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Phonological Awareness: Recognize Rhyme
Remind children that words that rhyme have the same ending sounds. Now point to and say the names of
the pictures in each row on the page. Have children circle the two pictures in each row that have names
that rhyme.
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Name
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Phonemic Awareness: /k/
Point to and say the name of the picture of the kite. Tell children that the word kite begins with the /k/ sound.
Have children repeat, kite, /k/. 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 /k/ sound as in kite. 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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Phonemic Awareness: /k/, /ck/
Point to and say the name of the picture of the giraffe kicking. Tell children that kick begins and ends
with the /k/ sound. Now point to and say the names of the pictures on the page. Tell children to circle the
pictures that have names that end with the /k/ sound. 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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Phonemic Awareness: Phoneme Segmentation
Tell children to listen as you say the word kit. Say each sound in the word kit, /k//i//t/. Then blend the
sounds together to say the word kit. Explain that there are three sounds in the word. Now say the name
of each picture. Then tell children to say the sounds in each picture’s name. Encourage them to count the
number of sounds they hear and color in a box for each sound.
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k
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Phonics: /k/k
Point to and say the name of the picture of the key. Tell children that the word key begins with the /k/
sound. Explain that the letter k stands for the /k/ sound. Now point to and say the name of the rest of the
pictures on the page. Have children write the letter k next to the picture if its name begins with the /k/
sound as in key. 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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ck
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Phonics: /k/ck
Point to and say the name of the picture of the tack. Tell children that the word tack ends with the /k/
sound spelled ck. Now point to and say the names of the rest of the pictures on the page. Have children
write the letters ck next to the picture if its name ends with the /k/ sound as in tack. 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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Kim deck rack kit
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Phonics/Spelling
Decode Words: Say Kim and point to your mouth position. Write the word and model how to decode it.
Then repeat with the word speck. Have children decode the words at the top of the page by saying each
of the sounds in the name and then blending them together to say Kim. Spell Words: Then have them
write the word that names each picture.
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1. Kim lick kit
2. sick sock snack
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3. duck deck rock
4. kid sack kit
5. stack speck stick
Phonics: Minimal Contrasts
Tell children that when you change one letter in a word, you make a new word. Write the words Kim and
kit. Explain that by changing the m in Kim to a t, you make the word kit. Have children read the first word
in each row. Tell them to draw a line under the new word that is formed when one letter in the word is
changed. Then write the words lick, lock, sock, and dock on the board and have children decode them.
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KKK KK F F
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LKkk R k f f
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cccrKLkk crR
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k rR rR
ck rR rR rR
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Handwriting: Kk
Model for children how to form the uppercase K. Straight down. Go back to the top. Slant in, slant out.
Model how the lowercase k is formed. Straight down. Slant in, slant out. Remind children how to form the
uppercase and lowercase c. Have children use their finger to trace the model for the letter. Then have
them write the uppercase and lowercase forms of the letters Kk. Repeat for the lowercase forms of the
letters ck.
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she was little
1. She happy.
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2. The bug is .
3. is kind.
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High-Frequency Words: she, was, little
Model the Read/Spell/Write routine using the word she. Have children repeat the routine. Repeat with the
word was. Remind children that the other word in the box is little. Tell children to repeat. Have children then
write a word from the box on a line to complete each sentence. Encourage children to then write their own
sentence using one or more of the words. Have partners read the sentences to each other. Say the words she,
was, and little for children to spell.
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Category Words: Weather Words
Explain to children that there are different kinds of weather, such as sunny, rainy, stormy. Tell children that
some of the pictures on this page show different weather conditions. Point to and name the pictures in
each row. Have children circle the two pictures in each row that show different kinds of weather.
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Pam Hill Top School
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1. Ted has a beautiful cat.
2. Kim likes to paint.
3. Turn left on Red Street.
4. Miss Mack is a great teacher.
Proper Nouns
Explain to children that a proper noun tells the name of a person or a place. Point to the examples at the
top of the page. Tell children that Pam names a girl and Hill Top School tells the name of a school. Then
read the sentences and point out the pictures with children. Tell them to circle the proper noun in each
sentence.
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1. kim and ed are with mom.
2. rick's cat jack can nap.
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3. I can go with mr. little.
4. Did you see deb at the zoo?
5. rick is with his friends.
Grammar: Proper Nouns
Remind children that a proper noun names someone. The name Amy is a proper name because it is
someone's name. Then read each sentence and point to and name the pictures. Tell children to circle the
words that should begin with a capital letter because they are proper nouns. Tell children to refer back to
a piece of writing that they did during the week and make sure they used proper nouns correctly.
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1. Did rick pack the bag
2. she was Not sad.
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3. Can i go to the park
4. He did not go
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. Then tell children to refer back to a piece
of writing they did during the week and check that they used correct capitalization and end punctuation.
Encourage children to use spelling patterns to help them write and to check that they spelled high-frequency
words correctly.
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Dad is back.
She can sip and nap. She was sad.
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 Dad
does to help his sick little bear. Explain that words in a sentence are
separated by spaces. Point to the space between the words she and was
on page 1. Then ask children to point to the letter w in the word was.
Have children tell what the w represents and what was represents.
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Dad sat on the bed.
She was sick.
She was hot.
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