Name
1.
2.
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3.
4.
Phonological Awareness: Count and Blend Syllables
Point to a pencil and say its name. Then say each syllable in the word. Model blending the syllables
together to say pencil. Model clapping for each syllable in the word. Point out that there are two parts
or syllables in pencil. Tell children that you will write the number 2 on the board because pencil has two
syllables. Point to and name the remaining pictures. Tell children to say the syllables in each word and
then blend them together to say the whole word. Have them write a number on the line to show how
many parts or syllables they hear.
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Name
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Phonemic Awareness: /h/
Point to and say the name of the picture of the hammer. Tell children that the word hammer begins with
the /h/ sound. Have children repeat, hammer, /h/. Now point to and say the names of the rest of the
pictures on the page. Tell children to circle the pictures that have names that begin with the /h/ sound as
in hammer. Tell children to look at the pictures in each row from left to right and work their way down the
page from top to bottom.
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Name
1.
2.
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3.
4.
Phonemic Awareness: Phoneme Categorization
Point to and say the name of the pictures on the page. Tell children to circle the two pictures in each row
that have names that begin with the /h/ sound as in hut. Tell children to look at the pictures in each row
from left to right and work their way down the page from top to bottom.
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Name
1.
h
2.
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3.
4.
Phonics: /h/h
Point to and say the name of the picture of the hat. Tell children that the word hat begins with the /h/
sound. Explain that the letter h stands for the /h/ sound. Now point to and say the names of the rest of the
pictures on the page. Have children write the letter h next to the picture if its name begins with /h/ sound
as in hat. Tell children to look at the pictures in each row from left to right. Then tell them to work their
way from the top of the page to the bottom.
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Name
Stan spin hot hid
1.
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3.
Phonics/Spelling
Decode Words: Say had and point to your mouth position. Model how to spell the word had by writing a
letter for each sound you hear. Then decode the word. Then have children decode the words at the top of
the page. Spell Words: Have children write the word that names each picture on the lines.
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Name
sn
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o
st
Phonics: Letter/Sound Match
Point to the first letter and explain to children that this letter stands for the /h/ sound. Say the name of
each picture. Then tell children to draw a line from each letter to the picture whose name begins with
that letter.
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Name
1.
H
H
H FH FH F
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H
2.
F F F
3.
hhh h
R h
R R
h
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Handwriting: Hh
F F F
Demonstrate to children the proper formation of the uppercase and lowercase Hh. For the uppercase H,
say: Straight down. Go back to the top. Straight down. Straight across the dotted line. For the lowercase h,
say: Straight down. Go to the dotted line. Around and down. Tell children to use their finger to trace the
model for the letter. Then have them write the uppercase and lowercase forms of the letter Hh.
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Name
my you
1. I can do work.
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2. give the plants water.
3. lunch is hot.
4. I can put away toys.
High-Frequency Words: my, you
Model the Read/Spell/Write routine using the word my. Have children repeat the routine. Remind children
that the other word in the box is you. Tell children to repeat. Have children then write a word from the box
on a line to complete each sentence. Have partners read the sentences to each other. Then say the words
my and you aloud for children to spell.
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Name
1.
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2.
3.
Category Words: Size Words
Explain to children that people and animals can be different sizes. Tell children that some of the pictures
on this page show animals and things that are small or big, as well as short and tall. Point to and name the
pictures in each row. Have children circle the two pictures in each row that show something small and big.
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Name
1. plays soccer.
She He
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2. paints.
He She
3. plays the piano.
We She
Grammar: Subjective Pronouns
Explain to children that a pronoun takes the place of someone's name or a noun. Tell them that the word he
takes the place of the boy. Instead of saying The boy reads, we can say He reads. Then read each example
and point to and name the pictures. Tell children to circle the pronoun that best completes each sentence.
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Name
He She It We
sails by.
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1.
2. is tall.
3. cooks.
4. can color.
Grammar: Subjective Pronouns
Remind children that a pronoun takes the place of someone's name or a noun. Read the sentences and
point to and name the pictures. Tell children to write a pronoun from the box on the lines to complete
each sentence. Then tell children to refer back to a piece of writing that they did during the week and
make sure they used pronouns correctly.
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Name
1. We like to go to the t o p.
2. sid hid the pan.
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3. We like to mop
4. we go to the garden.
Edit/Proofread
Tell children to listen as you read aloud the sentences. Have them rewrite each sentence so it shows
correct capitalization and punctuation. Use gestures to clarify meaning. Tell children to refer back to a
piece of writing that they did during the week and make sure they used correct capitalization and end
punctuation.
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Name
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We do not see my cat. Tam and I see my cat.
Connect to Community Review High-Frequency Words
Encourage children to read the story to a family member or a friend. Have children set a purpose for reading, such as finding out what the
children see. Tell children that a word is made up of letters. Point to the
first and last letters in the word see and the space between see and my.
Then ask children to point to the first and last letters in and and the
space between and and I.
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My cat and I see Tam. Tam and I do not see.
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