Visual slide presentation designed for 1st-grade direct phonics instruction and shared story reading. Focuses on 'ai' and 'ay' long 'a' blending with large, highly legible text and classroom discussion checks.

Highly scaffolded reading comprehension worksheet for the 'Puddle Play' passage. Includes multiple-choice questions, primary dashed handwriting lines, and a drawing section.

A 1st-grade decodable passage featuring long 'a' sounds spelled with 'ai' and 'ay'. Includes a word-sorting activity at the bottom for active learning.

A finalized paper-saving version of the Word Hunt Exit Ticket (2-up) and its comprehensive Teacher Guide. Features same-beginning sound distractors and improved layout for professional print quality.

A quick Day 3 exit ticket for individual student assessment, featuring two renumbered reading tasks: word-level and sentence-level decoding. The scoring dots have been removed from the word-reading task.

A student-friendly board game ('Paw Print Race') for reviewing 'au' and 'aw' words, designed with large fonts and clear pathing.

A sentence fluency handout for Day 3 featuring repetitive reading tasks and a creative writing prompt.

Day 3 presentation with sentence-level fluency practice and board game instructions.

A fluency drill handout for Day 2 containing word and phrase grids for timed partner reading.

Day 2 presentation focusing on word lines and rapid phrase reading for fluency development.