KA ELA Sample

PHONICS PRACTICE •All sounds of the first 26 Phonograms.

•Focus on short vowel sounds HANDWRITING PRACTICE •Learn and review proper letter stroke formation for all lowercase letters.

•Learn and review proper letter stroke formation for all uppercase letters.

•Letters taught are grouped by stroke and not alphabetical order.

COPYWORK NURSERY RHYMES “Once I Saw a Little Bird”, “Little Boy Blue”, “Humpty Dumpty”, “Little Bo Peep”, “Tom, Tom the Piper’s Son”, “Simple Simon”, “Jack and Jill”, “Curlylocks, Curlylocks”, “Hey Diddle-Diddle”, “Mary Had a Little Lamb”, “Old Mother Hubbard”, READ ALOUD The Little House, Frog & Toad, Little Bear, Father Bear Comes Home, Little Bear's Friend, Ox Cart Man, Chanticleer & Fox, The Thanksgiving Story, The Gingerbread Boy, Cinderella, The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night, Harry the Dirty Dog, Harry and the Lady Next Door PICTURE STUDY

SAMPLE LEVEL KA

TEACHER’S NOTES

Lesson 1A, 1B,1C, 1D

Phonograms we are working on this week: c, o, g, d Handwriting: Clock Letters

Sandpaper letters • Have the child use their index (pointer) finger to trace the letters in the exact motions used to write on paper String • Have the child create the letters using a piece of yarn (red or dark blue) – 3-6” in length Sandbox • Create a sand tray or sand box using colored sand with a different colored tray or box (white tray/blue sand) • Demonstrate to the child using their index finger to create the letters or words in the sand. Create the letters as you would on paper (same strokes).

Jump and Clap Game • Show a card with the letter of the alphabet. Have the children jump and clap, saying the sound out loud.

Playdough • Demonstrate to the child creating the letters with playdough. Say the sound as they roll the dough into “snakes” Allow the child “free writing” with paper. They will begin to create the letters on their own. Mistakes are ok! They are absorbing the knowledge and learning how to use it. Practice makes progress!

Chalkboard (small is fine). The texture forces the child to write more slowly.

If a child is already reading beyond the first lesson, offer the practice sheets anyway. The review is helpful and boosts their self-esteem!

To Print • Worksheets/Morning Report • Letter Tiles

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Notes

Lesson 1 Read Aloud • The read aloud book this week is: The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton • As you read, allow your students to enjoy the illustrations.

• You may wish to stop and discuss the characters or have your student retell parts of the story.

• Color the picture below.

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Lesson 1A

Phonics

Do not be concerned with the student learning the letter name. Some students may know the name already. We are more concerned with them learning the sounds the letters make.

Each day you will have the student point to the phonograms and practice saying all their sounds.

Reading Warm Up: Have your child point to each phonogram and say the sounds.

Reading Warm Up: Have your child point to each phonogram and say the sounds.

Say to the student: This is a letter. It is a picture of a sound. Sometimes a letter has more than one sound. Point to the letter C and say: This letter says /k/ /s/. Now it’s your turn. Have the student repeat the sounds /k/ /s/.

Have the student circle all the items that start with C /k/ sound.

Have the student do something hands on and fun to help with learning the letter sounds. Have them trace the letter in a sand tray or shape it out of playdough. Have them repeat the sounds the letter makes when doing the activity. ©2023 Classical School Solutions

Handwriting

Lesson 1A

Handwriting warm up. Trace the dashed lines.

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Read to the student: Today we will learn the first of the clock letters. Clock letters all start at 2 O’clock and go around the clock. The first clock letter is C it says /k/ /s/. First finger trace the clock below. Then trace the letter C’s below starting on the blue dot. Remember to practice the sounds out loud as you write.

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Phonics Reading Warm Up: Have your child point to each phonogram and say the sounds.

The Good and the Beautiful — Pre-K

Lesson 1B

Do not be concerned with your student learning the letter name. Some students may know the name already. We are more concerned with them learning the sounds the letters make.

LESSON 34 Items needed: "Number Slider" (from the Activity Packet), "Swat the Fly" game (from the Activity Packet), fly swatter, a penny, a nickel, a dime, scissors o

Practice letters and sounds using the Letter Flip Book M–S.

Reading Warm Up: Have your child point to each phonogram and say the sounds.

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It is very special. Point to the letter O and say: This letter says /o/ /O/ /oo/ /u/. Now it’s your turn. Have the student repeat the sounds /o/ /O/ /oo/ /u/.

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Have the child practice numbers using the "Number Slider" (from the Activity Packet).

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Then ask Ask the the student which shape looks /oo/ /u/ Read to the child: Put the penny on the circle. Put the nickel on the rectangle. Put the dime on the square. Put the penny on the diamond. Put the nickel on the triangle. Put the dime on the circle. Put the penny on the star. Put the nickel on the square. Put the dime on the triangle. Put the penny on the rectangle.

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Have the child play “Swat the Fly” (from the Activity Packet). Lay out each of the six cut-out sets of letters in random order. Say a letter name, and then have the child swat that letter with a fly swatter. Repeat for all letters in random order. Then, say a letter sound and have the child swat the letter with that sound. Repeat for all letters in random order.

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Handwriting

Lesson 1B

Handwriting warm up. Trace the dashed lines.

Clock Letters Clock Letters

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Read to the student: Today we will practice more clock letters. Clock letters all start at 2 O’clock and go around the clock. Today’s clock letter is O. O is a vowel and says /o/ /O/ /oo/ /u/ Remember to practice the sounds out loud as you write.

Drawn a ball of yarn for the cat. Color the picture.

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Nursery Rhyme

Lesson 1B

Say the poem together daily and have the students learn by heart for recitation. Recitation Is recommended for the end of the week. Have the students recite the poem chorally and a few students can be selected to present the poem in a small group or individually.

Once I saw a little bird Come hop, hop, hop; So I cried, "Little bird, Will you stop, stop, stop?"

Oral Exercise — What was the little bird doing? What did the girl say to the bird?

Have the student repeat the rhyme after you. Ask the student, “Can you tell which word rhymes with hop?”

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Phonics

Lesson 1C

Do not be concerned with your student learning the letter name. Some students may know the name already. We are more concerned with them learning the sounds the letters make.

Reading Warm Up: Have your child point to each phonogram and say the sounds.

Say to the student: This is a letter. It is a picture of a sound. Sometimes a letter has more than one sound. Point to the letter G and say: This letter says /g/ /j/. Now it’s your turn. Have the student repeat the sounds /g/ /j/.

our child point to each phonogram and say the sounds.

Have the student circle all the items that start with G /g/ sound.

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Handwriting

Lesson 1C

Handwriting warm up. Trace the dashed lines.

cogdasf Clock Letters Clock Letters

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Read to the student: Today we will practice more clock letters. Clock letters all start at 2 O’clock and go around the clock. Today’s clock letters are O /o/ /O/ /oo/ and G. G says /g/ /j/ Remember to practice the sounds out loud as you write.

Trace the cats tail. What does it remind you of?

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Reading Warm Up: Have your child point to each phonogram and say the soun

Phonics

Lesson 1D

Do not be concerned with your student learning the letter name. Some students may know the name already. We are more concerned with them learning the sounds the letters make.

Reading Warm Up: Have your child point to each phonogram and say the sounds.

Say to the student: This is a letter. It is a picture of a sound. Sometimes a letter has more than one sound. Point to the letter D and say: This letter D says /d/. Now it’s your turn. Have the student repeat the sounds /d/.

Say to the student: What animal do you see in the picture? What is the animal doing? Have the student color the picture.

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Handwriting

Lesson 1D

Handwriting warm up. Trace the dashed lines.

Clock Letters Clock Letters

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Read to the student: Today we will practice more clock letters. Clock letters all start at 2 O’clock and go around the clock. Today’s clock letters are G /g/ /j/ and D /d/. Remember to practice the sounds out loud as you write.

Trace the bone and color the picture.

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Picture Study

Lesson 1D

Read to the student: Let’s explore this picture. What are the children doing? Are they eating dinner or dessert? Is the older girl being nice? Point to something yellow. Point to something red. Point to the cat. What is the cat playing with? What do you think the children’s names are?