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A Message from the CEO Dear Friends, As we emerge from the turbulence of 2021, there is so much to be optimistic about in the new year.

Back to School 2021 saw most of our students back to learning among their friends in classrooms again—many for the first time—and we felt the return of the consistency and routine of the school days we all missed. This sets 2022 up for a year filled with confidence and opportunity.

For more than 40 years, Learning Without Tears has been providing meaningful support for teachers, families, and students, who rely on consistent, quality learning resources to make academic success a reality. We focus on helping all children master essential foundational skills that support literacy development.

We are very proud to announce that this fall we are launching a brand-new approach to learning critical phonics skills. PHONICS, READING, AND ME (Page 8) provides meaningful phonics instruction through engaging, connected texts, building reading knowledge and word acquisition. With a robust array of print and digital components, this flexible program supports targeted and differentiated instruction. Phonics, Reading and Me is a truly innovative and unique approach to teaching phonics and reading skills, and we can’t wait to share it with you.

This new program comes on the heels of A–Z FOR MAT MAN AND ME (Page 72), our new alphabet knowledge program building letter/sound recognition through diverse and enchanting stories. Our new 2022 editions of our best-selling HANDWRITING WITHOUT TEARS program (Page 12), featuring an integrated print and digital curriculum, provide the flexibility teachers and learners need for success while building automaticity in handwriting and language learning. GET SET FOR SCHOOL (Page 52) continues to make waves in Pre-K across the country, with active, play-based learning that gets kids moving. And KEYBOARDING WITHOUT TEARS (Page 82) is better than ever, with a timely curriculum from Common Sense Media and a patented technique for building essential typing speed. Supporting it all is our robust portfolio of PROFESSIONAL LEARNING (Page 86), which has evolved with new options for educators, structured alongside a new theme: Inspire, Empower, and Thrive. These new virtual and in-person experiences give educators opportunities to cultivate their craft and help drive student success.

Ensuring an engaging and purposeful learning experience is always top of mind for Learning Without Tears. Our team is working tirelessly so that your students not only succeed, but flourish in this exciting new year. Thank you for everything that you do for students.

Terry Nealon CEO, Learning Without Tears

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This award-winning curriculum provides children their first steps toward a love of literacy with positive, playfilled learning experiences. Adapting to the changing needs of children as they develop, core components of the program include hands-on, proven instruction in language, literacy, reading, and writing.

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Create more literacy learning opportunities with rich, cross-curricular content while building keyboarding and digital literacy skills. This proven keyboarding program teaches students how to type using proper technique, efficiently use the keyboard and mouse, and safely navigate the internet.

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NEW for K–3 PHONICS, READING, and ME™ is a supplemental program focusing on the acquisition of words through connected text that transfers skills to reading.

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Program Guide

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• group: a number of things, people, or animals that are together • bleat: a sound that sheep and goats make

Support phoneme articulation by addressing how your lips and tongue are used to produce the sound. With the long e sound, your mouth forms the widest smile compared to all other vowel sounds.

Whisper Read

Say: As you read together, say /ē/ each time you see ee or ea in a word.

Say: As you read quietly, remember the long e sound when you read words with ee or ea.

• p. 1 There are two long e words on this page. Which has an ee? (whee) Which has an ea? (neat) • p. 7 What ee and ea words do the sheep say? (green, sheep; please, neat, beach) • p. 11 Make sheep sounds with me: Bleat! Bleat!

• p. 1 Find two words that have long e and show the sheep is excited. (whee, neat) • pp. 4–5 Find which says “Sheep do not go to the beach!”

• pp. 8–9 After your read, count how many ee and ea words you see.

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• Guide children to read along with you. Repeat long e words and phrases to check children’ pronunciation.

• Say: As we read together, say /ē/ each time you see ee or ea in a word.

• Listen and prompt children as you observe their reading of long e words.

• Say: As you read quietly, remember the long e sound when you read words with ee or ea.

• Divide the group so that half reads as the first sheep after you and the other half reads as the other sheep.

• Say: When you read, blend all the long e words and try to read smoothly.

• p. 2 What is a color word with ee in it? (green) • pp. 4—5 Which ee word tells what kind of animal we see? (sheep) • p. 15 I see an ea word that means the sheep is being polite. What is it? (please)

• p. 1 Do a pretend shout for exclamations like Whee!

• pp. 8—9 Notice ey in the word key.

What sound do you hear? (long e) • p. 16 Find three words that rhyme. (feet, neat, meet)

• p. 7 First sheep, give your best Please! Second sheep, stomp your feet as you read your line.

• p. 13 Shout the car horn’s sound.

(Beep! Beep!)

• pp. 8—9 Try to sound like a sheep when you say the lines. (Bleat! Bleat!)

Mode Set the Purpose

ARTICULATION SUPPORT

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WHAT MAKES THE STUDENT BOOK HARD: Get to know the book so you’re ready to support children when if need it.

BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE

LANGUAGE

PRINT & TEXT STRUCTURE

• Sheep are animals that have a lot of hair or wool on their bodies.

Some sheep need to have this hair taken off so they don’t get too hot in the summer.

• Inflatable inner tubes are water toys.

• Sand can be very hot at a beach in summer or at a tropical location.

• Sheep is a word that is both singular (one sheep) and plural (three sheep).

• The word whee can be said when someone sees or does something fun.

• In this story, belong means something is in the right place, like children belong at school.

• The word beep is used for the sound of a car’s horn.

• “That is neat!” means that someone really likes something.

• Speech bubbles are used to show when each character is talking.

• Words for sounds (beep and bleat) appear on the page, outside of the body text.

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Is not yet able to decode a word with ee or ea

• Say words together to point out the difference between short e and long e. Examples: met/meet, net/neat, bet/bleat, fed/feed • Reinforce that the long e sound can be spelled different ways. Find words in the book to show that ee and ea come in the middle (sheep, please) or end of words (see, sea).

• Model sound-by-sound blending, such as /sh/ /ē/ /p/, sheep.

• Model onset-rime blending, such as /b/-/ ēch/, beach.

Has difficulty recognizing partially irregular highfrequency words

• Start with the part that looks familiar. Use the known graphemephoneme correspondence, such as /f/ in for.

• Provide the pronunciation for the word part that is irregular, such as /or/ in for.

Has difficulty understanding knowledge-building words

• Read aloud the word. Ask the child to repeat it.

• Support comprehension by showing a corresponding image from the text or Read Aloud Card.

MULTILINGUAL LEARNER SUPPORT Point out when future tense appears in the text, starting with p. 4: “I will use it at the beach.” Have children practice building off the “I will” repetition in the book, and challenge them to use long e words, such as: I will eat. I will meet a friend. I will need new socks.

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Review the Phonics Focus: Long ee, ea ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Say: Remember, we can read long e words that are spelled with ee or ea.

• Go back to a few pages of the book to find ee and ea words. Point to individual words, and have children read them. Lead cloze reading where you begin a sentence and have children say the word with the target skill. Example: On p. 2, say: It is a ____ tube. (green)

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Reflect on the Book --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Talk about the meaning of the story. Ask: •

In the beginning, how does the sheep feel about going to the beach? How can you tell? (He’s excited.

He uses exclamations. He says what he will do when he gets to the beach.)

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What happens to the sheep when he gets to the beach? How does he feel and how can you tell? (He’s hot. He’s not excited anymore. He seems upset and says he doesn’t belong.)

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How do the other sheep help him solve his problem of being too hot? (He gets a haircut, which for sheep means having wool sheared.)

Prepare for Practice -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------• •

Prepare the small group to either work on the digital app , reread, or practice.

See pp. XX of the Overview Guide for implementation options and classroom management ideas.

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING •

Review the habit of Belonging with children. See p. XX of the Overview Guide for a definition.

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Discuss the Figuring Out Feelings questions in the back of the Student Book.

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In this story, the sheep feels like he doesn’t belong at the beach because his hair makes him feel too hot. (He has to change his expectations. At first, he thinks he belongs at the beach. Then, he learns that he’s more comfortable in a different setting and situation when he gets help from a group of others who are used to being there.) Have you experienced a time when you didn’t feel like you belonged somewhere?

[MULTILINGUAL LEARNER SUPPORT Invite children to discuss responses with a partner before sharing with the small group. Encourage speaking in complete sentences and provide oral sentence frames, as needed. Examples: I felt like I did not belong when _____. I was upset because _____.

Progress Monitoring ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Give children time to practice (per the next pages). Then,see how well they learned the skill.

Quick Skills Check: Dictate words. Have children write them on double lined paper as you say them: leg, feed, bed, heat. If children have difficulty, segment the sounds, model stretching continuant sounds (e.g., /sss/, /mmm/, /lll/, /rrr/) or bouncing stop sounds (e.g., /t/, /p/, /g/), inserting pauses between the words for further support. For challenge, use sentences: We need a meal. He sets up a feast.

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Long Vowels Spelled with CVCe

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Complex Vowel Sound-Spellings

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Introduction to Two-Syllable Words

Complex Consonants Base Words and Root Words

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Cursive Handwriting Student Edition

Cursive Handwriting Teacher’s Guide

Third grade students, or those working at that level, easily transition from printing to cursive with cursive warm-ups. Includes activity pages featuring paragraphs, poems, composition, and cross-curricular lessons.

Streamlined lesson design helps you teach students cursive writing.

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the Lewis and

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Vertical Cursive

ACROSTC POES Use the information below about the accordion to complete the acrostic poem.

bellows

- commonly called squeezebox - produces sounds by squeezing together and pulling apart

Our simple vertical cursive

- has keys similar to a piano

eliminates unnecessary

- has straps to hold close to chest and arms keyboard

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bass system

- is popular in Brazil and in Mexico

flourishes and slanting. It’s very similar to print and allows

FEALE EXPLORERS Write about the female explorers using the supporting facts.

students to develop their own

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Teacher’s Guide

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Cursive Success Student Edition

Cursive Success Teacher’s Guide

Fourth grade students, or those working at that level, develop cursive fluency with lessons featuring more advanced language arts and cross-curricular activities.

Seamless and fluid instruction features modeling, writing, and music.

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When I visit D.C., I want to see the Washington Monument first.

We knew we had reached the U.S. when we saw the Statue of Liberty.

A large statue of Abraham Lincoln sits inside the Lincoln Memorial.

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NATURAL DSASTERS Read the information about some natural disasters below. Write about the natural disasters and include an introduction, facts, and a conclusion.

- deadliest natural

SHOWN SEQUENCE

disaster

Sequence is the order of events in a story. Writers show the order of events by using transition words. Write a short story matching the illustrations below. Use transition words

- happens

when Earth

to show the order of events.

shifts and

earthquake

moves

- also called

cyclones or twisters

tornado

- formed by rotating,

spinning air during

a storm - mountain

connected to molten rock

below Earth’s surface

- erupts and volcano

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Review & astery: Cursive to Cursive

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fit, f-i-t

up

Translate print into cursive.

Wait for the teacher to spell the words.

Write the words in cursive.

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Grade 5 PRONOUNS - POSSESSIVE CASE

y, your, his, her our, your, their

His car is old.

Name:

Watch me, it's easy!

Possessive pronouns show ownership. They take the place of possessive nouns. the car’s trunk its trunk

Meagan’s car her car

Patrick’s car his car

Can-Do Cursive

Mike and Greg’s mom their mom

Give these possessive subject pronouns something to own. Choose from the list below or make up your own.

shoes

bike

my its

party

friends

shirt

pizza

soda

money

his your

your our

present

her their

In Spanish! pp. 40–41

These possessive object pronouns also show ownership. Fill in the blanks. Choose pronouns from the list below.

mine

yours

his

hers

ours

theirs

, but that bus is , but that book is

.

This book is This pizza is

, but the calzone is

.

This bus is

Can-Do Cursive Student Edition

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Students master cursive with cross-curricular content, focusing on difficult connections.

SUECT & POSSESSVE PRONOUNS

Three Little Kittens

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Fill in the missing pronouns. Choose pronouns from the list below.

we

you

they

our

your

their

THE NUMBER Three little kittens, lost their mittens, STORY And began to cry, Oh, Mother Dear,  1 uni – unicycle, uniform, unit sadly fear, biWhat!

– bicycle,Lost biceps, bilingual  2 mittens have lost. mittens! tri – tricycle, triple, triangle, triatholon  3 naughty kittens!V Then no pie. quad, shall tetra – have quadriceps, quadruplets, tetrology 4 The FNE Print

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quin, penta sex, hex – sextet, hexagon sept – septagon oct, octo – octopus, octagon, octave novem dec, decem, deca – decade, decimal quinquaginta cent – century, centennial, cent

– quintuplets, quintet, pentagon, 5 know the job it does in the sentence. (Whose Choosing the right pronouns is easy V as pie if you is also a possessive case pronoun.)

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A bicycle has A tricycle has The pentagon has A century has

Copy these roots. They help with metric words.

deci

two wheels, three wheels, five sides, 100 years

 

centi

= tenth

milli

= hundredth

meter = unit of measure

= thousandth

Can-Do Print Student Edition

Copy these metric words.

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centimeter 100th of a meter

millimeter

Students receive a quick, thorough review of printing.

1000th of a meter

With September our ninth month, you'd think that sept meant nine. It doesn’t. On the Roman calendar, September was the seventh month; October the eighth; November the ninth; and December the tenth. We use a different calendar now.

Can-Do Cursive

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FREND, NOT FOE Persuade readers that sharks are humans’ friends, not foes. Write three facts to support your opinion and a conclusion.

- top of the ocean food chain, balance marine ecosystem

NFORATON RAPHC ORANZER

- over 400 kinds, only 30 have attacked humans

Title:

- eat sick or injured animals

Introduction:

- about 80 shark attacks worldwide each year, rarely fatal - more humans die from the flu than by shark attack

Topic one: Detail:

Sharks are humans’ friends, not foes.

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Building Writers F

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MANIPULATIVE PACKS Hands-On Writing Kits for Each Student Give each child their own bundle of quality crafted manipulatives for engaging handwriting practice. These individual student packs come with everything your learners need to stay safe with hands-on instruction.

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i Warning: Choking hazard Small parts; not for children under 3 yrs.

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BUILDING WRITERS

FAR ANALS You have a farm! Write which animals you would have and why. Use the information below to help write your opinion.

If I had a farm, I

Writing Practice Builds Literacy

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Writing practice has a postive impact on reading, enhancing a student’s ability to read text accurately, fluently, and with comprehension.*

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With a developmental approach to writing, an intuitive design, and everything for supplemental writing practice all in one activity book, Building Writers is an easy-to-use activity book for increasing literacy.

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CUSTOMIZABLE WRITING TEMPLATES SHOWN SEQUENCE

WHALE & SALON COPARSON

Sequence is the order of events in a story. Writers show the order of events by using transition words. Write a short story matching the illustrations below. Use transition words to show the order of events.

Complete the chart. What do both animals have in common? What is different?

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- fish

- warm-blooded

- cold-blooded

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Both whale and salmon:

I think rabbits

Pandas eat

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are good pets.

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Baseball helmets are very hard.

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My first

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fishing trip

team sport.

was a success!

Humpback

whales eat tiny prey.

It’s fun to

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FEATURING: NEW RL Use the illustrations and information below to complete the story about a new girl at school.

- alone at lunch Sue

Sue was alone at lunch.

- sad

She felt EXPLORERS -FEALE beside Sue Kim

Kim sat

Write about the female explorers using the supporting facts.

- friendly

OPNON RAPHC ORANZER

Kim was

Amelia Earhart

Opinion:

- was the first female to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean - disappeared somewhere - became over thefriends Pacific Ocean -- had a great received US lunch Distinguished Flying Cross

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- was an author

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Reason three:

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“ W hen I was a

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general, I led

the Lewis and

Clark Expedition.

an army.”

Name:

Structured Practice to Build Core Writing Skills

Structured Practice to Build Core Writing Skills

W hen I visit D.C., I want

Gandhi was

to see the Washington

an inspirational leader.

Monument first.

We knew we had reached

T he Vasa warship sank on its

the U.S. when we saw

maiden voyage.

the Statue of Liberty.

A large statue of Abraham

T he Viking longship’s

Lincoln sits inside the

symmetrical design

Lincoln Memorial.

is amazing.

My ancestors lived in a

floating village.

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The Double Line Difference Our double lines control children’s letter size, spacing, and placement.

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WET-DRY-TRY Handwriting Support Prevent and eliminate reversals in a multisensory way!

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Wet-Dry-Try on the Slate Chalkboard • Develops proper grip using Little Chalk Bits and Little Sponge Cubes • Provides tactile feedback to engage memory and cognitive functions • Gives clear physical and visual cues (frame and smiley face) that prevent reversals

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Handwriting Magnetic Lowercase & Blackboard Set The Magnetic Lowercase & Blackboard Set engages children with fun, handson literacy and pre-writing activities.

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Blackboard with Double Lines Teach children how to make and place all letters on double lines in both printing and cursive using the Wet-Dry-Try method. (10" x 17") GRADES: Pre-K–4 BB

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Develop pincer grip and make writing easy for little hands. Includes 200 (1") soft chalk pieces.

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Pre-K Get Set for School© combines purposeful play with multisensory experiences creating a hands-on, developmentally appropriate, and research-based Pre-K program.

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Pre-K Handwriting Unit 3: Week 16 At-A-Glance

Theme: Community & Play

Focus: Letter Gg & Number 6

Approaches to Learning/SocialEmotional Learning

Children learn to identify Gg and its sound by building sentences with words and write capital letter G through hands-on activities like the Wet-Dry-Try. Identifying, counting, and writing 6 and exploring patterns are covered in math. Science, Social Studies and Oral Language mainly focus on celebrations.

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Recognize and name capital letters, recognize distinct letter sounds

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Sequence, demonstrate active listening Recognize and name capital letters, position capitals right side up, recognize distinct letter sounds Position an object for use, placement, or release, use visual cues to guide reaching for, grasping, and moving objects

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Demonstrate active listening Match 1:1, verbally count 1-10

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Understand print has meaning Repeat words, say sentences, demonstrate understanding of word meaning

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Create a sensory bin for the letter G using various green objects.

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Onsets and rimes, break words into two parts

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Sequence, listen/follow directions, attend to a simple task

Listen/follow directions, attend to a simple task

Recognize and name capital letters, recognize distinct letter sounds

Recognize and name capital letters, recognize distinct letter sounds

Hold a tool with proper grip to write, use helping hand to stabilize objects

Enjoy writing and engage in writing activities, hold a tool with proper grip to write, use helping hand to stabilize objects

Take turns, work with others to solve problems

Take turns, use manipulatives to find a solution, look for a pattern to find a solution

Trace correctly step by step, enjoy and engage in writing activities

Duplicate and extend patterns Use same hand to hold tool, hold a tool with proper grip to write, notice and attach meaning to visual information

Help create simple patterns with a /g/ sound in Gail, 1. children Introduce G and its sound.

G makes physical props classroom likea toy, goat, gas,from andthe goals.

G makes /j/ sound in George, book,gym, toy, book. gentle, and giraffe.

Use same hand consistently to hold tool, hold a tool with proper grip to write, use helping hand to stabilize object Use correct top-to-bottom, left-to-right directionality, trace correctly, step by step, color and draw creatively

Draw a picture to solve a problem

Demonstrate active listening skills

Identify numerals, find and describe patterns, identify and describe a pattern by telling the repeating unit look for a pattern to find a solution

Match 1:1, verbally count 1-10

Position an object for use, placement, or release

Trace correctly, step by step, color and draw creatively

Use same hand to hold tool, hold a tool with proper grip to write, use helping hand to stabilize objects

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Show increase in confidence

Take turns, remain engaged, listen/ follow directions

Find and describe patterns, duplicate and extend pattern

Repeat words, say sentences, Observe, investigate, describe and demonstrate understanding of word discuss characteristics of organisms LANGUAGE & LITERACY meaning Participate in dramatic play Materials: • Sound Around Box) App, Music o Color Tiles • App, Sound Around Letters, G

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Can they say the sentence after they listen to the words?

Build spoken words into a sentence Position an object for use, placement, or release

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Support/ELL: Use real objects to make a connection to 6. Count 6 gummy bears.

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5. Now let’s build G on the Mat. Give each child a Mat to place right-side up. Repeat step four on the Mat using My Turn, Your Turn.

6. It’s capital letter G!

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Support/ELL: Gather the correct pieces for each child and prompt the child to use the Big Curve first.

Take turns, remain engaged, listen/ follow directions Understand print has meaning Repeat words, say sentences, demonstrate understanding of word meaning

Vocabulary invite, visit, party, dinner, friends, family

Vocabulary letter G, capital letters, Big Curve, Little Line, right-side, up, top, bottom

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4. Talk Squawker says: You can invite a friend to your house to play. What else can you invite a friend to do? You can visit family or friends for a special dinner. When do you visit family or friends?

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Enrichment: Discuss. You can invite guests by sending an invitation. Have you sent an invitation?

Enrichment: Find objects around the room that begin with G.

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Objective: Children learn how to build and sequence capital letters correctly.

2. Show letter card. Name the picture and “read” the word.

Grouping: Whole group, small group

2. Give each child I Know My Numbers Booklet 6. Look how the Slate is on the front cover. Make a connection to number 6.

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Multisensory Introduction: Sing and move to “Where do You Start Your Letters?”

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Place die cut letter G’s around the classroom Create counting boxes using small plastic and have children go on a letter G hunt. containers. Place six objects/manipulatives in We’re Learning each container for children to count.

2. Place the Sound Around Box and color tiles on table.

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Describe local, state, and national cultural events, celebrations, and word into a sentence.

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Take turns, remain engaged, listen/ follow directions

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Recognize and name lowercase letters, identify the repeated initial sound in words

Position an object for use, placement, or release, use both sides of the body, use visual cues to guide reaching for, grasping, and moving objects, reach across midline to get an object from other side

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Recognize and name capital letters, recognize distinct letter sounds Learn words linked to content, use new vocabulary, communicate thoughts with words, talk about experiences/ observations

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Trace correctly, step by step, color and draw creatively

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Position an object for use, placement, or release, notice and attach meaning to visual information

Identify and describe a pattern by telling the repeating unit, duplicate and extend pattern, match 1:1, verbally count 1-10

Use same hand consistently to hold tool, hold a tool with proper grip to write, use helping hand to stabilize object

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An early education program that connects children’s word and math skills in Spanish to those in English can increase school readiness for Spanish-speaking children.

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Spanish Pre-K Name Plates GRADES: Pre-K-TK

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Letters, Their Sounds & Their Stories

Bring letter learning to life with A–Z for Mat Man and Me! This supplemental alphabet knowledge program teaches beginning reading skills in a fun, interactive way that is supported by the science of reading. Each of the 26 illustrated books introduces a letter of the alphabet, emphasizes its associated sound, and tells a story that helps students develop social-emotional learning skills based on five key SEL habits.

LETTER BOOK STORIES

PRINT & DIGITAL ACTIVITIES

TEACHER-GUIDED STRATEGIES

HOW FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS SUPPORT ALPHABET LEARNING ON A PATH TO READING

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Read a complete Student Letter Book and see teacher’s guide excerpts at: LWTears.com/AtoZ

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Classroom Box Set includes: • 156 Student Letter Books (6 copies of each title) • 26 Teacher Readers • Teacher’s Guide • Mat Man Alphabet Read-Aloud • Corrugated Storage Box

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STUDENT LETTER BOOKS Engaging stories with diverse characters allow young readers to see themselves in text and explore new cultures and environs. CASEL social habits are woven throughout the series while the intentionally designed stories provide practice in phonemic awareness and word recognition.

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TEACHER’S GUIDE The teacher’s guide features instruction on how to best use the program’s components for emerging readers and developing readers. Teachers are equipped with guided lessons on letter learning and meaning making.

LETTER LEARNING LESSONS

MEANING MAKING LESSONS

Focus on understanding a target letter, its sound, and its form in the context of a story.

Provide instruction that helps student build reading and listening comprehension as well as socialemotional skills.

Areas of Focus: •

Phonological and phonemic awareness

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Concepts about print

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ELL scaffolds

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Reading comprehension skills

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Oral language

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STUDENT PRACTICE PAGES All lessons in A–Z for Mat Man® and Me feature differentiated instructional guidance and practice for the best ways to reach each of the program’s two instructional paths—emerging readers and developing readers.

FOR EMERGING READERS

FOR DEVELOPING..

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Practice suited for students who are still learning letters and letter-sounds

Practice suited for students who know their letters and are mastering letter-sounds

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MAT MAN® AND THE GREAT This fun-filled read-aloud book is a starting point for the letter learning journey students will continue with the Student Letter Books.

Introduce the Alphabet The delightful alphabet parade helps children conceptualize the alphabet as a collection of letters that represent sounds and make words.

Connect the Components

Use this book to launch into either the Student Letter Books or the practice books.

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ALPHABET PARADE By using the same exemplar words for both the Student Letter Books and the read-aloud book, children will begin to associate sounds with letters, while they build oral language and word knowledge.

Teach Alphabetical Order You can use the cover and the word list on the inside front cover to help explain the order of the alphabet.

Convenient Classroom Storage Next p—letter . There’s a bi bael, a bear with a ba no, a beatif l baby bll, and a brown b ffalo balancin  on a ball.

Preview Exemplar Words The exemplar words from each letter book are integrated throughout the parade, offering a glimpse of the other stories.

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DIGITAL COMPONENTS Digital tools help supplement your instruction with read-alouds, allowing students to make progress independently. Fun activities engage students as they make deeper connections between sounds and letters and build social-emotional skills.

A–Z FOR MAT MAN® AND ME STUDENT APP Students can use the app to read a letter book independently or access the readaloud feature to follow along with the words. Activities provide fun practice to reinforce literacy skills.

• Read digital editions of the letter books independently, or have words read aloud • Complete teacher-assigned letter learning and meaning making activities • Print practice book material, complete work, then upload to teachers • Get independent, skill-building practice with fun activities like Match It, Trash It

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A–Z FOR MAT MAN® AND ME INTERACTIVE TEACHING TOOL The teacher dashboard provides direct access to everything you need to plan your lessons, assign practice work to students, and maximize time spent in your literacy block.

• Adjust the letter teaching order to suit your curriculum

• Use the read-aloud feature on a whiteboard and show highlighted words as they are read • Use interactive activities to find words or pictures focused on a target letter • Assign reading, letter learning, and meaning making activities to students, accessible on the student app • Track student assignments and share reports with families LWTears.com/winter2022 | 888.952.4968

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Keyboarding Handwriting

Keyboarding Results-Driven Improvement in Typing Technique, Speed & Accuracy

Keyboarding Without Tears includes a unique, patented approach to help all students in grades K–5 master the essential twenty-first century skill of keyboarding.

What sets us apart?

• Easy to teach, easy to learn

• Grade-level progression

• Students work independently

• Cross-curricular content

• Patented home row instruction

• Tech readiness activities

• Game-based lessons build typing fluency and speed

• Digital citizenship courses from Common Sense Education

Research Indicates:

Keyboarding Without Tears integrates typing exercises, cross-curricular themes, and online test preparation.

It also includes digital citizenship lessons.

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In just 5–10 minutes per day or 30 minutes per week, students learn this essential life skill.

Keyboarding Handwriting

Don’t Let Poor Keyboarding Skills Hamper Your Students Online Test Taking Success Are your schools implementing standardized exams online? Make sure your students are prepared to show what they know without worrying about keyboarding proficiency and fluency. Keyboarding Without Tears builds typing fluency, accuracy and speed so test results are about student comprehension not testing modalities.

Educator Dashboard for Keyboarding Without Tears The +Live Insights® digital dashboard enables administrators and educators to: • Manage class and student settings • Access video support for setup and getting started • Review teacher’s guide and student activity previews • Obtain student reports and monitor progress • Enable features to customize the class or student experience

Proven-Effective Students using Keyboarding Without Tears have a 43 percent higher average wordsper-minute (WPM) score.

Web-based technology works with Clever, Google Single Sign-On (SSO), ClassLink OneClick/OneRoster, PCs/Macs, Chromebooks, and iPads.

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GRADE-LEVEL KEYBOARDING

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Includes practice for typing letters and words

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Build a Keyboard activity board Leveraging all we know about multisensory learning, we’ve applied it to teaching keyboarding. Children learn how to locate, match, and identify letter, number, and action keys on an 11" x 17" magnetic board.

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GRADE 3 Keyboarding

GRADE 4 Keyboarding Success

GRADE 5 Can-Do Keyboarding

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Teaches number and action keys

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Reinforces typing speed and fluency

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Supports mastery of typing accuracy and speed

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Shows how to format and type paragraphs

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Strengthens muscle memory

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Helps students handle standards and testing in higher grades

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Includes practice for typing paragraphs about interesting subjects

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Increases typing accuracy

GRADE: 3 KEY3

GRADE: 4 KEY4

GRADE: 5 KEY5

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Professional Learning Handwriting

Professional Services Inspire. Empower. Thrive.

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Get expert led learning sessions—both on-site and virtual—that provide effective tools, strategies, and techniques to promote student success.

Experienced Facilitators Lead You To Success

Our fun and engaging learning experiences are guided by fellow educators and occupational therapists who are not only topic experts, but have real-world experience in classrooms.

Virtual Sessions For Convenient and Flexible Learning

All learning opportunities are available virtually—whether live or on-demand—providing learners with contact hours and professional learning no matter where they are. Participants of select learning experiences receive a one-year membership to our PD Hub for just-in-time resources.

Contact one of our Professional Services Coordinators today to create your learning plan: pdcoordinator@lwtears.com.

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Our professional learning team is here to INSPIRE you to try something new, EMPOWER your growth, and fuel you and the children you serve to THRIVE.

Our customizable Professional Services include a range of learning plans that build upon each other to meet the needs of your entire team, helping educators apply their knowledge to achieve full implementation success.

Available Topics • Print K–2

• Handwriting Readiness

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Workshops Workshop Options Choose the workshop option that best meets your needs.

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This informative learning experience will explore what dysgraphia is and how it differs from other fine motor difficulties. Participants will learn practical strategies to intervene and provide support to struggling students.

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Learn how to incorporate a vibrant new early literacy program in your classroom. Experience how it effectively builds alphabet knowledge, oral language, and other foundational literacy skills.

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Online Resources

Supporting You Wherever Your Journey Takes You Learn to Assess Like a Pro

In Handwriting Assessment virtual workshop, you’ll learn how to administer and score the Screener of Handwriting Proficiency and The Print Tool® and to choose remediation materials and strategies based on results.

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Digital Teaching Dashboard

+Live Insights connects all of Learning Without Tears’ digital solutions in one place, helping you administer our products, increase your effectiveness in teaching, and measure student learning.

Handwriting Screener

The Screener of Handwriting Proficiency is a free and easy-to-administer wholeclass assessment tool that provides insightful data through formative and summative assessments on K–5 students’ handwriting skills and areas in need of remediation.

Pre-K Assessments and Tests

These free, universal, and easy-to-administer screeners for identifying what children know and can do. In just 10–15 minutes, these developmentally appropriate assessments for children aged 4–5 check student progress as they build important foundation skills.

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