Tiny Sentence Tales

A 10-day targeted small-group extension sequence for early first-grade CKLA students scoring green and blue on DIBELS, consolidated into an all-in-one print-and-go master packet tailored for new instructional assistants.

A collection of decodable two-part reader's theater scripts designed for first grade reading partners. Each script targets essential early phonics patterns including consonant digraphs and long vowel sounds with silent e and ee.

A super-cute, classroom-ready anchor chart poster introducing Magic E to first graders. Features a friendly wizard mascot, large colorful picture cards for cap to cape, kit to kite, hop to hope, and cub to cube, and an adorable classroom chant.

A 3-part primary instructional sequence designed for 1st grade students to master the temporal vocabulary of First, Next, and Last through structured oral sentence production and visual routine cards. Students progress from teacher-modeled morning routines to collaborative action sequencing and an independent oral presentation check.

A comprehensive first grade phonics lesson focused on short a word families, CVC patterns, and consonant blends for early decoding and writing fluency.

A 2-page decodable reader's theater script for middle-of-the-year first grade partners targeting the vowel teams ou and ow (/ow/ sound) and sight words (around, down, across, would, friend, about). Features 16 dialogue turns across two acts with warm-up words and partner comprehension talk.

An intensive 8-day supplemental phonics sequence dedicating two focused 40-minute days to each target vowel digraph (AI, AY, EE, EA) through auditory discovery, orthographic rules, oral drills, dictation, decodable passages, and comprehension.

A first-grade procedural writing lesson teaching students how to write clear step-by-step instructions for making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich using temporal connectors and specific kitchen supplies.

A 2-page decodable reader's theater script for middle-of-the-year first grade partners targeting vowel diphthongs oi and oy and sight words (found, should, would, friend, buy, because). Features 16 dialogue turns across two acts with warm-up words and partner comprehension talk.

A foundational handwriting and letter identification curriculum for primary learners. Students master uppercase and lowercase formation patterns using structured guidelines and strengthen visual discrimination through dedicated letter-finding activities.

A 2-page decodable reader's theater script for middle-of-the-year first grade partners targeting the vowel digraph oo (both /oo/ sounds) and sight words (school, soon, took, could, another, thought). Features 16 dialogue turns across two acts with warm-up words and partner comprehension talk.

A complete instructional toolkit containing educator goal-setting frameworks, student-facing goal trackers, and progress monitoring tools to meet and exceed annual NWEA MAP Growth Reading targets.