an action verb happened in the past!
1 Suffix Sorter: Add -es or -ed
Read each clue, choose the suffix, and write the complete word.
three lunch (box) More than one noun
he (jump) yesterday Past tense verb
two sweet (peach) More than one noun
she (yell) for help Past tense verb
2 Spelling Police: Find the error and rewrite the word correctly
1. The two quick foxs ran up the rocky hill.
Correction:
2. Dad washd all the glass dishes last night.
Correction:
3 Decodable Text Hunt: “The Campout”
Read the story. Find and write the target words below.
Dan packed two big boxes for the camp trip. He rested on the wooden benches near the pond. Three red foxes rushed past the tall grass! Dan smiled and brushed off his wet coat.
Two words with plural -es:
Two words with past tense -ed:
4 Cumulative Sentence Dictation
Listen closely and write neatly on the lines.
Teacher Dictates: “The fox jumped over the benches and landed in the mud.”
Review Check:
Capitals Spaces -es & -ed words Punctuation
Week 1 Mastery Check • Lessons 42 & 43
Score: / 10
